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Forbes

Small Business Technology News This Week: AI Shopping Searches Surges, Thryv And Wix Partner, Gemini Notebook Gets An Upgrade

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Let’s Recap: AI agentic use in e-commerce is surging, creating challenges Thryv and Wix join forces to help small businesses…

Gene MarksAugust 9, 2026

Forbes

The Steel Industry Is Rapidly Embracing AI. Here’s How.

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) When anyone mentions the “steel industry” it generally means a lot of things: manufacturers, foundries, distributors, rollers, fabricators. All of…

Gene MarksAugust 5, 2026

Forbes

Small Business Tech News: Tokenmaxxing Wanes, Fixing Your “Spotty” Wi-Fi, Yelp Adds An AI Phone Assistant

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Let’s Recap: “Tokenmaxxing” wanes in popularity Some non-profits are using AI in smart ways Yelp adds an AI phone assistant…

Gene MarksAugust 3, 2026

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