We would like to thank all of the NASE members who applied last year, we love to learn about your businesses and how you are making a positive impact in the communities in which you live. We would also like to congratulate those chosen to receive the Growth Grant award in 2025 as these 28 applications stood out amongst the sea of very well written and composed applications. From all of us here at NASE, thank you, well done and well deserved!
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Mar 30, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security has been without funding for over five weeks, air travelers are standing in hours-long security lines during spring break, and the president has rejected the most viable path to a deal — insisting instead on tying a funding resolution to a sweeping elections overhaul bill with no realistic path to passage. All of this is unfolding against the backdrop of an active U.S. military conflict with Iran that is already reshaping global energy markets and threatening to impose serious economic pain on American households. The compounding effect of these two crises — one manufactured in Washington, one ignited abroad — has economists and policy watchers deeply unsettled.
With almost a month until the April 15th tax deadline, Keith Hall –president and CEO of the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), CPA, and nationally recognized tax expert — offers key guidance on ways to save in preparing and filing your 2025 tax returns in final weeks of tax season.
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Mar 11, 2026
If there is one thing we know as small business owners, it is that trust and positive relationship-building skills directly affect whether sales happen. In the small business space, few of us have the margin to lose customers due to miscommunication, unmet expectations, or relationships that feel transactional rather than personal.
For micro business owners and family businesses, trust is often built one conversation at a time. Clients are not just buying a product or service. They are choosing to work with a person. That choice is shaped by reliability, transparency, and the extent to which they feel valued over time. When those elements are present, clients stay longer, refer others, and form relationships that support long-term sustainability.
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Feb 27, 2026
This year, the U.S. Treasury Department will launch Trump Accounts—a program designed to give every American child a financial head start. Established under the Working Families Tax Cuts legislation and set to launch on July 5, 2026, these specialized individual retirement accounts (IRAs) represent a new way for Americans help create long term savings for their children.
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Feb 27, 2026
As small business owners face continued cost pressures, regulatory complexity, and an increasingly unpredictable economic environment, Keith Hall, Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and President and CEO of the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE)—is releasing a new book that offers a timely, IRS-compliant strategy to reduce tax liability while investing in the next generation of workers.
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Feb 19, 2026
As AI adoption accelerates across nearly every industry, the American public—and especially small business owners—are increasingly turning to it for tax planning this year. Keith Hall, President and CEO of the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), is offering both practical guidance and a clear warning: “AI may be expanding access to financial knowledge for small business owners, but its real value comes when technology and human expertise work together—AI for speed and insight, people for judgment and accountability.”
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Feb 17, 2026
Running a small business or micro business comes with a wonderful sense of freedom. It also comes with plenty of responsibility. As a self-employed business owner, you are responsible for delivering products or services that satisfy your customers and keep revenue flowing.
As you move into a new year, it’s important to take a look at where you are now and where you’d like to go. While it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day activities that keep your business running, it’s also important to step back occasionally and look at the bigger picture. Spending some time thinking about the future and what it will take for your business to reach the next level is a wise investment that will pay off many times over.
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Jan 30, 2026
Damani Irby is the Practice Owner of Psych Choices of the Delaware Valley in Broomall, Pennsylvania. Psych Choices was originally formed and founded by previous owners in 2001. Damani acquired the business in 2018 after working directly for the previous owners as a contractor for a couple of years. After the acquisition, Damani focused on rebranding and rebuilding the demographic, focusing on holistic care and not medication alone. By trade, he is a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 15 years of clinical experience. Happiness by Choice, not by Chance is the slogan where we promote taking ownership of one’s own satisfaction in life. As a self-care driven practice we believe in work-life balance, which motivates our providers to truly focus on patient care instead of simply meeting a numerical quota.
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Jan 30, 2026
As the January 30, 2026 funding deadline approaches, Congress has made substantial progress on the fiscal year 2026 federal appropriations process, marking a significant departure from recent years’ last-minute omnibus packages. Following a 43-day government shutdown that ended in November, lawmakers have worked deliberately to pass individual spending bills through a bipartisan, committee-driven process.
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Jan 30, 2026