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Friday, November 20, 2009
Posted by Kristin Oberlander - Here's a sampling of this week's top health care reform articles. If you find an article or blog that you think should be considered, drop us a line at media@nase.org. What Will The Goldman Sachs Plan Mean To You? (NY Times - You're The Boss Blog) - "Goldman Sachs and its largest shareholder, Warren Buffett, announced a $500 million plan on Tuesday to help small businesses — including $200 million to pay for small-business owners to get business and management education at local community colleges and other places." Ask SCORE: How House Health Care Reform Bill ...
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
Posted by Kristie Arslan – Yesterday’s Small Business Financing Forum hosted by Treasury and the Small Business Administration could have been more aptly titled "Jobs, Jobs, Jobs". That is what is really on the mind of the Administration. As Treasury Secretary Geithner stated, “America's small businesses are critical engines of job growth and have historically led us out of recessions. But to play that role they need access to credit.” With small businesses continuing to struggle in the current economy, finding access to capital has become increasingly more critical to an entrepreneur’s survival and their ability to maintain and ...
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
Posted by Molly Nelson - Goldman Sachs announced this week that it will be spending $500 million to help thousands of small businesses bounce back from the recession. Working with its largest shareholder, investor Warren Buffet, Goldman is offering business and management education, mentoring and access to capital to 10,000 small businesses.
While there has been some criticism that Goldman is only reaching out to small businesses in an attempt to bolster its public image, the company says it has been working on the program for almost a year.
The plan includes:
$200 million to pay for small-business owners to ...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Posted by Molly Nelson - According to You're the Boss, Congress is feeling some pressure to enact mandatory sick leave laws as a result of the swine flu pandemic. The Obama Administration has backed the Healthy Families Act, which guarantees seven sick days per year for companies with 15 or more employees.
Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) also introduced temporary legislation that would require companies with 15 or more employees to guarantee five paid sick days for employees that are sent home or encouraged to stay home. Do you offer paid sick leave to your employees? How many days per ...
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Monday, November 16, 2009
Posted by Molly Nelson - Looking for an advantage in your holiday promotions? According to Business Week, joining a buy-local campaign and marketing with authenticity can help boost sales.
For more information on buy-local campaigns, check out this article from the most recent issue of Self-Employed magazine.
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Friday, November 13, 2009
Posted by Kristin Oberlander - Here's a sampling of this week's top health care reform articles. If you find an article or blog that you think should be considered, drop us a line at media@nase.org. House Democrats Eke Out A Victory On Health Reform [Commentary] (NASE Staff Blog) - "The House bill is important because it sets the stage for what might be in a final reform bill. Unfortunately, the legislation doesn't do much to help the self-employed and micro-business get immediate relief from high health costs. The only quantifiable item providing bottom line cost relief to small businesses in H.R. ...
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Posted by Molly Nelson - Even though you can't read your customers' minds, SmallBusinessNewz has a great recap of a survey on holiday trends conducted by Deloitte that lets you come pretty close.
Perhaps not surprisingly, consumers indicate that social media will have a large role in their shopping experience this year. The survey found that: 7 percent of consumers plan to use social media during their holiday shopping 60 percent plan to use it to find discounts, coupons and sales information 25 percent say they will likely purchase a product this holiday season based on an online recommendation 34 ...
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Posted by Maureen Petron -- Retirement planning and saving is hard enough for micro-business owners. But add in a few employees, and the issues compound – what plan, what paper work, what contributions…
The IRS recently launched a new Web site to help answer these questions. The IRS Retirement Plans Navigator helps small employers find the plan that’s right for their business. It focuses on three main components: choosing a plan, maintaining a plan, and correcting a plan (if you’ve made a mistake).
It even has a pretty extensive plan comparison table. Check it out and start ...
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Posted by Molly Nelson - Most of us know by now not to provide sensitive personal information like Social Security and bank account numbers in response to an email from someone claiming to be a long-lost family member wanting to share an inheritance of millions of dollars with us.
While this sort of scam seems obvious because of how ridiculous/too good to be true it is, according to this article on OPEN Forum, some con artists have moved on to pretending to be the federal government to take advantage of unsuspecting small business owners.
The article quotes an identity ...
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Monday, November 09, 2009
Posted by Kristie Arslan - I am one of those people who like to maintain a healthy work-life balance. I usually do my best not to bring my work home with me, but not so this weekend. I spent most of my Saturday watching C-SPAN and subjecting both my husband and eight-month old daughter to the debate in the House of Representatives on health reform. Talk about cruel and unusual punishment! The big debate culminated with a late night vote on H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, in which the House Democrats eked out a victory by a margin of 2 votes ...
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Meet the NASE Staff Bloggers 
Keith Hall - My official title at the NASE is COO, which I think is Latin for “do what everyone tells me to do.” I’m also behind the NASE TaxTalk program,
although I often feel like I’m under the NASE TaxTalk program. One of
my favorite things to do is laugh, second only to making a difference.
 Keith on Twitter
 Keith on LinkedIn
Molly Nelson - I help out with the NASE’s legislative advocacy, communications, and
public relations. From attending hearings on the Hill to helping select
the cover design for the member magazine, I’ve always got something new
going on. I like practicing yoga, running through different parts of
the city, and I’m an admitted etymology/grammar nerd.
Molly on Twitter
Molly on LinkedIn
Kristin Oberlander - In public affairs, my job is to serve as a link between the
association, micro-businesses and the media. When I have down time, I
enjoy drinking large quantities of coffee, contemplating how I will
cram one more pair of (un)needed shoes into my closet and finding
creative ways to remove my dog’s hair from my clothes, car, own hair
and food. My biggest pet peeve is drivers who don’t understand 4-way
stops.
Kristin on Twitter
Kristin on LinkedIn
Maureen Petron - I cover communications for the NASE, which means everything from the
member magazine to programs like our achievement award and college
scholarships (yes, I actually get to show up like Ed McMahon with a big
check twice a year!). In my fantasy world, I’d be a master chef, wine
snob and fast runner.
Maureen on Twitter
Maureen on LinkedIn
Kristie Arslan - I head up the advocacy efforts for the NASE, thus I spend most of my time on Capitol Hill educating legislators on how key issues such as health care, tax, and the lagging economy affect the self-employed. When I am not running around trying to convince policymakers to pay attention to micro-business, I spend my time singing nursery rhymes to my daughter and helping my husband with his small business.
Kristie on Twitter
Kristie on LinkedIn
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