Welcome to the 224th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. It’s Disability History Month, so on today’s episode, I am going to be talking about disabled entrepreneurship and its complexities due to the barriers society presents.

In today’s show

• Why I decided to make an episode on this topic. [01:28]
• Some statistics about disabled entrepreneurship [02:06]
• What do the terms “entrepreneurship and disability” mean. [03:50]
• How disabled entrepreneurs are affected in society. [10:20]
• What workplaces can do to help disabled entrepreneurs [12:37]

Quotes

• Disabled entrepreneurs have proven themselves to be innovators.
• 25% of small business owners are disabled or have a health condition.
• At its core, an entrepreneur can be defined as someone who starts their own business.
• Disabled entrepreneurs face severe funding difficulties.
• There’s a lack of focus on investment opportunities for disabled entrepreneurs.

Resources

• Business Without Barriers
• Disabled entrepreneurs face severe funding inequity resulting in £500 million in missed revenue in the UK.
• Check out Episode #16: Disability History Month: The Disability Movement
• Listen to Episode #21: How staff networks Shape the culture
• Check out Episode #88: Talking Sense for deaf Awareness
• Listen to Episode #119: Universal Design and why it’s so important
• Join my Mailing List and receive my free e-book here
• Check out my TEDx talk: The Connection between Culture, Race and Mental Health

Work with me

Have a look at my online work-life balance course on Thinkific. You can access it here: http://bit.ly/DMMHPONC

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