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Entrepreneurship is an exciting opportunity for people with
disabilities to realize their full potential while becoming financially
self-supporting. Some of the benefits of self-employment or small business
ownership include working at home, control of your work schedule, and the
independence that comes from making your own decisions.
The Department of Labor's Office of Disability
Employment Policy (ODEP) provides information, counseling, and referrals
about self-employment and small business ownership opportunities for people
with disabilities through its Small
Business and Self-Employment Service. The service provides information
about developing a business concept, obtaining capital, creating a marketing
plan, and other business issues.
DOL Web Pages on This
Topic
Small Business and
Self-Employment Service
Provides information, counseling, and referrals
about self-employment and small business ownership opportunities for people
with disabilities.
Self-Employment
Profiles
Provides success stories of entrepreneurs with disabilities
whose businesses have proven to be profitable.
Getting Down to Business: A
Blueprint for Creating and Supporting Entrepreneurial Opportunities for
Individuals with Disabilities
Discusses the current status of small
business and self-employment opportunities for people with disabilities and
offers recommendations for addressing barriers to business ownership.
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