Small Business Resources
Alternative Financing Technical Assistance Project
Find options for financing assistive technology through grants and loans sponsored by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA).
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Primer for Small Business
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) overview of the basic employment provisions of the ADA as they relate to employees and job applicants.
Association for Enterprise Opportunity
Association for Service Disabled Veterans
Business Incubators Fact Sheet
Business Leadership Network (BLN)
Business Tax Credits & Deductions for Employment of People with Disabilities
Chamber of Commerce for Individuals with DisAbilities
Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Responsible for ensuring that small businesses are treated fairly and have an opportunity to compete and be selected for a fair amount of HUD's prime and subcontracting opportunities.
Disability & Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs)
Links to regional centers that work closely with local business, disability, governmental, rehabilitation and other professional networks to provide Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) information and technical assistance relating to employment, public services, public accommodations and communications.
Disability & Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs)
Disability Employment 101 for Your Business
Brochure for small- and medium-sized businesses interested in increasing their hiring pool by recruiting well-qualified employees with disabilities. Document is in .pdf format. This brochure is also available in text form.
Disability Resources from the U.S. Department of Labor
Shortcuts to information and services the U.S. Department of Labor offers concerning disability issues.
Disabled Businesspersons Association
Employer Assistance & Recruiting Network (EARN)
General Services Administration (GSA) Assistance for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
Free service that facilitates the employment and retention of workers with disabilities by providing guidance on job accommodations, self-employment and small business opportunities and related subjects.
Native American Business Development Resources
New Freedom Initiative Small Business Workshops
Information about a series of workshops on Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is offering throughout the country to businesses with 15 to 100 employees.
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Resources for Small Business
Provides access to information, guidelines and training programs OSHA provides specifically to help small businesses find and fix hazards and prevent workplace injuries and illnesses.
Office of Small Business Programs
Information from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP).
Patriot Express Pilot Loan Initiative
Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)
START-UP/ USA - Self-Employment Technical Assistance, Resources & Training
Provides technical assistance, resources and training to individuals throughout the country who are interested in pursuing self-employment. Site offers a Web cast series in which successful entrepreneurs share their secrets for success and online seminars on topics including self-employment for individuals with disabilities.
Self-Employment, Telecommuting & Establishing a Small Business as Employment Outcomes
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
Provides information, counseling and mentoring free of charge to entrepreneurs starting a small business.
Small Business & Self-Employed One-Stop Resource
Information for small employers and entrepreneurs from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Small Business & Self-Employment Service
A service of the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy, the Small Business & Self-Employment Service provides information, counseling and referrals about self-employment and small business ownership opportunities for people with disabilities.
Small Business Administration (SBA) Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Information
Small Business Administration (SBA) Local Offices
Find your local SBA office and resources relevant to small businesses.
Small Business Administration (SBA) Microloan Program
Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Veterans Business Development
Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Women's Business Ownership
Promotes the growth of women-owned businesses through programs that address business training and technical assistance, and provide access to credit and capital, federal contracts and international trade opportunities.
Small Business Administration Veterans' Small Business Resources
Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)
Small Businesses & the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Small Employers & Reasonable Accommodation
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) fact sheet provides a brief, easy-to-read discussion of the obligation to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities, with an emphasis on issues relevant to small businesses.
Starting a Business Fact Sheet
State Economic Development Resources
Tax Forms for Small Businesses
U.S. Small Business Administration links to federal and state tax forms.
Contains information about the disabled access credit for small businesses and the tax deduction for businesses of any size that help offset some of the costs of improving accessibility for customers or employees with disabilities.
This program sponsored by the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) provides technical assistance to the 56 state and territory assistive technology programs as authorized under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998.
U.S. House Small Business Committee
Vocational Rehabilitation & Small Business Development Center Linkages
Vocational Rehabilitation State Offices
Links to state divisions and services that assist individuals with disabilities in securing gainful employment.
Women Entrepreneurs One-Stop Web Site
Working Partners for an Alcohol- & Drug-Free Workplace