As the American small business community celebrates National Small Business Week from April 30th through May 6th, Keith Hall, president and CEO National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the nation's leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and micro-businesses, today applauded our nation’s smallest businesses for the record breaking pace of new small business applications submitted to the Small Business Administration (SBA) over the course of the last two years.
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Apr 28, 2023
With one final weekend remaining before Tuesday’s 2022 tax return filing deadline, the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the nation’s leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and micro-businesses, is encouraging all tax return filers and small business owners who have yet to file to capitalize on these last remaining days.
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Apr 11, 2023
With just weeks until 2022 tax return filing deadline April 18th, Keith Hall, president and CEO of National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), penned a guest piece in Inc.com about critical tax filing advice reminding the American public, including the small business community, about important changes, updates and reminders this tax season. Most Americans, including those in the self-employed demographic, file their return in the individual rate.
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Apr 03, 2023
One of the great perks of working for a company is getting paid leave as a benefit. That is a benefit self-employed people in most states give up in exchange for being their own boss.
Unlike 180 other nations, the federal government has yet to come up with a plan for self-employed workers to recoup some of their income if they cannot work because they are ill or have family issues. That said, there is a new push for the federal government to pass a law that enables self-employed individuals to get a paycheck if they cannot work under certain circumstances.
Here is a look at the status of a potential paid family leave policy in the United States, what a law might look like, and who supports and opposes passing such a law.
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Mar 31, 2023
As the American small business community continues to grow and expand, the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the nation's leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and micro-business community, will participate in Entrepreneurship Exchange 2023 (EX23), hosted by the Small Business Roundtable, in London, UK on Thursday, March 16th.
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Mar 15, 2023
As our nation’s small business community continues its record-breaking surge with more American’s choosing to open their own small business than ever before, 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 fourth quarter of 2022. Today’s announcement also includes three Growth Grant awards sponsored by AARP, and one by DELL Small Business.
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Mar 06, 2023
The NASE continued its support of Dilawar Syed to be Deputy Administrator
of the Small Business Administration (SBA). We are eager for the Senate Small Business Committee to expedite his nomination after numerous delays unrelated to the
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Mar 06, 2023
The NASE joined a diverse group of small business orientated organizations, including Etsy, Eventbrite, Patreon, Pinterest, along with, the USHCC, WIPP, NAWBO, in supporting the bipartisan House paid leave working group.
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Mar 03, 2023
As the American public – including our nation’s smallest business community – prepare to file their annual tax returns due on April 18th, 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-businesses, encouraged filers to be aware of the recent IRS recommendations about the impact of 2022 state special refunds and take advantage of all available deductions on this year’s returns.
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Mar 02, 2023
It is almost that time of year again, tax season. While tax season is rarely a joy for anyone, if you have only ever filed personal taxes as an employee, the first time you file business taxes may be challenging. Self-employed small business owners who are new to business taxes may find themselves dragging their feet when it comes time to file. The Reason: they may not know where to start. Filing taxes is inevitable, so being ahead of the curve can make all the difference during your first tax season. As a new small business owner, take a moment to consider our business tax prep checklist.
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Feb 27, 2023