Online Seminar
Family Support of Self-Employment
By Melissa Clark & Johnelle Howanach
Melissa Clark, who has fetal alcohol syndrome, was adopted in 1982 at the age of 6 by Sister Johnelle Howanich. In this presentation, Lissie presents her story and how she overcomes the challenges and struggles in her life. Lissie and Sister Johnelle have franchised a gourmet pet biscuit business called "Lissie's Luv Yums."
Factsheet
Self-Employment Q and A: Discovery
Traditionally, determining employer needs and then finding a person with a disability to fill the job was common practice. Today, using a customized employment (CE) framework, an individual’s talents and desires are considered first. Then suitable employment is negotiated that matches the person's skills, contributions, and interests. This customized approach to assisting an individual with a disability in finding a job also applies to starting a business. In other words, the person's talents desires, and interests are considered first, and the business idea follows. The process for determining the person's talents, desires, and interests is called "Discovery". This Q and A will answer some basic questions about how to use Discovery when assisting an individual in becoming self-employed.
Bill Wersell
Small Business Development Centers
Listen to an Interview with Bill Wersell, Regional Director, for the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in Northwestern OH. The SBDC is a national program funded by the Small Business Administration and by a state's department of development and usually also by the host company or organization that houses the SBDC office.
Listen to this interview about SBDC's free services
Start Up News
The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) offers small business management and leadership training to any veteran with service connected disabilities. This intense training experience is based upon Syracuse University’s nationally ranked entrepreneurial curriculum and is free to qualified veterans. Explore the website to find out more information about EBV, how to apply, and answers to frequently asked questions.
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Administration Launches EconomicRecovery.gov as a Resource for the American People
WASHINGTON —The U.S. Department of Commerce today launched an interagency Web site, EconomicRecovery.gov, designed to help get us on the road to economic recovery. The Web site will be a resource for the latest information about important economic issues, and what the U.S. Government is doing to strengthen the economy and restore prosperity.
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