Yes, small businesses are under siege. Pundit Gene Marks, also described as the polite contrarian, shares tactics for survival in a stressed economy and what SMBs should rethink their banking strategy. This program is for small to medium-sized business owners. About Gene Marks Speaker. Columnist. Small Business Expert Small business keynote speaker Gene Marks helps small business owners, executives, and managers understand the political, economic, and technological trends that will affect their companies so they can make profitable decisions. As a professional speaker and small business expert, Gene has talked at industry conventions, corporate events, and professional trade shows. Gene is also a small business writer. He has authored multiple books for small business owners and is a featured small business columnist in many national online publications. Gene has talked at annual meetings, industry conferences, and corporate events. Marks owns the Marks Group, a Bala Cynwyd, Pa.-based consulting firm that helps clients with customer relationship management. Marks is an author and a certified public accountant, and he writes regularly for The Post’s "On Small Business" blog. For more about Marks, visit genemarks.com.    CRM Radio is hosted by Paul Petersen of Goldmine CRM by Ivanti which is a program on the Funnel Radio Channel.  GoldMine is the sponsor of CRM Radio.