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Available Webcasts on Self-Employment

Business Formation and Growth

• Griffin-Hammis Associates, LLC:Provider of a broad array of services that focus on helping the disabled form their own businesses.
• The Disney National Entrepreneur Center

Florida Disability Resources

• Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, Inc.
• Agency for Persons with Disabilities: The Florida Blue Ribbon Task Force on Inclusive Living Transition, & Employment of Persons with Developmental Disabilities.
  
  

  • General Information on the Blue Ribbon Task Force
  • 2004 Final Report: Blue Ribbon Task Force
  • Blue Ribbon Task Force July 31, 2006 Implementation Plan Report
  • Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD) .
    CARD provides technical assistance and consultation services to parents and professionals (including teachers & pediatricians) concerning autism. Their services are free. They are the experts when it comes to assisting families and professionals with assisting folks on the autistic spectrum.
    http://card-usf.fmhi.usf.edu/ and http://card-usf.fmhi.usf.edu/cardpubs/Journey_Booklet.pdf
  • Family Café
  • Governor's Commission on Disabilities

Ticket to Work and other Benefit Information

• Ticket to Work Work Incentives Advisory Panel

Resources

Should you start a business?

• See the feasibility study in the MicroMarketing link below. The feasibility study includes many fantastic website links to view when considering to form a business.
• Choose, Launch, Grow. This document provides information on whether a severely-disabled person should be self employed. This document was prepared by Cary Griffin and David Hammis and is included on this page with their permission. For more information, visit their website at www.griffinhammis.com.
• Frequently Asked Questions About Self Employment. This document includes many questions that Griffin-Hammis Associates, LLC has received regarding self employment. The questions and answers include information about obtaining grant money to start a business. This document was prepared by Cary Griffin and David Hammis and is included on this page with their permission. For more information, visit their website at www.griffinhammis.com.

Funding

• The Able Trust Public and private grant-issuing foundation also known as the Florida Governor's Alliance for the Employment of Citizens with Disabilities. www.abletrust.org
• The Abilities Fund is committed to the economic advancement of people with disabilities, and devoted to the fullest expression of their entrepreneurial spirit in all its diversity, strength and boundless originality. Services are designed specifically for individuals with disabilities interested in business ownership and the organizations that serve them. www.abilitiesfund.org
• Griffin-Hammis Associates, LLC is a full service consultancy specializing in developing communities of economic cooperation. GHA addresses this mission by providing: High quality training and technical consultation, Project development and management services, and Inventive service delivery. www.griffinhammis.com

Marketing

• MicroMarketing: A Primer for Microenterprises. This document includes a marketing workbook and a feasibility study to help you determine whether you should turn your business idea into business. This document was prepared by Cary Griffin and David Hammis and is included on this page with their permission. For more information, visit their website at www.griffinhammis.com.

Social Security

• Social Security Consderations for Entrepreneurs with Developmental Disabilities. The document includes a list of websites where additional resources can be found regarding self employment for persons with disabilities. This document was prepared by Cary Griffin and David Hammis and is included on this page with their permission. For more information, visit their website at www.griffinhammis.com.

Check back frequently, we will be adding additional important resource links to this section.

 

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