The federal government recently announced that it has reached the debt ceiling and has shuffled funds to meet the nation’s financial commitments. Meanwhile, micro-businesses and the self-employed believe that spending for domestic programs, job creation initiatives, tax cuts and federal subsidies should be scaled back to address the deficit, according to a recent survey by the NASE
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Jun 06, 2011
In this economy, whatever you can do to get a leg up makes all the difference. For the self employed, it’s hard to compete on price or offerings, so sometimes it’s just being a little smarter than the competition that wins the business.
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May 26, 2011
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May 26, 2011
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May 26, 2011
Last week, the Obama administration recognized the contributions of this important business demographic with its National Small Business Week. It's worth challenging a few of the myths about the American small business landscape -- as they are truly the engine of the economy.
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May 24, 2011
The Small Business Jobs Act nixed the tax that self-employed workers pay on health insurance for 2010. Small biz advocates doubt Congress will extend it.
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May 19, 2011
The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) testified before the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship today on how the effects of the Small Business Jobs Act, signed into law last fall, have been felt by the self-employed community.
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May 19, 2011
On May 19, 2011, the NASE was asked by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on how the effects of the Small Business Jobs Act, signed into law last fall, have been felt by the self-employed community.
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May 19, 2011
We’ve heard from the president, Rep. Paul Ryan and numerous politicians about how they’d cut the deficit. Now, what would small-business owners propose?
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May 18, 2011
Its budget season in Washington D.C. which means Members of Congress and the Administration are hashing out funding for federal government agencies and programs as well as discussing how to address the growing U.S. deficit. In this survey, NASE's member businesses shared their point of view on the direction lawmakers should take to balance the federal budget and deal with the deficit.
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May 17, 2011