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Small Business Tech Trends for 2021 and Forward

Small businesses have more opportunity than ever before in 2021, an unexpected positive outcome of the COVID pandemic, which forced all businesses to re-evaluate every aspect of their operations, or die. 80% of USA-based small business owners are not yet using newly-available technology to its full advantage, but we can confidently predict further adoption, when these business owners see how new tech trends are empowering small businesses to grow and thrive.

Jul 06, 2021

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How to Purchase a Home When You're Self Employed

Whether it&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nase.org/about-us/Nase_Blogs/self-made/2019/04/12/how-to-start-a-home-based-business-that-works">a home-based business</a>, an eCommerce operation, or a brick-and-mortar location, many of us have made the dream of being self-employed a reality. However, along with self-employment comes unique challenges that influence business growth as well as personal development.

Jul 06, 2021

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Attracting New Visitors to Your Website: Practical Tips

Your website is a place where your consumers will go to find out more information on your company. If you can increase the traffic to your site, you are likely to climb high up the search engine rankings which can do wonders for business exposure and increased revenue. Attracting new visitors to your website is not an easy process and it takes a lot of work to prove you are creditable. Here are a few practical tips that your business can use to help you attract new visitors to your site.

Jul 06, 2021

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NASE Applauds Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Reached by Administration and Congress

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-business community, today applauded both the Administration and Congress for their bipartisan deal reached on infrastructure.

Jun 23, 2021

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Sizzling Summer Savings for Your Small Business

Temperatures are soaring, and the heat is on for small businesses this summer. Looking for ways to cool off and cut costs? Get the most bang for your buck with these money-saving tips from NASE. ​1. Cut your tax bill One of the most effective ways of reducing the amount of money flowing out of your small business is by lowering your tax liability.

Jun 18, 2021

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Momentous Self-Employment

Dr. Lydia Hughes-Evans is the Founder & CEO of Pure Momentum Consulting, LLC located in El Cerrito, California. For the past 13 years, Pure Momentum Consulting has provided non-profit management and operations support. PMC’s core values are Integrity, Performance, and Results, and that’s what unites them as a team and allows them to help other organizations be successful.

Jun 18, 2021

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SBA Set to Launch Community Navigator Program

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is set to launch the Community Navigator Program later in June, the program is targeted towards minority-owned businesses and small businesses who found themselves unable to access the other programs offered by the SBA to support businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Community Navigator Pilot Program that will strengthen outreach to underserved businesses by partnering with organizations with deep roots in their communities.

Jun 18, 2021

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As Small Businesses Begin Slow Recovery from COVID-19, National Association Awards $12k in Growth Grants

With the small business community beginning the slow recovery from the devastating COVID pandemic, the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the nation&rsquo;s leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and micro-business community, announced today $12,000 in Growth Grants to three local Florida, Texas and New York businesses for the first quarter of 2021. Today&rsquo;s announcement also includes a partnership with DELL Small Business who generously has sponsored $4,000 for the January Growth Grant award.

Jun 14, 2021

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NASE Expresses Concern Over Measures Designed to Threaten the Advancement of the American Small Business Community

In response to recent anti-trust legislation introduced in Congress designed to reign in big tech companies, Keith Hall, president and CEO of the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the nation&rsquo;s leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and micro-business community, today expressed concern these &ldquo;potentially harmful measures will impact the ability for Americans of &lsquo;going it alone&rsquo; and &lsquo;being their own boss,&rsquo; by threatening solo entrepreneurs, startup companies, and small businesses from forming as they require and depend on tech platforms to not only open their new business, but also conduct activities on these tech platforms.&rdquo;

Jun 13, 2021

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Customer Engagement Online Strategies for Your Business

As a business selling products or services, your aim is to make your endeavors profitable. If only customers knew about your business the second you establish it and would immediately know the value you are giving. Alright, so you set up your website and offer quality. Still, the occasional customer purchasing one item and that too by accident will not do. There has to be a more conscious way of letting yourself be known to gradually more and more people. The good news is there certainly is. It is called customer engagement strategy, which is your strategic driver to business success. So, how does this work exactly:

May 28, 2021

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