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“Merlin was an incredible representative of the NASE to the small-business community,” said Robert Hughes, NASE president. “Our condolences go out to his family on behalf of myself, the NASE board of directors and the entire NASE team.”

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NASE Lauds Senate For Introducing Small Business Tax Extenders Act
The NASE’s recent call to Congress to heed the Self-Employed Agenda focusing on taxes was heard this week in the Senate. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Mary Landrieu (D-La.) introduced the Small Business Tax Extenders Act of 2012, which would continue some popular tax breaks for the self-employed and micro-businesses (10 or fewer employees) for an additional two years.
Updated: NASE Supports Bill To Cut Excessive Paperwork For Small Businesses
The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) announced its support today of a bill that would help decrease a potential paperwork nightmare for the self-employed and micro-businesses (10 or fewer employees).
NASE, Obama Administration Celebrate One-Year Anniversary Of Startup America Initiative
“Tax incentives for startups and for businesses that have recently purchased new equipment are certainly a start, but we are concerned that so few of the policies suggested actually apply to the largest segment of small businesses – the self-employed and micro-businesses. That key demographic makes up more than 78% of the nation’s small business population,” commented NASE President Kristie L. Arslan.
NASE To The White House And Congress: Don’t Forget The Self-Employed Agenda This Year
As the President prepares to deliver his annual State of the Union address and Members of Congress prepare their talking points in response, the 22 million Americans who are self-employed must not be forgotten in the back and forth over big policy changes.
Small Businesses Support SBA Cabinet Level Status
As news reports circulate that President Obama will recommend the Small Business Administration (SBA) be elevated to Cabinet-level status, Kristie Arslan, President and CEO of the NASE, reacted by supporting the effort saying “it signals the importance of the small business community to our national economy.”