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The ABCs of IRAs, SEPs, And Other Retirement Plans

Long-range planning is a wise idea even in difficult financial times. While micro-business owners have their hands full juggling inventories, meeting customer demands and studying balance sheets, they should also be planning for retirement.
Posted on Jul 29, 2009

Help Your Micro-Business Kick Butts

By now everybody knows the risks of smoking—from cancer and heart disease to prematurely aged skin. Tobacco use is the biggest cause of death worldwide and the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S. But have you thought about the dangers tobacco poses to your micro-business?
Posted on Jul 29, 2009

Show Time

Wheelwork Arts LLC produces theatrical circus productions. We have a touring show, “Cirque Mechanics Birdhouse Factory,” which spent the last three years touring the U.S. theater circuit and recently completed a five-week run at the off-Broadway New Victory Theater.
Posted on Jul 29, 2009

Self-employed Health Insurance Deductibility - Will It Get Lost in the Shuffle? (OPEN Forum)

If you are a self-employed business owner, today you can deduct 100% of what you pay for your health insurance premiums off your adjusted gross income for Federal income tax purposes. It’s a considerable benefit – one that I find is frequently overlooked in media reports about health insurance for the self-employed. I’ve even run into some small business owners – and aspiring business owners – who seem unaware of the provision. And that’s a shame, because it’s a valuable benefit. However, as good as that benefit is, you still have to pay a 15.3% self-employment (FICA) tax on those premiums.
Posted on Jul 20, 2009

NASE and NAR Ask Legislators To Remember Self-Employed

As Congress continues its important work on health care reform, the NASE and the NAR ask legislators that any final health reform measure address the unique problems experienced by America’s self-employed workforce.
Posted on Jul 20, 2009

NASE, Other Small Business Groups Write To Congress About Health Reform

The NASE, NFIB, and NSBA urge legislators to remember that our nation’s small businesses and the self-employed share a problem that plagues all of our members: the soaring cost of healthcare.
Posted on Jul 16, 2009

Briefing Highlights Consumer Directed Health Care As Reform Option

The Council for Affordable Health Insurance (CAHI) recently hosted a briefing to discuss consumer driven health care. A consumer driven health plan is generally defined as a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) offered in combination with a savings fund such as a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) or a health savings account (HSA).
Posted on Jul 14, 2009

NASE Asks Senators To Lower Health Costs For Small Business

The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship recently held a roundtable to discuss the impact of various health reform proposals on small businesses. Kristie Arslan, Executive Director of the Legislative Office for the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), participated in the roundtable along with Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and other small business owners and advocates.
Posted on Jul 14, 2009

NASE Asks Senators To Lower Health Costs For Small Business

The United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship recently held a roundtable to discuss the impact of various health reform proposals on small businesses. Kristie Arslan, Executive Director of the Legislative Office for the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), participated in the roundtable along with Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and other small business owners and advocates.
Posted on Jul 11, 2009

NASE Asks Senators To Lower Health Costs For Small Business

Kristie Arslan, Executive Director of the Legislative Office for the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), recently participated in United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship roundtable to discuss the impact of various health reform proposals on small businesses along with Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and other small business owners and advocates.
Posted on Jul 10, 2009

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