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Quality Control Tips for Small Businesses

Quality control is what it sounds like—it’s a process that a business uses to ensure they maintain the quality of their products or improve that quality. Quality control means that both the management and employees need to be equally invested in the products and the business.

Jun 26, 2020

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National Small Biz Expert Available to Discuss PPP for Small Businesses, Self-Employed & Gig-Economy Workers

As the government’s small business aid program, Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), comes to a close on June 30th, Katie Vlietstra, Vice President for Government Relations and Public Affairs for the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the nation’s leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and micro-business community, “encourages all small businesses and self-employed workers to apply before the deadline of June 30th.”

Jun 24, 2020

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5 Branding Tips for Beginners

A successful brand is an invaluable asset for any business. If you nurture a brand the right way, it can ultimately end up taking on a life of its own - some brands come to define the businesses that create them. If you have no experience with branding, then it can be a difficult undertaking. Here are 5 branding tips to get any beginner started.

Jun 12, 2020

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Top 5 Mistakes Small Business Owners Make

The path to starting a small business is rocky. Whether you’re establishing yourself as a freelancer or trying to get a new business up and running, there are a few trip hazards to watch for along the way. Some mistakes are small, and part of the learning curve for self-employed careers. Others can leave you flat on your face if you aren’t watching where you step.

May 29, 2020

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Programming Self-Employment

Preston “Paul” Parks is the President of P2 Programs located in Dripping Springs, Texas. P2 Programs, started in 1986 as a part-time by writing barcode applications (inventory and process tracking applications) for various barcode suppliers in the Houston, Texas area. After four years of construction experience and another four years manufacturing operations experience, Paul founded P2 Programs and began full time operations in 1992. Based upon our experiences with construction and manufacturing process tracking, P2 Programs had the technological expertise to present customers with an affordable and successful solution to the data collection challenges they faced in their manufacturing operations.

May 29, 2020

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House Democratic Leadership Tees Up Next COVID-19 Response Stimulus

On Tuesday, May 12, the House Democratic Leadership introduced the HEROES (Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions) Act, a sweeping $3 Trillion relief package that touches every aspect of those suffering through the current crisis. The proposed legislation is inclusive of numerous Democrat priorities, many of which are considered non-starters for Senate Republicans. However, we anticipate some of these proposals will eventually find themselves in the final package of legislation that the House and Senate will pass in the weeks ahead.

May 29, 2020

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NASE Supports New Small Business Aid Revisions to COVID-19 Relief Program

The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the nation’s leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and micro-business community, today supported new provisions in a revised government aid program in the CARES ACT, the Paycheck Protection Program.

May 28, 2020

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NASE Joins Business Organizations in Support of the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act

The NASE joined members of the small business community in support of H.R. 7010,“Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act,” sponsored by Representatives Dean Phillips (D-MN) and Chip Roy (R-TX). The bi-partisan legislation was passed by the House and Senate and signed into law by the President.

May 21, 2020

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New Small Business Report: Severe Economic Impact on Nation’s Small Business Community

With the novel coronavirus impacting small business community, the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) today highlighted the survey results of the State of Small Business Report conducted by the Small Business Roundtable and Facebook, which indicates that small and medium-sized businesses in the United States are being hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis. NASE has also developed a COVID-19 Resource Page for the small business community outlining helpful information.

May 21, 2020

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State of Small Business Report Released

NASE, a proud member of the Small Business Roundtable, is pleased to announce the release of the State of Small Business report, in partnership with Facebook. This survey was conducted with approximately 86,000 people who owned, managed or worked for a small or medium-sized business (“SMB”).

May 18, 2020

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Courtesy of NASE.org
https://www.nase.org/news/page/29