Self Employment

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
Kristie Arslan

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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Arthur Delaney

The Indignity Of A Layoff After Decades Of Hard Work

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Jobs Crisis, Seap, Washington Unemployment, Unemployment Older Workers, Food Service, Self-Employment Assistance Training Program, Catering, Linda Hall Spokane, Self-Employment, Breakdown, 99ers, Unemployment, Spokane Unemployment, Self-Employed, Spokane, Unemployment Insurance, Unemployment Crisis, Unemployment Benefits, Jobs Report, Job Crisis, Spokane Club, Business News

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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Gazelles and Entrepreneurs: A to M as Fast as You Can!

Kathy Kemper | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Small Business Technology, Etsy, Self Employment, Starting a Business, Home Business, Business Technology, Start-Ups, Technology News
Kathy Kemper

For entrepreneurs, in particular, technology has been a game-changer, dramatically lowering the cost of starting a business -- from establishing a supply chain to advertising to building a customer base.

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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
Ash Cash

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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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
Ash Cash

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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Should You Burn Your Business Plan?

Frank Farwell | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Self-Employment, Women Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, Financing a Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Working for Yourself, Business Plans, Starting a Business, Venture Capital, Bank Loans, Small Business America, Small Business News
Frank Farwell

Burn it in the fireplace, recycle it with this week's trash, or deep-six it in the back of a storage closet. You'll probably be doing yourself a favor. Let me explain why.

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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
Kristie Arslan

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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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
Kristie Arslan

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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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
Kristie Arslan

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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Payroll Tax Cut Extension Will Support Small Business Growth

Kristie Arslan | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: American Jobs Act, Entrepreneurship, Small Business Owners, Self Employment, Payroll Tax Cut, Payroll Tax Small Business, Business News
Kristie Arslan

For the nation's over 22 million self-employed business owners, extending the payroll tax cut to employers is a big deal because they pay both the employee and employer portions of the FICA contribution.

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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
Kristie Arslan

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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September 11 Anniversary: A Chance for Main Street to Reflect and Take Economic Action

Don McNay | Posted 11.02.2011

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Don McNay

Until Washington gets the courage to trust the American people to handle hard and sobering decisions -- and develops a plan of action that does not favor one interest group over another -- real economic solutions are not going to come from Washington.

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States Should Follow Massachusetts' Lead

Fred Silberberg | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Self-Employment, Personal Responsibility, Alimony, California Alimony Awards, Cohabitation, Divorce, Job Rehabilitation, Family Law, Employment, Massachusetts Alimony Reform Bill, Spousal Support, Maintenance Payments, Rehabilitative Spousal Support, Texas Alimony, Divorce News
Fred Silberberg

It seems that of late, Massachusetts is the state that leads the rest of the country when it comes to family law issues.

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Career Options for Creatives (Finding a Job)

Karen Atkinson | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Negotiation, Job Search, Graphic Design, Nonprofit, Art Job, Working Artist, Job Hunting, Professional, Interview, Organization, Forprofit, Job Skills, Interviews, Art, Finding a Job, Self Employment, Career, Hybrid Career, Occupation, Internship, Salary, Job, Volunteer, Presenting Yourself, Job Resources, Artist, Goals, Creative, Style News
Karen Atkinson

Many artists hold down a number of jobs in their life. The key is to find a job that allows you to keep making your work and that is satisfying or at least challenging.

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Janet Oberndorfer Trying To Stay Afloat In Recession

Huffington Post | Damiano Beltrami | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Self-Employment, Financial Crisis, Janet Obendorfer, Self-Employed, Economic Recession, Recession, Economic Crisis, Video, New York News

As Janet Oberndorfer put it, she will have to work "right into the mortuary." At 69, she is still living the freelance life, hustling for clients. Bu...

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More Students Desire Self-Employment, Temple Survey Finds

Inside Higher Ed | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Self-Employment, Students Self-Employment, The Northeast, College Students Career Prospects, Temple Survey, Temple Students Self-Employment, Students Careers, Temple University, College News

Temple University officials noticed something a little out of the ordinary when they looked at the results of the post-graduation survey of 2009's und...

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Unemployment Makes Self-Employed a Necessity, Not a Dream

Grant Cardone | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Self-Employment, Sales, Unemployment, New Economy, Boss, Seo, Employment, Selling, NY Times Best Seller, Multi Level Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Grant Cardone, Sales Tips, Business News
Grant Cardone

It is said that necessity is the mother of invention, and while the self-employment is not for everyone, neither is unemployment. I know because I faced the same situation many years ago.

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Reset: Jobs and What We Need to Do Now

John Hope Bryant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Self-Employment, Small Business, Jobs Crisis, Love-Leadership-the-New-Way-to-Lead-in-a-Fear-Based-World, Financial Literacy, John Hope Bryant, Entrepeneurship, Jobs, Operation Hope, Global Economic Crisis, Business News
John Hope Bryant

This is not a recession; it's a reset, and corporate jobs are not going to save us, in part because they're not coming back anytime soon

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5 Ways To Feel More Legitimate As A Writer

Delia Lloyd | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Self-Employment, Working From Home, Self-Employed, Getting Paid to Write, Freelancing, Writer's Life, Writing, Freelance Writing, Titles, Legitimacy, Careers, Healthy Living News
Delia Lloyd

Feeling legitimate can be a tricky thing in the work world, especially for writers, freelancers, and - in many professions - women.

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Let's Go Fly A Kite!

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Attorneys, Self-Employment, Small Business, Work-Life Balance, Business, Recession, Relaxation, Pursuit of Happiness, Saving Money, Happiness Tips, Happiness, Recession Fears, Financial Crisis, Contentment, Healthy Living News
Lita Smith-Mines

The kite-flying cavorting couple on the beach were light-years ahead of me in realizing that aspiration and achievement are not always the same thing.

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Are You Cut Out To Be Self Employed?

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don McNay

Before a person decides on self employment, they need to figure out how important five o' clock is in their lives.

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What is Work? Baking Your Cupcake and Selling It, Too

Sharon Glassman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Success, Self-Employment, Small Business, Cupcakes, Food Network, Graphic Design, Couples in Business, Julia Child, Baking, Boulder, Entrepreneurship, T-Shirt, Colorado, Happiness, Tee & Cakes, Homer Simpson, Beer, Budweiser, Style News
Sharon Glassman

Running a business is not a fairytale. And fun is the exception to the rule, even when your bricks and mortar are chocolate and visual cute.

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Small Good News: Tenacity on Wheels

Karen Stabiner | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Self-Employment, Economic Recovery, Entrepreneurship, Los Angeles, Recession, New York, Food Trucks, The Balanced Life, Healthy Living News
Karen Stabiner

We may be in for a rebirth of the Carmel/Ann Arbor spirit, on both sides of the cash register. Scrappy people seem to be turning up everywhere, figuring out how to work even though their previous rug has been pulled out from under them.

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My Story: Working to Reform the Health Care System

Nancy Jacobsen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Cancer Survivors, Health Insurance, Self Employment, Unemployment, Obama Health Care, Health Care, Service, Health, The Giving Life, National Day of Service, Healthy Living News
Nancy Jacobsen

President Obama's proposed Health Insurance Exchange is an inclusive solution. It probably isn't "the answer" to all of our health care problems, but it is a start.

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