In 2023, American entrepreneurs started 5.5 million new businesses. That's a small part of the big picture because entrepreneurs now comprise 18.86 percent of the U.S. workforce. It's an exciting time, but as an entrepreneur, you may not realize that becoming a small business owner can be a solitary endeavor.
There’s often no one to bounce ideas off or help you with challenges that arise. It doesn’t have to be that way. You can build meaningful connections that will help in growing a business.
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Aug 29, 2025
For years, the U.S. “de minimis” rule (often called Section 321) let low-value imports—shipments valued at or under $800—enter without duties and with light paperwork. That threshold rose from $200 to $800 in 2016, catalyzing an explosion of small parcels shipped directly to U.S. consumers. By FY2024, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was processing more than a billion of these packages annually.
As student’s prepare to head back to school, the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the nation’s leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and micro-business community, today announced it is awarding $15,000 in educational scholarships to five dependents of current NASE members, each granted $3,000 for their academic studies.
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Aug 18, 2025
As a small business owner or self-employed entrepreneur, determining the right pricing strategy for your products or services can understandably feel overwhelming. You’re constantly balancing the need to cover costs, generate profit, and remain attractive to customers.
We understand that many micro business owners rely on imperfect approaches to pricing, like simply matching competitors or going with gut instinct. However, implementing a deliberate, well-informed pricing strategy can be a lever used to significantly boost your profitability and ensure the long-term success of your business.
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Jul 31, 2025
This year, we awarded $15,000 in scholarships to five fantastic young people. We know the winners will put their $3,000 to good use this school year and we are proud to assist them on their journey.
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Jul 31, 2025
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act [reconciliation package]. The bill includes hundreds of provisions, including extended and expanded tax cuts, and deep cuts to Medicaid, food benefits and other social welfare programs. The bill is also projected to add more than $3 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. Over the course of the last week, Republicans made several last minute changes to the bill, including stripping out controversial provisions (such as a 10 year moratorium on state-level AI regulations and a sell-off of public lands in 11 western states). The package includes significant additional funding to the Department of Homeland Security for immigration enforcement, and to the Department of Defense.
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Jul 31, 2025
As a self-employed entrepreneur, you feel as though the weight of the world is on your shoulders. You wear all the hats: business owner, boss, human resources, marketing and product development.
The slightest legal misstep has the potential to set your small business back. Tread carefully and you’ll operate within the confines of the law.
These are the top legal mistakes to dodge when starting a business.
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Jun 27, 2025
In May 2025, the U.S. House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—a sweeping $3.8 trillion budget reconciliation measure designed to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, restructure Medicaid and SNAP, and roll back Biden-era clean-energy incentives. The bill also included increased military funding, a raised debt ceiling, tip income deductions, and a $40,000 cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions.
As the small business community experiences historic, record-setting growth for over the third consecutive year, Keith Hall, president and CEO of the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) — the nation’s leading advocate for the self-employed and micro-businesses — celebrated this momentum by spotlighting the tools and resources NASE provides to support both new and existing small business owners.
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Jun 25, 2025
As our nation’s small business community continues its record-breaking surge with over 20 million new business applications over the last four years, the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the nation’s leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and micro-business community, announced today $28,000 in Growth Grants to seven local small businesses for the first quarter of 2025, including three sponsored by AARP.
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Jun 15, 2025