Gene Marks
President, The Marks Group and Columnist at Freelance
Co-Host| Small Business | Starting a Business at Small Biz Ahead | Small Business | Starting a Business
SMB columnist covering pub policy, tech, workplace for @Guardian, @TheHill, @PhillyInquirer, @WashTimes, @Forbes, @Entrepreneur. President https://t.co/UA9636Gd6t.
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6 days ago |
theguardian.com | Gene Marks
Old people are making news. Just this past week in Denmark, the retirement age for collecting a government pension was increased to 70 years old, an issue that has caused much debate in that country. Here in the US, questions have been raised about former president Joe Biden’s mental acuity while he was still in office. Warren Buffett announced his retirement at the age of 94 from Berkshire Hathaway. Donald Trump’s behavior, at the age of 78, continues to raise concern, if not alarm.
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1 week ago |
forbes.com | Gene Marks
Here are five things in business technology news that happened this week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them? This Week in Business Technology NewsBusiness Technology News #1 – Salesforce agrees to buy Informatica in deal worth $8 billion. Customer Service Management (CRM) leader Salesforce has agreed to acquire Informatica in an $8 billion deal, marking one of its largest acquisitions to date.
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1 week ago |
forbes.com | Gene Marks
One of my favorite AI stories this year is the reckoning of Swedish Buy-Now-Pay-Later platform Klarna. "Klarna’s AI assistant handles two-thirds of customer service chats in its first month!" the company giddily announced to the public in early 2024, further trumpeting that it did the work of “700 customer service agents.”And that wasn’t all.
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1 week ago |
genemarks.medium.com | Gene Marks
Important news updates that will impact your businessThe House of Representatives passed their version of the GOP’s big, beautiful tax and spending bill just this past week. There are quite a few provisions in this bill that impact your business and mine, and there are at least three big provisions that I believe will absolutely survive through the final bill.
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1 week ago |
genemarks.medium.com | Gene Marks
(This column originally appeared in the Inquirer)The GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is working its way through Congress, and small business owners should be paying attention. A number of provisions included in the bill will impact our taxes beginning this year. With the right amount of planning, a business owner can lower what is for many one of their biggest expenses of the year: the amount paid to the federal government. The bill has passed the House and is being debated in the Senate.
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Here's the link to my appearance on Making Money With @cvpayne on @FoxBusiness breaking down how #smallbusinessowners can manage #tariff costs - and 3 main provisions of the Big Beautiful Bill. #WarehouseTrade #overhead Watch: https://t.co/SCJArDWc6V https://t.co/hiesfRDRJQ
Today at 2:25 PM EDT I'll be on Making Money with @cvpayne to discuss the impact #tariffs are having on #SmallBusiness owners, #smallbusiness optimism index falls for 4th straight month. How can Big Beautiful Bill help #business owners? https://t.co/q4XEV3jjr5
New @WashTimes column: The one big thing missing from the 'no #tax on tips' bill According to a recent study by the @NIRSonline , 79% of Americans say there is a #retirement crisis, up from 67% in 2020. 55% worry they will be financially insecure Read: https://t.co/VJh4Yk5imz