New Training Opportunities!

New (Free) Online Self-Employment Course for Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals

The Center on Self-Employment, Business Ownership and Telecommuting has developed a new online self-employment course, Core Self-Employment Concepts, that provides information and strategies for supporting each step in the self-employment path. This six-module course begins with a module on strategies for exploring the possibility of self-employment. The remaining modules cover the five steps of self-employment: Business Concept Development, Business Feasibility, Business Planning, Business Launch, and Maintain the Business. Designed specifically for VR professionals, this series will build your confidence in working with individuals pursuing self-employment and provide practical information, tools, and examples. Each module takes approximately one hour to complete (up to 6 CRCs available for the course). You are encouraged to complete all six modules but have the option to complete the ones you need the most.

Access the course:
https://centeronselfemployment.org/training/courses.cfm

Upcoming Webcast

Join us on July 25, 2023 for a webcast on Success Stories from Wyoming VR. This webcast will feature success stories from Wyoming. Inge Huband has been a business specialist for over 15 years. Hear how Inge has forged community relationships and taken creative approaches around funding and resources to support Wyoming VR customers to pursue self-employment and unleash their full potential.

Register for the Webcast:
https://centeronselfemployment.org/training/webcasts/

New Disability Owned Streaming Channel

Boston Media, LLC, in partnership with the National Disability Institute, launched Disability Owned , a free nationwide business TV channel on Roku's streaming platform targeted to U.S. business owners and entrepreneurs with disabilities. Disability Owned was created to provide business information, news and resources for aspiring entrepreneurs and the nearly two million business owners in the U.S. with disabilities.

Disability Owned features original TV shows, curated films, webinars, podcasts and profiles on disability owned businesses and their founders. Disability Owned also offers business management and educational videos from nonprofit, public and corporate media partners. Disability Owned is free to watch any time on the Roku streaming platform and the Disability Owned. The channel will also be available to watch for free in the near future on Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV streaming platform, along with iOS and Android mobile devices!