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Global Opportunities for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities US BLN Conference September 21, 2010

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Presentation for US Business Leadership Network conference on building & expanding a Global Network of successful or new start up businesses run by entrepreneurs with disabilities.

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Global Opportunitiesfor Entrepreneurswith Disabilities

US BLN ConferenceSeptember 21, 2010

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Rob CrawfordCEO

Life Development InstituteGlendale, AZ

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We had an idea…

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A forgivable reactionto taking on this kind of risk would be to ask…

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Areyou

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Areyou

* Acceptable substitute: You are*

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The Hummingbird Logo

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Who are the peoplebehind theGlobal Network?

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What can the Network do to help develop successful businessesrun by people with disabilities?

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How do weget the wordout?

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How do weget the wordout?

I’m thinkinnew technology

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Starting to light up the world

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John LittleFounder & Principal

Sydney, Australia

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It's not that we didn’t take risks....

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or that we started out with nothing...

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Our motivation was not the same as others who have succeeded in business...

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Our motivation comes from a different place...

Photo courtesy of Leonard Cheshire International

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For different reasons.....

Photo courtesy of Global Network for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities

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For different reasons....

Photo courtesy of global Network for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities

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Fordifferent reasons....

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We are looking ahead and for others

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Debra RuhCEO & FounderRockville, MD

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Global emergency needing

-collective -urgent

-attention

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ICT Accessibility gap and EwD

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Top 3 Global Opportunitiesfor Entrepreneurs with Disabilitiesto set up new businesses

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#1 Staffing for PwD

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#2 Technology Services

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#3 B2B, NGO & Governmentconsulting services

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Website: www.entrepreneurswithdisabilities.orgTwitter: http://twitter.com/GlobalEWDContact: John Little or Rob Crawford- [email protected]

All photos courtesy of Microsoft clip art except where noted