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 the barriers for disabled entrepreneurs.
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In today’s show on the Barriers for Disabled Entrepreneurs
- Why I decided to make an episode on this topic. [01:28]
- Statistics on disabled entrepreneurship [02:06]
- Defining the terms entrepreneurship and disability. [03:50]
- How disabled entrepreneurs are affected by society. [10:20]
- What workplaces can do to create disabled entrepreneurs [12:37]
Quotes on the Barriers for Disabled Entrepreneurs
- Disabled entrepreneurs have proven themselves to be innovators.
- 25% of small business owners are disabled or have a health condition.
- Despite the barriers, disabled and neurodiverse business owners have proven themselves to be key innovators, as they are 28% more likely to create new products and services compared to non-disabled individuals.
- 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 to reduce the Barriers for Disabled Entrepreneurs
- Business Without Barriers
- Disabled entrepreneurs face severe funding inequity resulting in £500 million in missed revenue in the UK.
- Access2Funding Report
- The Disability Confident Scheme
- 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
- Episode #170: What is disability and intersectionality?
- Support from The Princes’ Trust on How to Start a Business.
- Join my Mailing List and receive my free e-book here
- Check out my TEDx talk: The Connection between Culture, Race and Mental Health
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