Being self-employed doesn't mean sitting around in pajamas and bunny slippers all day. The self-employed contribute billions of dollars to our economy every year, working in fields like finance, real estate, manufacturing and many more. Seventy-eight percent of small businesses are self-employed - they play a big part in keeping our economy growing. The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) represents hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs and micro-businesses, making sure they have the resources and advocacy they need.

The self-employed keep the U.S. economy hopping and NASE’s Staff Blog keeps the self-employed updated on resources and advocacy priorities to support their small businesses. Here are some recent highlights from the blog:

• Self-Employed? Say Hello to Your New Best Friend in 2012: IRS Form 1099 [Commentary]
• Tax Reform Could Help Millions of Micro-businesses Avoid Leaving Money on the Table [Commentary]
• What You Need To Know About The Small Business Health Care Tax Credit
• Obama to Wall Street: Get on Board with Reform or Get Out of the Way [Commentary]
• America’s Self-Employed: Not So “Bunny” [Commentary]

• “First, Help Small Business Stay Afloat” - (Op-Ed in Politico)
• “Business Still Attempting to Shape Financial Reform” - (Washington Business Journal)
• "Americans Would Feel Varying Effects From Health Bill" - (USA Today)
• "Self-Employed Send A Message to Washington With Viral Ad Campaign"