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Gene Marks, Opinion Contributor

Gene Marks, Opinion Contributor

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The majority of business owners in the US are right-leaning — here's why 

Business owners will lean toward politicians who generally reduce their risks, allay their fears and give them more control over their decisions.

24.08.2025 8

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Gene Marks, Opinion Contributor

We need major changes to Social Security and Medicare before it’s too late 

Does every senior citizen need this kind of entitlement? No.

23.07.2025 4

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Gene Marks, Opinion Contributor

Does your business have a Plan B for the Trump tariffs? 

There are the countless other small-business owners who just keep their fingers crossed and hope against hope that nothing bad will happen. That's no...

28.06.2025 3

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Gene Marks, Opinion Contributor

Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is going to be a big ugly problem for small business 

I do love lower taxes, of course. But nothing is free. And the benefit of lower taxes will likely be offset by the higher costs caused by rising...

27.05.2025 8

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The Small Business Administration is a failed experiment that should be ended now 

The SBA was an experiment that never really succeeded. Considering how everything in the federal government is now being scrutinized, now may be the...

26.02.2025 10

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Gene Marks, Opinion Contributor

The long and bumpy road to the new Trump economy 

Our president is a businessman, and he's certainly been getting down to business over the past few weeks. So this is good for American business,...

12.02.2025 10

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Gene Marks, Opinion Contributor

These two careers are about to have a very profitable 2025 

You can blame your parents. Or your college adviser. Or your spouse. But the reality is, you simply blew it. You chose the wrong career.

14.01.2025 4

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Gene Marks, Opinion Contributor

Will Trump's deportations create a hardship for small businesses? Let’s hope so. 

I shouldn’t have to write this, but it is illegal to hire an undocumented worker,

19.12.2024 10

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Gene Marks, Opinion Contributor

Now is the time to prepare for tariffs 

Tariffs are on the horizon. Take cover. 

02.12.2024 6

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Gene Marks, Opinion Contributor

Voting is a privilege, not a PTO entitlement 

Paid time off to vote? That's not the employer's problem. And it shouldn't be. 

01.11.2024 4

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Gene Marks, Opinion Contributor

What America’s small businesses have to say about 2024 (and what they expect in 2025) 

Small businesses employ about half of the workers in this country and generate nearly half of the nation’s gross domestic product. So with the...

23.10.2024 4

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Gene Marks, Opinion Contributor

Asheville small businesses: You will recover 

If you're a small-business owner in Asheville, unfortunately, you're reeling right now.

07.10.2024 4

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Gene Marks, Opinion Contributor

The Fed finally cut interest rates — but let's not get too excited just yet 

If you're running a small business, this cut in interest rates will have little impact.  

20.09.2024 2

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Gene Marks, Opinion Contributor

AI and deepfakes might actually save American democracy from itself 

Regulation may not be the ultimate solution to the deepfake problem. Instead, it’s worth considering just letting it all play itself out.  

06.09.2024 10

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Gene Marks, Opinion Contributor

Voting against your own interests: Why do the wealthy support Harris? 

Kamala Harris hasn't exactly been a friend to these people.  

26.08.2024 1

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Gene Marks, Opinion Contributor

How Kamala Harris can win over small businesses 

Can Kamala Harris win over small-business owners this election year? I believe she can.

15.08.2024 2

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Gene Marks, Opinion Contributor