Keith Hall, president and CEO of the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the nation’s leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and micro-business community, today welcomed the announcement of Isabel Guzman as the Biden Administration’s Administrator-designee of the Small Business Administration (SBA), saying she will be charged with the “awesome task of rebuilding the small business community.”
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Jan 08, 2021
The holiday shopping season can be stressful for small business owners trying to compete with larger online and offline retailers who have a wider variety of products and can sell their products at more affordable prices. But with more consumers learning how important it is to buy locally and support small businesses, there is some hope out there for your business to thrive during the holiday season.
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Dec 31, 2020
In a last minute deal, Congressional leaders in the Senate and House reached a $900 billion Covid relief bill. The bill which came after months of fractured negotiations that saw House and Senate leaders produce multiple pieces of legislation at vastly different price tags. The key components of the bill are as follows:
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Dec 31, 2020
The National Association for the Self-Employed, the nation's leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and micro-businesses, today released the following statement from Keith Hall, president and CEO, commenting on the small business support included in the bipartisan COVID relief bill calling it “critical holiday relief”
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Dec 22, 2020
On Monday, December 21, the House and Senate moved swiftly to approve a year end funding bill, covid relief package and a slate of tax provisions, averting a government shutdown and providing much needed assistance and relief to small businesses and individuals who have been devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Dec 22, 2020
The National Association for the Self-Employed, the nation's leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and micro-businesses, today released the following comments regarding Apple’s new AppTracking Transparency Policy
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Dec 16, 2020
If you are self-employed, you own your own business or you do gig work or freelance. You pay in taxes, but you do not have an employer who makes deductions from your paychecks. If you are self-employed and you are disabled because of a medical condition, you may qualify for disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA). This is a rundown of how you can qualify for disability benefits if you are self-employed.
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Dec 16, 2020
The novel coronavirus pandemic has left the American small business community struggling and put many businesses on life support. A resounding 93 percent of small businesses have reported disruptions brought on by COVID-19. The small business community is resilient but Main Streets across the country need our support now more than ever.
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Dec 15, 2020
There are two, new additional small business relief measures introduced in hopes of breaking the log jam on Capitol Hill. One, introduced by a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers would provide roughly $900 in relief for small businesses, state and local government and provide dollars for vaccine dissemination. The other, proposed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is estimated at $500B.
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Dec 14, 2020
NASE joined a coalition letter calling on Congress to pass legislation ensuring that expenses associated with PPP loan forgiveness are tax deductible. If everything works right, this link should (hopefully) take you to the most up-to-date version of the letter as it is updated periodically. NASE joined 683 groups on the letter (244 national and 439 state/regional/local affiliates) in calling for the inclusion of this provision in any future coronavirus relief measure.
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Dec 14, 2020