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Want to know how the proposed new law is playing with a shopkeeper on Main Street? Need statistics and trends, or a subject expert to round out your article? We can provide data you need and put you in touch with a micro-business expert to get their perspective on economic and business trends, as well as legislation affecting the self-employed.		Being an NASE Member has helped me feel a part of something, a part of others who share the love of entrepreneurship. My NASE Experience Kat Powers, The House of Kat Joined in 2008

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

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NASE Lauds Senate For Introducing Small Business Tax Extenders Act
The NASE’s recent call to Congress to heed the Self-Employed Agenda focusing on taxes was heard this week in the Senate. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Mary Landrieu (D-La.) introduced the Small Business Tax Extenders Act of 2012, which would continue some popular tax breaks for the self-employed and micro-businesses (10 or fewer employees) for an additional two years.
NASE Supports Bill To Cut Excessive Paperwork For Small Businesses
The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) announced its support today of a bill that would help decrease a potential paperwork nightmare for the self-employed and micro-businesses (10 or fewer employees).
NASE, Obama Administration Celebrate One-Year Anniversary Of Startup America Initiative
“Tax incentives for startups and for businesses that have recently purchased new equipment are certainly a start, but we are concerned that so few of the policies suggested actually apply to the largest segment of small businesses – the self-employed and micro-businesses. That key demographic makes up more than 78% of the nation’s small business population,” commented NASE President Kristie L. Arslan.
NASE To The White House And Congress: Don’t Forget The Self-Employed Agenda This Year
As the President prepares to deliver his annual State of the Union address and Members of Congress prepare their talking points in response, the 22 million Americans who are self-employed must not be forgotten in the back and forth over big policy changes.