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Advocate For Self-Employed Argues For Tax Deductions (Yahoo! Small Business Advisor)

Both presidential campaigns say they're best for small business, but Kristie Arslan says neither has backed up the claim with substantive plans. "They've never been specific on any of the priorities for the 21 million self-employed Americans," Arslan, president and CEO of the National Association for the Self Employed...

Aug 14, 2012

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Candidates Hitting Sour Notes With Lack Of Small Business Policy Details (Huffington Post)

Both presidential campaigns have been highlighting their opponent's singing abilities in negative ads lately, in an attempt to strike a dissonant chord with voters.

Aug 10, 2012

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Time To Equalize Tax Breaks For Charitable Giving? (Bloomberg Businessweek)

Under current tax rules, companies organized as S-corporations, partnerships, and sole proprietorships may get greater financial benefit from trashing unused inventory than by donating it to nonprofits, says Gene Fairbrother, small business consultant to the National Association for the Self-Employed.

Aug 06, 2012

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Want to Win The Competition For Customers?

For all micro-businesses, customer service and marketing no longer need to exist in separate silos: Given the high costs of finding new customers and consumers’ widespread use of digital media to both communicate with companies and spread tales of glee and woe, it’s time to make customer service a successful marketing strategy

Aug 03, 2012

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Ask The Experts: Business Legal Structure

Q: Can you recommend a partnership agreement that we should use and advise us about any other steps we should take in starting our new business?

Aug 03, 2012

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Member Spotlight: Construction Zone

Ellen Bruseau has been an NASE Member since 2008. She owns Handy Human LLC in Manassas, Va.

Aug 03, 2012

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Survey: Self-Employed Divided On Support For Health Care Law

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s final ruling on the Affordable Care Act, the self-employed are concerned about the impact it will have on their health care budgets when the law goes into full effect in 2014.

Aug 03, 2012

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Getting To Know The Health Reform Law, Part 3 - Affordability

This webinar looks at affordability and how you as a self-employed person will purchase health insurance starting in 2014.

Aug 02, 2012

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