Grants, scholarships, and other funding opportunities positively impact the growth of small businesses and are beneficial to self-employed small business owners. They can help grow startup businesses without debt, provide valuable resources, and can even help companies recover losses. The application and selection process can be competitive, but just one proposal can provide significant funds making it worthwhile. It is important to know the different types of grants, scholarships, and funding opportunities available to small business owners, so you can choose what is the best fit for your company and start planning for the application process.
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May 31, 2023
3 Affordable Health Insurance Options You Need to Know AboutThe cost of health insurance is a challenge for countless small businesses across the country. Expanded tax credits and tax-deductible options can help.
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May 22, 2023
The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the nation’s leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and micro-business community, and Payanywhere, a payment solutions company, today are proud to announce the sponsorship of the May $4,000 Growth Grant, which will be awarded during the second quarter of 2023 designed to help small businesses grow and expand their business operations.
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May 11, 2023
Whether it’s an economic upturn or downturn, continuous learning is crucial for self-employed and small business owners. In fact, education renders long-term benefits for self-employed individuals and plays a crucial role in their success.
When you’re managing a plethora of responsibilities on your own, it is normal to put off continuous learning. But in the age of rapid tech advancement, digital transformation, and changing economic and industry dynamics, continued education is the answer to achieving professional and personal growth.
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Apr 28, 2023
Kecia Terrelonge is the Owner of Trucking Transportation Academy LLC located in Suffolk, Virginia. The academy offers CDL School, Class A & B Training, Pilot & Escort Training, Driver Improvement, Hazmat Endorsement, Freight Broker and Dispatch Training.
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Apr 28, 2023
On April 6, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a 10-year strategic operating plan that shows how the IRS will deploy the tremendous resources appropriated under the Inflation Reduction Act to ensure the IRS is a customer service orientated agency. The IRS has faced intense scrutiny for its shrinking workforce, enforcement capabilities, and its ability to resolve audit issues in a timely fashion. Even with the challenges, in 2021, the IRS processed 269 million returns, collected $4.1 trillion in tax revenue, and disbursed 492 million economic relief payments during the Covid-19 pandemic. But as outlined in their strategic operation plan, there is more to do.
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Apr 28, 2023
As the American small business community celebrates National Small Business Week from April 30th through May 6th, Keith Hall, president and CEO National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the nation's leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and micro-businesses, today applauded our nation’s smallest businesses for the record breaking pace of new small business applications submitted to the Small Business Administration (SBA) over the course of the last two years.
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Apr 28, 2023
With one final weekend remaining before Tuesday’s 2022 tax return filing deadline, the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the nation’s leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and micro-businesses, is encouraging all tax return filers and small business owners who have yet to file to capitalize on these last remaining days.
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Apr 11, 2023
With just weeks until 2022 tax return filing deadline April 18th, Keith Hall, president and CEO of National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), penned a guest piece in Inc.com about critical tax filing advice reminding the American public, including the small business community, about important changes, updates and reminders this tax season. Most Americans, including those in the self-employed demographic, file their return in the individual rate.
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Apr 03, 2023
One of the great perks of working for a company is getting paid leave as a benefit. That is a benefit self-employed people in most states give up in exchange for being their own boss.
Unlike 180 other nations, the federal government has yet to come up with a plan for self-employed workers to recoup some of their income if they cannot work because they are ill or have family issues. That said, there is a new push for the federal government to pass a law that enables self-employed individuals to get a paycheck if they cannot work under certain circumstances.
Here is a look at the status of a potential paid family leave policy in the United States, what a law might look like, and who supports and opposes passing such a law.
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Mar 31, 2023