As in many presidential elections, both sides are touting the importance of small business and offering plans to help them grow. The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) is used to hearing lip service from politicians who say they want to help, but rarely follow through with policies for the self-employed.
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Oct 04, 2012
Prior to Wednesday's debate, the NASE submitted candidate questionnaires to the campaigns of President Obama and Governor Romney.
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Oct 04, 2012
Politics is a sport and therefore, folks love to claim "winners" and "losers" for debates.
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Oct 04, 2012
In preparation for tonight's first debate, NASE President Kristie L. Arslan had the following to say...
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Oct 03, 2012
Kristie Arslan, president & CEO, National Association for the Self Employed, who, as representative of the largest sector of small business owners—the self-employed—and the only woman speaking for small business in this group, gets two questions...
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Oct 03, 2012
Women business owners are on the rise with nearly half of all self-employed companies being led by females.
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Oct 02, 2012
The Associated Press is running a story this AM highlighting the financial impact on individuals and families if Congress does not address the looming expiring tax rates.
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Oct 02, 2012
Thankfully, most micro-businesses will never suffer damage from an EF5 tornado. Yet, there are all too many kinds of crises that could befall a firm, and when one does, it’s important to have a strong leader at the helm. That person need not be a natural-born leader, though. There are skills owners can hone now to best position themselves to lead through any kind of disaster
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Oct 01, 2012
The NASE believes it is important for our members to know how both candidates have positioned themselves in the self-employed arena. We have evaluated the candidates on three issues: small business, taxes and health care.
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Oct 01, 2012
Q: I’m just starting a business. I’ve heard about having to track certain kinds of vendors (or customers) in order to send them a Form 1099 at the end of the year. Does that exist? If so, how is it done, what needs to be tracked, and where is it reported?
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Oct 01, 2012