Self Employed

A Graceful Exit: How to Retire Happily

David Geller | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Retirement Age, How to Retire, Morton-Salt, Family Business, Baby Boomers, Social Security, Self-Employed, Retirement Anxiety, 401k), Retirement Advice, Boomer Retirement, Fifty News

There are three keys to happiness for everyone -- regardless of wealth or social standing

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Mr. President, Focus on the 'Baffle Rule,' not the 'Buffett Rule'

Kristie Arslan | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Self-Employment, Taxes, Obama Buffett Rule, Self-Employed, National Association for the Self-Employed, Economy, Tax Day, Home Office, Jobs, Warren Buffett, Kristie Arslan, Baffle Rule, Barack Obama, Tax Deductions, Buffett Rule, Business News

Tax credits don't work to encourage behavior if Americans can't understand them, so let's get Congress and the president to enact the "Baffle Rule" this year, so that our taxes for next year are friendlier and less baffling to the self-employed and small businesses.

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How To Make A Living Working From Home

| Posted 04.06.2012

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By Luke Dempsey for Bookish Friday sees the release of the much-awaited U.S. Department of Labor’s March employment figures, but for many “new ...

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Why Independent Employment Is Killing the Nine to Five Job

Leah Busque | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Underemployed, 9 to 5, Unemployed, Great Recession, Unemployment, Entrepreneurship, Self-Employed, Independent Employment, Small Business, Small Business America, Small Business News

The term "nine-to-five" has long symbolized a kind of drudgery that sucks up our lives and eclipses our identities, but it wasn't until the Great Recession that the pejorative phrase was crowned with an entirely new distinction: old-fashioned.

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The Self-Employed Revolution

The Huffington Post | Steve Strauss | Posted 03.26.2012

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What do you do if you have been out of work for 99 weeks, your unemployment is running out and you have no prospects? What do you do if you are a 30-s...

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The Indignity Of A Layoff After Decades Of Hard Work

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 03.24.2012

Linda Hall of Spokane, Wash. has worked hard all her life but hasn't earned any respect from the labor market. Laid off for the first time at age 62, ...

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Main Street or Wall Street? Why Not Both?

Kristie Arslan | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Main Street, Small Business, Kristie Arslan, Corporate Tax Reform, Wall Street, Self-Employed, Nase, Small Business America, Small Business News

If we're going to talk about tax reform, we need to be talking about reform across the board, not just for those who seem to command the most attention and action from Congress and the White House.

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2012 Tax Tips: 6 Ways to Keep More Money in Your Pocket!

Ash Cash | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Financial Advisers, Money, Bv-Money, Tax Season, Taxes, Black Voices News, Self-Employment, Bv-Life, Self-Employed, Black Voices News

If you are like most Americans, you are most likely looking forward to receiving your tax refund check, so that you can pay down some debt, take a vacation, or buy something really nice. Here are some tips that will help you maximize your 2012 tax refund.

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State of the Union: A "Level Playing Field" Must Include the Self-Employed Agenda

Kristie Arslan | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Kristie Arslan, Self-Employed, National Association for the Self-Employed, Taxes, State of the Union, Small Business America, Congress, Small Business, Sotu, Obama, Small Business News

If the President and Congress are really serious about ensuring a fair tax code, they'll take action on the tax and other policy changes that level the playing field for the foundation of the American economy: the self-employed.

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Self-Employment and the Tax Man: 6 Ways to Keep Yourself Out of Trouble

Ash Cash | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Taxes, Self-Employment, Tax Season, Financial Advisers, Self-Employed, Bv-Life, Money, Bv-Money, Black Voices News

Whether you work 9-5 and have a side hustle or you are a full-blown entrepreneur, the following are tips that every self-employed person needs in order to keep themselves out of trouble with our dear old Uncle Sam.

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Small Business Planning During an Uncertain Economy

Kristie Arslan | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Taxes, Small Business, Congress, Business, Self-Employed, National Association for the Self-Employed, Payroll Tax Cut, Economy, Business News

The self-employed and small-business owners of America encourage Congress to extend the payroll tax cuts for an entire year so there's one less thing we have to accommodate for in our plans for success.

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Entrepreneurs' Memoirs: A Gold Mine of Information for Self-Employed Wannabes

Frank Farwell | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Business Education, Mentors, Entrepreneurs, Selling a Business, Self-Employed, Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship, Starting a Business, Working for Yourself, Small Business, Small Business America, Small Business News

Entrepreneurial memoirs are a treasure chest of information and entertainment and fit the bill perfectly for all the work-for-yourself wannabes on your holiday list

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Extending the Payroll Tax Cuts Into 2012

Kristie Arslan | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Taxes, Self-Employment, Small Business, Self-Employed, National Association for the Self-Employed, Economy, Business Owners, Tax Cuts, Congress, Micro-Business, Business, Entrepreneurship, Business News

As 2011 comes to a close, so does the payroll tax cut for millions of Americans. If Congress does not come to an agreement, we'll start out 2012 by paying higher taxes.

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M.B.A., But No Job? It's Time to Become an Entrepreneur

Frank Farwell | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Inc. 500, Selling a Business, Self-Employed, Entrepreneurship, Business Startups, Small Business America, Startups Recession, Small Business, Startup, Startups, Economic Recovery, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs in Recession, Recession, Small Business News

Today's stark economy negates the working-for-yourself honeymoon and forces rookie entrepreneurs to pay absolute attention from day one. That's why today's entrepreneurs may have a leg up on us old-timers.

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Reducing the National Debt While Keeping Small Businesses Top of Mind

Kristie Arslan | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Self-Employment, Small Business, Unemployment, National Debt, Self-Employed, National Association for the Self-Employed, Debt Reduction, Finance, Economy, Jobs, Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, Small Business America, Business News

It is our hope that the super committee will be able to come to a consensus that will alleviate the national debt and work in the favor of one of America's largest economic strongholds -- small businesses.

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Establishing Credibility as a New Business

Andrea Sittig-Rolf | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Small Business America, Small Business, New Business, Self-Employed, Entrepreneurship, Starting a Business, Business News

Being self-employed can be rewarding, but it's often challenging when you're starting out. To get a new business off the ground, you need customers, but customers aren't easily willing to put their trust in a newbie. It's a catch-22 -- and nobody wants to be the guinea pig.

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Dacula, GA: Local Businessman Working To Keep His Dream Alive

dacula.patch.com | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Dracula-Ga, Georgia, Dispatches: The Changing American Dream, Self-Employed, Local Business, Home News

"Living the American dream to me is trying to make my own way, trying to make my own business ..."...

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Refined Tax Code Will Stimulate Entrepreneurship

Kristie Arslan | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Taxes, Self-Employment, Tax Code, Small Business, Self-Employed, Tax, National Association for the Self-Employed, Health Insurance, Entrepreneurs, Business, Business News

A corporation is able to write off its employees' health insurance, lowering its taxable income. Self-employed business owners, on the other hand, must pay for health insurance with post-tax dollars.

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The DIY Approach to Job Creation

Kristie Arslan | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Jobs, Small Business, Self-Employed, Debt Ceiling, Government Shutdown, Economy, President Obama, Small Business News

Putting people back to work does not necessarily mean giving a corporation an incentive to hire. In fact, the best job for some of the nine million unemployed could be one they create for themselves: self-employment.

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Innovation Plus Job Creation = National Self-Employment Initiative

Kristie Arslan | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Self-Employment, Small Business, Self-Employed, Economy, Tax Code, President Obama, Small Business News

Washington is awash in rhetoric about the importance of America's small businesses as engines of economic recovery, but there is little to no action coming out of the policy arena to help these businesses actually fuel economic growth.

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Are You Cut Out to Own Your Own Business?

Don McNay | Posted 11.15.2011

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Most people want a regular work routine. Their lives are based on forty-hour work weeks and steady paychecks. When people tell me they want to start their own business, I ask them whether they can really live without regular income.

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Ten Lessons from Ten Years of the Self-Employed Life

Mark Silver | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Home Office, Small Business, Self-Employed, Entrepreneur, Mark Silver, Work From Home, Productivity, Small Business America, Business News

It took me quite awhile to get into the groove of working from home productively. At this point, I can't imagine leaving the house for fifty hours a week to go work somewhere else.

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Are You Ready to Jump Into the World of Self-Employment?

Don McNay | Posted 10.10.2011

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If Americans like the idea of self-employment and know it presents the greatest opportunity for growth, what is stopping some of them from taking the plunge?

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Making It in the World of Self-Employment

Don McNay | Posted 09.23.2011

Read More: Tips for Small Business, Small Business Tips, Small Business Networking, Business Strategy, Running a Business, Self Employed, Small Business Advice, Small Business America, Business News

Being self-employed is good for people who need, or want, to work outside the nine-to-five world, even if it's temporary. Self-employment is not often about financing a start-up company and making the INC 500. It is often about making a living at something you enjoy.

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Amy Winehouse's Death: A Wake Up Call for Small Business Owners

Tricia Fox | Posted 09.23.2011

Read More: Self Employed Risks, Self Employed, Self-Employed, Self Employed Business, Business News

Whether you are a pop star, a plumber or a business consultant, the same rules still apply: you are the product. And if that's the case, you are going to need to take really good care for yourself if you want your business to succeed.

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