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Resource Centre for People with DisabilitiesExploring Self Employment Opportunities for People With Disabilities - A Self Assessment Workbook Course The workbook provides a self-assessment tool to assist people with disabilities who are thinking about starting their own business, either full-time or part-time, and want to know whether this is the right time and opportunity for them. The workbook is intended to lead prospective small-business people and entrepreneurs in a logical and sequential way through the stages involved in assessing their potential for self-employment as an employment option. There are two Sections; Section One is the “first step”, or a more personal assessment. Section Two delves deeper into the development of the business idea. The workbook is designed to:
The purpose of Section One of the workbook is to help an individual assess the suitability of self-employment, and how her/his background and experience supports the business idea. Section Two goes further into the assessment of the business idea, to include market research and financial forecasts. Each Section has tools/templates to assist in the assessment. The workbook course is free. To join the course, you need a user account. To register, click here. Complete and submit the registration to set up your user name and password.
This guide is supplemental to the Exploring Self Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities - A Self Assessment Workbook Course. Most people give some thought to owning and managing their own business at some point in their lives. Starting a new business is risky at the best of times, but your chances of succeeding will be better if you first spend time evaluating your personal situation and circumstances; and, then taking that information and applying it to the step-by-step business plan development included in this guide. People with disabilities who choose to pursue self-employment further, may want to connect with local Business Development Organizations or Disability Organizations, if they haven’t done so prior to reaching this stage. These organizations can be very helpful in guiding the individual through the development process, and may have programs and services that connect them to other entrepreneurs with disabilities in their community who can act as a mentor or role model.
Click here to download a copy of the Business Plan Development.
Exploring Self Employment Online is an online small business development tool developed by Social & Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI) for people who are planning or in the process of starting their own business. This guide is designed to help you make the most of online resources, and save precious time in researching and implementing your business idea. It provides links to many Internet sites that you can explore on your own. It is an excellent overall resource for people participating in the Exploring Self Employment Opportunities for People With Disabilities - A Self Assessment Workbook Course. And, those unfamiliar with online research techniques will find the section "Improve Your Online Searches" and "Find Demographic Information For Market Research" in Module 2: Market Research especially useful. Topics include:
This resource provides a brief description of the activities and services, and contact information for nine national disability organizations. To download the National Disability Organizations List, click here.
This resource provides a brief description of types of national business development organizations and associations and contact information.
To download the National Business Development Organizations List, click here.
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