As a self-employed entrepreneur, you feel as though the weight of the world is on your shoulders. You wear all the hats: business owner, boss, human resources, marketing and product development.
The slightest legal misstep has the potential to set your small business back. Tread carefully and you’ll operate within the confines of the law.
These are the top legal mistakes to dodge when starting a business.
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Jun 27, 2025
In May 2025, the U.S. House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—a sweeping $3.8 trillion budget reconciliation measure designed to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, restructure Medicaid and SNAP, and roll back Biden-era clean-energy incentives. The bill also included increased military funding, a raised debt ceiling, tip income deductions, and a $40,000 cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions.
As the small business community experiences historic, record-setting growth for over the third consecutive year, Keith Hall, president and CEO of the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) — the nation’s leading advocate for the self-employed and micro-businesses — celebrated this momentum by spotlighting the tools and resources NASE provides to support both new and existing small business owners.
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Jun 25, 2025
The complexity of today’s business world, coupled with personal responsibilities, can create arrays of challenges for both startup and established entrepreneurs. Many self-employed business owners, especially those in highly competitive industries, admit that they are overwhelmed by their daily tasks. Sadly, they can’t slow down. Technology is advancing, trends are changing, and competition is becoming fiercer. To this end, business owners must make extra effort to ensure they are not left behind. Fortunately, many tools and apps can support the self-employed business owner and help streamline complicated processes, reducing the stress associated with growing a business, and increasing efficiency.
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May 29, 2025
Angelika Paul is a website designer and the Co-Founder of KiwiMotif Website Design and Maintenance located in Stoneham, Massachusetts. KiwiMotif is a boutique website design and maintenance company that officially launched in 2018. However, the inspiration began in 2012 during a community effort to rebuild a local playground. While fundraising, Angelika met many small business owners who shared the same frustration: outdated, hard-to-manage websites. What started as small website fixes turned into a full-fledged business helping small businesses shine online with modern, secure, and worry-free websites.
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May 29, 2025
On May 2, 2025, the Trump Administration released its 2026 Budget Request. As a reminder, this is a budget request. The House and Senate, which are under Republican control, will be responsible for advancing government funding through the appropriations process.
As America celebrates the millions of new and existing small businesses around the country this National Small Business Week from May 4 to May 10, 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, today offers critical advice to those wishing to join the community.
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May 05, 2025
For small business owners and entrepreneurs, setting goals for the coming year is a challenging but essential step toward success. A structured plan, with clearly defined goals, provides direction and focus, giving you a timeframe to accomplish objectives and measure progress.
The hardest part? Making your goals realistic. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed, especially when you’re dealing with the day-to-day demands of running a business. But with the right strategies and tools, the process can be both efficient and rewarding.
So, let’s take a look at how to identify realistic goals and use proven strategies to provide the groundwork for sustained success.
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Apr 30, 2025
Caprice Rezendes is a NASE member from Corpus Christi, Texas and is the Owner of Black Cat Books. Caprice purchased an existing bookstore from the original founder before he had to close the store down. As an avid reader, she always wanted to own a bookstore or thrift store and saw this as a chance to be able to try and realize that dream.
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Apr 30, 2025
Tariffs have once again taken center stage in the policy landscape—and they’re bringing significant uncertainty for business owners. Since the start of his second term, President Trump has announced a sweeping set of new tariffs on U.S. trading partners, including a baseline 10% tariff on most imports and steeper tariffs on countries with trade surpluses, most notably China.