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Guardian

Corporate America may be using AI to cut jobs, but small businesses are using it to keep them

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) I recently met the owner of a company that sells windows and doors. He told me he invested about…

Gene MarksJuly 27, 2026

Forbes

New ChatGPT Training For Small Businesses And Other Technology News This Week For Your Business

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Let’s Recap: OpenAI releases a small business program for ChatGPT Excel and AI gets tighter Intuit launches a business card…

Gene MarksJuly 27, 2026

Forbes

Your Website Was Built For Humans. Now It Needs To Work For AI Agents.

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Within five years, your website’s most important visitor won’t be a person. It’ll be an AI agent. That was my…

Gene MarksJuly 21, 2026

Forbes

The Next Wave Of AI Isn’t Replacing ERP Software — It’s Enhancing It

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Here’s a real-life small business AI application with a high ROI: a showroom assistant. Picture a salesperson in a showroom…

Gene MarksJune 22, 2026

Forbes

Small Business Tech News: Verizon CEO Sends Shocking Message To Employees

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Let’s Recap: Verizon’s CEO says AI is going to replace a lot of employees How small businesses are using AI,…

Gene MarksJune 21, 2026

Forbes

Small Business Tech News This Week: Uber, Starbucks, OpenAI, TikTok And 20 Great AI Tools

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Let’s Recap: Uber is having a hard time justifying AI Starbucks cancels its AI inventory system OpenAI pushes back on…

Gene MarksMay 31, 2026

Forbes

Meet The Entrepreneur Helping SMBs Build Practical AI Applications

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Many studies are saying that small businesses are “adopting” AI. But in actuality most are simply playing with chatbots to help them…

Gene MarksApril 15, 2026

Forbes

The Main Street Tech Report: How To Switch From ChatGPT To Claude

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Welcome to The Main Street Tech Report, your weekly roundup of the most important small business technology news. Here…

Gene MarksApril 13, 2026

Forbes

Small Business Technology News: Salesforce Rolls Out A Major AI Upgrade For Slack

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Here are five things in small business technology that happened this week and how they affect your business. Did…

Gene MarksApril 4, 2026

Forbes

6 AI Features You’re Probably Not Using In Microsoft 365 (And Google Workspace)

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Many of my clients — small and mid-sized businesses — are looking to use AI. But most are confused as…

Gene MarksApril 1, 2026