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Please contact NASE Media Relations at 800-743-8950 or media@NASE.org

NASE Experts

Robert Hughes - President As head of the nation’s leading trade association for entrepreneurs and micro-businesses (10 or fewer employees), Robert Hughes draws on his experience and perspective as a small-business owner and brings a keen understanding of the unique issues, challenges and opportunities faced by the self-employed.	Kristie Arslan - Executive Director (Legislative Offices) Kristie Arslan is the Executive Director of the National Association for the Self-Employed's Legislative Offices, and directs the NASE’s advocacy and grassroots programs. She works closely with policymakers in Congress and the Administration to speak out on behalf of the self-employed community.

Gene Fairbrother - Lead Business Consultant Gene Fairbrother is the lead small business consultant for the NASE and directs the activities of the NASE ShopTalk 800® program.	Keith Hall - National Tax Advisor Keith Hall is the primary consultant available to the self-employed and micro-business owners through the National Association of the Self-Employed’s TaxTalk service.

NASE in the News

Own a Small Business? Say Hello to Your New Best Friend: IRS Form 1099 (Huffington Post)
Found deep within the new health reform law is a little known provision that will increase tax regulation on all of America's businesses beginning in 2012. Who will be hardest hit? You got it...small business.
Senate Wakes Up and Pays Attention to Small Business (Huffington Post)
On the eve of expiration for a number of key small business tax deductions and with the Small Business Administration running out of funding for small business loans, the U.S. Senate finally wakes up and begins to pay attention to small business.
America's Self-Employed: Not So "Bunny" (Huffington Post)
The Administration talks a good game about supporting small businesses while quietly issuing backdoor rules and regulations that pull the rug out from under our entrepreneurs.
New Tax Changes For Self-Employed (CNN.com)
As the April 15 income tax filing deadline approaches, the top tax expert at the National Association for the Self-Employed offers his best advice for business people who work for themselves.
Bill Would Have Different Effects On Different People (USA TODAY)
House and Senate to begin negotiations next month. People who buy health coverage on their own — not through an employer — would face some of the biggest changes under the health care bills.

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Research & Statistics

Become a Media Contact

Through nation-wide surveys on topics such as health coverage and retirement security, the NASE ensures it has the pulse of micro-business. And through monthly online polls, the NASE tracks a snapshot of what members think on the hot topics of the day.

The NASE helps bridge the gap between small-business owners and the media. Share your personal experiences and bring about a positive change for the self-employed and micro-business owners.