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Entrepreneur

After Over 30 Years in Business, Interior Designer Nate Berkus Shares the Lessons Behind His Enduring Success

(This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Key Takeaways Build teams and delegate: Great companies scale by not having the founder do everything. Keep your toe…

Gene MarksJuly 27, 2026

Forbes

Small Business Technology News Roundup: IBM Shares Crash, ChatGPT To Replace Wall Street Analysts

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Let’s Recap: IBM shares collapse OpenAI says AI will replace workers Upwork says AI is reshaping freelancing Microsoft will let…

Gene MarksJuly 20, 2026

Philly.com

Google Workspace can save small biz owners time and money. Here’s how.

(This column originally appeared in the Inquirer) When it comes to office software, people generally think first of Microsoft. But the reality is that Google Workspace…

Gene MarksJune 30, 2026

Guardian

Feeling bored and disconnected from your job? You may be facing workplace ‘rust-out’

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) There is a woman I know who works in the accounts payable department at one of my clients. She’s…

Gene MarksJune 28, 2026

Forbes

AI Advice From Anthropic’s Head Of U.S. Small Business

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Everywhere I go it’s Claude, Claude, Claude. Since Anthropic released Claude Cowork earlier this year, the AI platform has taken off, with…

Gene MarksMay 28, 2026

Guardian

Employers are spreading raises like peanut butter – and workers are paying the price

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Looking forward to a raise in 2026? You may be getting “peanut butter”. A new report from compensation…

Gene MarksFebruary 1, 2026

Guardian

AI tools churn out ‘workslop’ for many US employees, but ‘the buck’ should stop with the boss

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Artificial intelligence sure has been taking a lot of flak lately. Only 8.5% of the 48,000 people recently surveyed by accounting…

Gene MarksOctober 12, 2025

Forbes

For Restaurants, Slang AI Is A Great Example Of An AI Platform Using Voice Recognition For ROI

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) As we head into a new year, many business owners are still wondering if AI actually has real value for…

Gene MarksOctober 2, 2025

Forbes

Small Businesses Adopting AI? Don’t Believe It.

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) A new report from Goldman Sachs caught my eye. The survey, as reported in Fox News, found that about 68 percent…

Gene MarksSeptember 1, 2025

Entrepreneur

A New IKEA Study Reaffirms Why My Company Will Never Adopt a 4-Day Workweek

(This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Over the past few years, I’ve researched, written and evaluated the pros and cons of the four-day workweek. And my…

Gene MarksMarch 16, 2025