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Gene Marks is a former columnist for The New York Times and The Washington Post. He now writes weekly on the economy, business and technology for The Guardian, The Hill, The Washington Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Forbes and Entrepreneur.com. Gene, a certified public accountant, is the author of five books on business management and provides commentary regularly on Fox News, Fox Business, ABC Radio's John Batchelor Show and for the Wharton School's Business Channel on Sirius XM. Gene is also the host of two popular business podcasts for The Hartford and Paychex.
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If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the past 20 years is that the smartest business owners, leaders and executives are always…ALWAYS…looking ahead. They’re evaluating the things going on in…
It’s not news that we’re in an inflationary period. We don’t need to go into the reasons why. The fact is that both producer and consumer price increases are at…
AI. Algorithms. Virtual reality. Machine learning. Robotics. Autonomous vehicles. As small business owners, we hear these terms but we don’t really see how they connect to our real lives. Automation…
How Small-Business Owners can Benefit from Strong Client Relationships with Accountants One of the biggest complaints small-business owners have about their accounting firms is that accountants don’t develop client relationships…
After a flood wrecked my business’s server (and my rugs)—I was able to profit. How? By migrating my QuickBooks Desktop, accounting applications and all the critical data stored within those programs to the cloud. Get the full story here.
Like most small business owners, Susan (not her real name) juggled a lot … and sometimes things would get missed. We can all relate to that. But in this case, the “missed thing” almost cost Susan everything. Read her cautionary tale.
In our upcoming webinar on post-pandemic strategies, Gene Marks (CPA, nationally recognized journalist and small business owner) will teach professionals about how they can recover from 2020—and create a business that is stronger than ever.
There’s a pandemic going on. We’re in the midst of a serious economic downturn. Many businesses are suffering. Some are failing. And now you want to start a business? Good…
If there’s anything good that’s come out of the coronavirus pandemic, is the realization by millions of small businesses that working from home works. Assuming the business equipped with the…
On this episode of The Right Byte, Gene Marks highlights which technologies are crucial for working outside the office! Marks advises always having a good data connection and a good…
On this episode of The Right Byte, Gene Marks offers some insider tips on how to make your outside CPA a true business partner! Marks recommends finding someone who is…
On this episode of The Right Byte, Gene Marks provides tips on how to protect your data at the airport! Marks recommends to never use the airport’s Wi-Fi. Learn more…