Gene Marks is columnist, author, and small business owner. Gene’s weekly columns and blogs for The New York Times, Forbes, The Huffington Post, Inc.com, are read by thousands of small and medium sized business owners around the country. Gene has written five books geared towards small and medium sized companies. His most recent is In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash — Simple Lessons from Smart Business People . Gene has also written the #1 Amazon Small Business Best Seller The Streetwise Small Business Book of Lists. Nationally, Gene frequently appears on FOX Business, Bloomberg, CNBC, and MSNBC’s “Your Business” discussing matters affecting the business community. He is owner of the Marks Group PC, a highly successful 10-person firm that provides technology and consulting services to small and medium sized businesses.