(This column originally appeared in the Daily Herald) According to data from the U.S. Small Business Administration, more than half of small-business owners are over…
Gene MarksMay 22, 2023
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) The US is careening towards a debt crisis the likes of which we haven’t seensince 2011 when Barack…
Gene MarksMay 21, 2023
(This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. It seems like almost every retail shop and restaurant I visit…
Gene MarksMay 18, 2023
(This column originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) The Secure 2.0 Act, which became law late last year, contains many provisions to make it easier…
Gene MarksMay 17, 2023
In the first installment of this series about small business CRM I described a CRM system as being nothing more than a database. No matter…
Gene MarksMay 16, 2023
(This column originally appread in The Guardian) Meetings, more meetings. A Zoom call. A Google Hangout. Another meeting. Answering emails. Have you checked Slack? Did…
Gene MarksMay 14, 2023
(This column originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) While flowers and brunch remain among the most popular items this Mother’s Day, almost a third of…
Gene MarksMay 10, 2023
My company has been implementing CRM systems for more than two decades. Sometimes people ask me what’s changed the most over that period of time.…
Gene MarksMay 9, 2023
(This column originally appeared on The Hill) Last week was National Small Business Week. Did you notice? If you’re like most small-business owners, probably not.…
Gene MarksMay 8, 2023