global opportunities for entrepreneurs with disabilities
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Presentation for US Business Leadership Network conference on building & expanding a Global Network of successful or new start up businesses run by entrepreneurs with disabilities.TRANSCRIPT
Global Opportunitiesfor Entrepreneurswith Disabilities
US BLN ConferenceSeptember 21, 2010
Rob CrawfordCEO
Life Development InstituteGlendale, AZ
We had an idea…
A forgivable reactionto taking on this kind of risk would be to ask…
Areyou
!!??
Areyou
* Acceptable substitute: You are*
!!??
The Hummingbird Logo
Who are the peoplebehind theGlobal Network?
What can the Network do to help develop successful businessesrun by people with disabilities?
How do weget the wordout?
How do weget the wordout?
I’m thinkinnew technology
Starting to light up the world
John LittleFounder & Principal
Sydney, Australia
It's not that we didn’t take risks....
or that we started out with nothing...
Our motivation was not the same as others who have succeeded in business...
Our motivation comes from a different place...
Photo courtesy of Leonard Cheshire International
For different reasons.....
Photo courtesy of Global Network for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities
For different reasons....
Photo courtesy of global Network for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities
Fordifferent reasons....
We are looking ahead and for others
Debra RuhCEO & FounderRockville, MD
Global emergency needing
-collective -urgent
-attention
ICT Accessibility gap and EwD
Top 3 Global Opportunitiesfor Entrepreneurs with Disabilitiesto set up new businesses
#1 Staffing for PwD
#2 Technology Services
#3 B2B, NGO & Governmentconsulting services
Website: www.entrepreneurswithdisabilities.orgTwitter: http://twitter.com/GlobalEWDContact: John Little or Rob Crawford- [email protected]
All photos courtesy of Microsoft clip art except where noted