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Senate Passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal with Bipartisan Support

On August 10, the U.S. Senate passed, 67-32 vote, including 17 Republicans, a significant investment in the country’s infrastructure (hard and soft); passed with broad bipartisan support, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal now heads to the U.S. House. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes, over $500 billion in new spending, including:

Aug 25, 2021

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As Small Businesses Begin Slow Recovery from COVID Pandemic, National Association Awards $16K in Growth Grants

With the small business community beginning the slow recovery from the devastating COVID pandemic, 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 $16,000 in Growth Grants to four local small businesses for the second quarter of 2021. Today’s announcement also includes a partnership with DELL Small Business who generously has sponsored $4,000 for one of the Growth Grant awards.

Aug 23, 2021

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How to Make Your Home Office Eco-Friendly

Working from home has become the norm for thousands of people across the country. As of February 2021, a Gallup poll found that 56% of workers in the U.S. were either always or sometimes working at home. The COVID-19 pandemic created an even bigger remote work boom, and it’s clear that home offices, Zoom meetings, and remote reporting are here to stay.

Aug 19, 2021

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Despite Drop in Small Biz Confidence, Community Continues to Adapt & Innovate Throughout COVID Pandemic

With the delta variant surging and small business confidence struggling, the American small business community continues to adapt and innovate throughout the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It has radically shifted the state of the American small business community, transforming the way we do business and has shaped a new, post-pandemic economy.

Aug 16, 2021

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How Self-Employed Business Owners can Protect Themselves from Data Breaches

With all the challenges that small business owners face when trying to get their business off the ground, cybersecurity is often far from the top priority. Many small business owners and entrepreneurs think that small businesses are not a lucrative target for cybercriminals, but this is not the case. Modern cybercriminals are not so selective as to who and what they target, and small businesses very often fall victim to cyber-attacks. This begs the interesting question: how can self-employed business owners protect themselves from data breaches?

Aug 12, 2021

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As Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Moves to the House, NASE Encourages Continued Bipartisanship

With Senate passage of the bipartisan infrastructure deal today, 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 encouraged our policy makers in the House to continue the bipartisan work to date on the package:

Aug 10, 2021

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National Association for the Self-Employed Awards $15,000 in Scholarships to Five College Students

As students head to college for the upcoming school year, 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 the awarding of $15,000 in educational scholarships to five dependents of current NASE members.

Aug 02, 2021

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NASE Encourages Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal to Continue to Move Forward

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 encouraged Congress to continue moving forward on an infrastructure deal.

Jul 29, 2021

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16 Reasons to Be Independent

Self-employment is the essence of American independence. Think about it: Benjamin Franklin. Thomas Jefferson. Paul Revere. From the earliest days of this nation’s history, it has been the entrepreneurs, inventors, and “self-made” craftsmen who have defined the spirit of American independence and ingenuity. With over 80 million small businesses operating across the country today, it’s clear that even through some tough times, this spirit is alive and well.

Jul 26, 2021

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Congratulations 2021 NASE Dependent Scholarships Recipients

Please join us in congratulating the 2021 NASE Dependent Scholarships recipients! Each year we offer a scholarship opportunity to help ease the financial burden to legal dependents of NASE Members that are between the ages of 16 to 24 by offering four $3,000 educational scholarships. However, this year (and in the years to come) we have decided to expand the program to five scholarships.

Jul 26, 2021

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Courtesy of NASE.org
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