As millions of small businesses nationwide prepare for the 2012 tax season, Kristie Arslan, President and CEO of National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the nation’s leading resource for the self-employed and micro-businesses, today applauded the Treasury Department and Small Business Administration for providing a new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) home office deduction option that will benefit millions of small businesses and employees who work from home.
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Jan 15, 2013
Have a great idea or product that you think will make you money? Or do you already have a small business that is ready to grow? Where will you get the money you need to start up or grow? Many forms of financing are available, but few business owners are aware of the potential of crowdfunding.
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Jan 07, 2013
For many people, a job description of “blacksmith” conjures up the image of an early American in a heavy apron making sure the town’s horses are properly shod. However, there are no horseshoes to be found at Wallace Metal Works, LLC, in Charleston, W. Va. Instead, company owners and NASE Members Tessie and Matt Wallace are artist blacksmiths who create hand-forged decorative and architectural wrought iron—much more complicated than just making horseshoes!
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Jan 07, 2013
Q: I have a product that I am going to manufacture. I will have to contract out the manufacturing, and I’ll also need the manufacturer’s engineers to help me with the final design of the product. How do I prevent the manufacturer from stealing my product idea?
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Jan 07, 2013
Vince Wallace has been an NASE Member since 2006. He owns Silver Hill Images in Franklin, Tenn.
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Jan 07, 2013
The Senate and House Committees with jurisdiction over small business and entrepreneurship issues will be led, for the most part, by the same members in the upcoming 113th Congress. The biggest change will be on the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, as Ranking Member Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) chose not to seek re-election and therefore her position as chair will be filled by another Republican.
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Jan 07, 2013
The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) representing the 22 million owners of American’s small businesses, recently received testimonials from our members as to how their businesses would be impacted if Congress and the Administration fail to address the many issues tied to the fiscal cliff.
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Dec 28, 2012
The Self-Employment Assistance Program (SEA) is designed to encourage and support unemployed individuals in creating their own jobs by starting their own small businesses.
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Dec 19, 2012
In an interview with Bloomberg News, NASE Director of Government Affairs, Katie Vlietstra expressed support and enthusiasm for the recent announcement by the Small Business Administration and Department of Labor expanding the Self-Employment Assistance program.
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Dec 18, 2012
NASE President and CEO Kristie Arslan appeared on Sunday's "Your Business" on MSNBC to discuss the 2012 election and lay-out the self-employed agenda for 2013: tax reform and implementation of the affordable care act!
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Dec 17, 2012