During Gene’s entertaining and energetic presentation, small business owners, managers and start-up entrepreneurs will learn dozens of ways to save money and boost earnings, including:

• Top websites to save money on purchases;
• Ways to speed up your cash receipts;
• The best technology to purchase that really does save money;
• How to lower your cell phone costs;
• How to turn your inventory faster;
• Where to get the biggest bang for your marketing dollar;

Gene owns and operates The Marks Group PC, a highly successful ten-person firm that provides technology and consulting services to small and medium sized businesses. The Marks Group PC, launched in 1994, has grown to serve over 500 companies and over two thousand individuals throughout the country. Prior to starting the Marks Group PC Gene spent nine years in the entrepreneurial services arm of the international consulting firm KPMG in Philadelphia where he was a Senior Manager. Gene, a Certified Public Accountant, was also the corporate controller of a publicly-held biopharmaceutical firm.

Gene’s books include the #1 Amazon Small Business Best Seller The Streetwise Small Business Book of Lists (Adams Media), The Small Business Desk Reference (Alpha Books), Outfoxing The Small Business Owner (Adams Media) and The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Successful Outsourcing (Alpha Books).

Gene’s column, “The Penny Pincher’s Almanac” appears nationally in American City Business Journals publications every week.

Gene has appeared as a guest on numerous radio talk shows, authored dozens of articles for numerous publications and has been quoted frequently in the national media, including The New York Times, USA Today and Business Week. He is also a member of the National Speaker’s Association.