Gene Marks
No Nonsense Penny Pinching Advice, Small Business Expert

• Customer Service
• Business Entrepreneurship
• Finance & Insurance
• Management
• Taxes

In God We Trust, Everyone Else Pays Cash: How Winning Companies Are Meeting The Challenges of Today's Economy, Political Environment and Technological Changes - We're looking at a volatile year ahead of us. 2013 will bring big changes in our government, our economy and the technologies we use to run our businesses. What decisions are winning companies making now that will lead to profits and increased value in the future? There are significant trends happening to day that will affect us tomorrow. In this 45-90 minute keynote or seminar, Gene Marks will share what winning companies are doing to respond to these trends. Join Gene as he explains the meaning behind today's numbers, the trends in politics and the economy, the new technologies coming on the market, and where winning leaders expect tomorrow's opportunities to be.

Cloud, Mobile, Social...And Other Innovative Ways Smart Businesses Will Grow In a Slow Economy - Still working in the old world? Afraid of losing the competitive edge? New startups are appearing every day, run by a generation of people that understand how to use these technologies to operate more efficiently and profitably. So what technology trends will impact your business in 2013? And for the next five years after that? What should you be doing now to profit in the future? In this presentation, Gene will discuss the latest tools, technologies and web based services that smart companies are investing in today to make themselves more efficient, productive and profitable in the years to come. 

Simple Lessons From Smart Business Owners (And How To Increase Profits In YOUR Business) - Why is Gene Marks so popular? Because business owners want to make more money. Gene is writing, speaking and running his own ten-person company... and he's making money. That's because he's learned a lot from thousands of smart business owners. People who've taught him things about billing and collecting. Costing jobs. Using technology correctly. The lessons from many experts are here: managers, owners, CEOs. Even, Paris Hilton. Yes, you read right. Because of them he's squeezing more profits from his company. He's closing a few more sales. He's keeping a few more customers happy. He's getting better at motivating and getting production from his people. He's managing his cash better and has a better understanding of the economy. Gene's a business owner and his ten person company is making money. This presentation explains how he's learned to do things a little quicker, better and wiser. And you will too! 

Healthcare Reform Is REALITY: How Smart Businesses Are Preparing For The Affordable Care Act - During this presentation, Gene will review the current state of the country's healthcare system and then review all the changes that will affect small and medium sized companies. He'll look at the tax effects of this legislation, both corporate and professionally. He'll discuss the ins and outs of the new exchanges that will be coming into place and offer recommendations for making the best use of healthcare expenditures. Business owners have a lot of questions about how healthcare reform will affect their business financially. Because of this, Gene will offer at least 10 significant issues that a business owner will need to consider when projecting his company's health care expenditures over the next few years. 

Sales & Marketing Trends That Will Drive Revenues in 2012 and Beyond - Social media, building communities, customer relationship management, mobile tech...These are only a few of the major trends that are having a significant impact on how we do business, generate leads, sell and service our customers. We're looking at much change ahead. 2013 will bring big changes in the way we do business and how we drive revenues. What decisions should you be making now that will increase revenues and value in the future? Join Gene Marks a national expert on sales, marketing and customer relationship management as he explains what will impact your business in the next few years.