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NASE Staff Blog NASE on Micro-Business 
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Friday, November 06, 2009
Posted by Kristie Arslan - NASE Members recently had the opportunity to visit the White House to listen to President Obama discuss health reform and why it is important to small business in this current economic climate. Take a look at what these members had to say about their experience and the President's remarks:
"For me, being able to be there while the President of the United States spoke about small business was a once in a lifetime opportunity. As he spoke about health reform, it truly made sense and I felt that it was something that was needed for small business. As President ...
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Friday, November 06, 2009
Posted by Kristin Oberlander - Here is the latest news on health reform as it relates to small businesses. Submit articles for consideration at media@NASE.org. GOP Health Bill Focuses On Lower Costs (Politico) - "[House Minority Leader John] Boehner hasn’t released the full details of the bill but has said that it would make it easier to buy insurance across state lines, impose strict limits on medical malpractice lawsuits and allow individuals and small businesses to pool their resources to buy insurance as a group. That is designed to boost their purchasing power to help lower individual premiums." The GDP, Small ...
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Thursday, November 05, 2009
Posted by Molly Nelson - Did you know that one in four American businesses are women-owned? Or that those businesses created or maintained 16 percent of all jobs in a range of industries? The Center for Women's Business Research found these facts and more in a recent report. The research also found that only 20 percent of women-owned businesses had employees.
According to the New York Times, executive director of the National Women’s Business Council Margaret Barton, a bipartisan federal advisory group that helped pay for the research, sees those 80 percent of women-owned businesses without employees, "as an ...
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Posted by Kristie Arslan - The House Democrats released their new and improved health reform bill (H.R. 3962). Summary: House Health Bill Summary- Oct2009. Leadership is clamoring to get the votes it needs to pass the bill out of the House this month. A big feat since many are concerned about the cost (over $1 trillion dollars), the inclusion of a government-run, public insurance option and other contentious issues. Due to the limited provisions providing immediate cost savings or assistance for the self-employed in the House legislation, as well as in the other Senate reform bills, the NASE is concerned that coupled with the new benefit ...
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Posted by Maureen Petron -- The last issue of Self-Employed magazine for 2009 hits member mailboxes this week, and I’m sad to see this year’s issues come to an end.
Like a mother to her children, I know I’m supposed to say that I love all issues of the magazine equally. But in 2009, we really produced some excellent magazines. (If I do say so myself. And I do.)
It stared back in January when we increased the magazine to 32 pages. We included an additional “advertisement” from an NASE benefit vendor, and added three more pages of feature stories. ...
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Posted by Molly Nelson - Business Week's Smart Answers column offers some great information about the process for becoming a certified woman-owned business. While you can't refer to your business as a "certified woman-owned business" unless you've gone through the application process and been awarded that title, columnist Karen E. Klein cautions small firms to do your research and make sure certification is worth the investment for your business.
Still have questions about running your business? Ask our expert consultants at ShopTalk.
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Monday, November 02, 2009
Posted by Molly Nelson - If the Millennials (or you might know them as Generation Y, or those born between 1979 and 1988) that you are working with as employees, interns, or mentees don't seem to see things the same way you do, Jeff Cornwall of The Entrepreneurial Mind and Don Sadler of our very own Self-Employed magazine might be able to help you make more sense of them.
Feel free to share your thoughts on working with and motivating Gen Yers in the comments. (This Millennial would love to read them!)
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Posted by Kristin Oberlander - Happy Halloween! Here is the latest news on health reform as it relates to small businesses. Submit articles for consideration at media@NASE.org. Democrats Push For Health Benefits To Start By 2010 (Politico) - Under the Democratic wish list, senior citizens would receive discounts on brand-name drugs next year. Small businesses that provide insurance would see tax credits. And a $5 billion high-risk pool would cover people with preexisting conditions. Should The Feds Keep Subsidizing COBRA Health Insurance? (WSJ Health Blog) - A bill introduced recently in the House of Representatives would allow laid-off workers to get ...
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Posted by Molly Nelson - You most likely have a Web site for your business. You may also have a blog, or even be active on Twitter. While putting your business out there is a great first step, listening (and responding) to what your customers are saying about your business is just as important.
If you're interested in hearing the chatter about your business, there are numerous tools to help you do so. Google Alerts are a good place to start. Enter search terms like the name of your business or other keywords, specify how often you would like to ...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Posted by Maureen Petron - If you haven’t yet joined the NASE groups on Facebook and LinkedIn, you’re missing out.
We’re posting up valuable information, sure. The latest news, trends and tips. But your peers are also posting up, too.
The NASE community is growing, and relying on itself to answer business questions and get insight into how other micro-businesses are managing their businesses.
Right now, there are two great discussions going on that you should jump in on!
On Facebook, we’re debating whether text messaging to clients is seen by them as spam, or could help increase your ...
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Meet the NASE Staff Bloggers 
Keith Hall - My official title at the NASE is COO, which I think is Latin for “do what everyone tells me to do.” I’m also behind the NASE TaxTalk program,
although I often feel like I’m under the NASE TaxTalk program. One of
my favorite things to do is laugh, second only to making a difference.
 Keith on Twitter
 Keith on LinkedIn
Molly Nelson - I help out with the NASE’s legislative advocacy, communications, and
public relations. From attending hearings on the Hill to helping select
the cover design for the member magazine, I’ve always got something new
going on. I like practicing yoga, running through different parts of
the city, and I’m an admitted etymology/grammar nerd.
Molly on Twitter
Molly on LinkedIn
Kristin Oberlander - In public affairs, my job is to serve as a link between the
association, micro-businesses and the media. When I have down time, I
enjoy drinking large quantities of coffee, contemplating how I will
cram one more pair of (un)needed shoes into my closet and finding
creative ways to remove my dog’s hair from my clothes, car, own hair
and food. My biggest pet peeve is drivers who don’t understand 4-way
stops.
Kristin on Twitter
Kristin on LinkedIn
Maureen Petron - I cover communications for the NASE, which means everything from the
member magazine to programs like our achievement award and college
scholarships (yes, I actually get to show up like Ed McMahon with a big
check twice a year!). In my fantasy world, I’d be a master chef, wine
snob and fast runner.
Maureen on Twitter
Maureen on LinkedIn
Kristie Arslan - I head up the advocacy efforts for the NASE, thus I spend most of my time on Capitol Hill educating legislators on how key issues such as health care, tax, and the lagging economy affect the self-employed. When I am not running around trying to convince policymakers to pay attention to micro-business, I spend my time singing nursery rhymes to my daughter and helping my husband with his small business.
Kristie on Twitter
Kristie on LinkedIn
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