Helps small businesses understand their legal requirements, and locate government services supporting the nation's small business community.
Discuss, share and get insight from your fellow business owners as well as industry and government experts. Find the information you need to start, grow and run a business.
Fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy on entrepreneurship and people with disabilities, the benefits of entrepreneurship and links to helpful resources.
List of federal government resources that provide assistance to small business owners and entrepreneurs.
Centralized source for federal loan information.
People with disabilities who want to start a business can find assistance and support from a number of different local agencies. This fact sheet lists some of the many resources that are available across the country that can help you become self-employed or start a small business. This information can be downloaded in Word format.
Business.gov provides resources for starting up a home based business, including tax, marketing and franchise information.
A nonprofit association that provides information, counseling and mentoring free of charge to entrepreneurs starting a small business. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
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.
SBDCs provide assistance to current and prospective small business owners. The local centers offer information to meet the needs of small businesses, including counseling, technical assistance and training in areas related to business start up, operations and management. Self-Employment Q & A can be downloaded in Word format.
This fact sheet from the Job Accommodations Network provides information about careers in the arts, and how self-employment can be a good, profitable career choice for many people with disabilities. This link opens a Word Document.
Online seminar discusses critical factors in considering business feasibility, developing financial resources, basic business plan development and the identification of and access to community small business resources.
Guide for small businesses offers answers to common questions regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Find your local SBA office here.
Click on your state from the map on the page to find contact information for your local SBDC. SBDCs offer one-stop assistance and resources to help people start and grow small businesses.
Online training courses from the U.S. Small Business Administration designed to assist entrepreneurs and other students of enterprise.
Information from the U.S. Small Business Administration on starting a business, including how to write a business plan, a checklist for starting a business and financial information.
Information on self-employment as an option for people with disabilities living in rural areas.
Information about how state vocational rehabilitation agencies can help people with disabilities become self-employed.
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