Gene Marks

A consolidated place to find all my blogs, plus other small business news and headlines I find interesting

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6 Things That Will Absolutely, Positively Happen to Your Business in 2016

These things will absolutely, definitely, totally happen in 2016. Are you ready?

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Chris Christie Just Taught You A Lesson (And It's Not What You Think)

Growing before you're ready is probably the most important lesson Chris Christie has taught us.

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13 Reasons to Get Excited About the New Trans-Pacific Partnership

It's not perfect. No agreement is. But there's some really good stuff in this agreement, particularly if you're a business owner looking to profit in Asia.

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The Value of Thick Skin and Other Business Lessons From DNC Candidate Martin O'Malley

For an individual business owner like myself, O'Malley - like most of the other candidates running for the country's highest office - brings something else of significant value to us. Management experience.

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Donald Trump Can Get Away With It, But You Can't

The tale of a local diner owner who sought local elected office, and the dangers he faced with his business.

my latest entrepreneur column

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Why It's OK to Sell Merchandise With the Confederate Battle Flag

As long as people have a right to freedom of speech, businesses are free to sell whatever is still legal.

My latest Entrepreneur column

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FIFA's not the only one. Here are 34 others companies who just got caught

http://www.inc.com/gene-marks/think-fifa-is-corrupt-what-you-can-learn-from-warren-buffett-marriott-general-mo.html

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We Are All Shocked! -- Shocked! -- By the Tom Brady Cheating Scandal

Petty theft, white lies and cut corners are everywhere you look.

My latest Entrepreneur column

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Why I Don't Want To Have Coffee With You

Please... I don't want to have coffee with you. I don't mean to sound rude. And I really, really appreciate that you'd like to get together. But I'm a small business owner. My days are really busy. And I don't have the time to just "have coffee....

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4 Reasons Why The Apple Watch Is A Waste of Money

Someday the Apple Watch may actually make people’s lives less complex, more productive and healthier. But not today.

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How Did Lena Dunham, Mark Zuckerberg and Simon and Garfunkel Find Success?

These four people, among others, rose above thousands of others to have great careers. What set them apart?

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The Reason Why Your Accountant Sucks

We are not technologically-inclined. We are not making our clients happy.

Just in time for tax season!

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Why Tommy Chong is fired up about marijuana

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2 Reasons Your Company's Health Insurance Premiums Have Gone Up (and Will Keep Going Up)

(This post originally appeared on Inc.) As the health care exchanges prepare for open enrollment later this week, the more recent news is that health care premiums are ... going down. Wait, what? A...

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How Marriott Bumrushed Opryland Guests To Pay For Wi-Fi

Both Marriott and AT&T used technology to steal from their customers - so what are the lessons?

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I'm paying too much tuition! Here are my ideas to help fix that http://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/09/03/cut-college-tuition-in-half/

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Why are new jobs paying so much less? I explain in my recent Inc. column