Factsheets

START-UP / USA Self-Employment Q and A: Braiding and Blending Funding for Business Start-Up

Self-Employment Q and A: Assistance not Assessment: Getting at the Heart of Small Business Feasibility

Self-Employment Q and A: Small Business Development Centers

Self-Employment Q & A: An Analysis of Self-Employment Outcomes within the Vocational Rehabilitation System

Self-Employment Q & A: Low Cost/No Cost Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses

Self-Employment Q and A: Selecting a Business Structure

Self-Employment Q and A: Information on Entrepreneurship for Youth with Disabilities

Self-Employment Q and A: Discovery

Self-Employment Q and A: Frequently Asked Questions from Families

Medicaid Home and Community Based Services

Disabled Veterans and Self-Employment

Community Resources

Successful Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Speak Out

Accessing VR Services

Develop a Business Plan

Self-Employment

Case Studies

wUG LAKU’S STUDIO & gARAGE

Start-Up/Florida Student Turns Passion for Art Into a Vocation

Joe's Story As Told by His Parents to START-UP/USA

Small Wonders Yorkie Kennels, Delta Junction, Alaska - Jacquelyn Wilder

START-UP/Florida Shares Leila's Story

Admiralty Westside Lodge - William (Bill) Brent

START-UP/NY Case Study: The Real Estate Society

START-UP/Florida Case Study: Monllor Rods, LLC

Links

Small Business Resource Links

Resources » State Policies » Arizona

State Plan For The State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program And State Plan Supplement For The State Supported Employment Services

http://www.de.state.az.us/rsa/pdf/2005amendmentsvrplan.pdf

Page 20, letter m: technical assistance and other consultation services to conduct market analyses, develop business plans, and otherwise provide resources, to the extent such resources are authorized to be provided under the statewide workforce investment system, to eligible individuals who are pursuing self-employment or telecommuting or establishing a small business operation as an employment outcome;

Policy Summary (Or FAQ)

http://www.de.state.az.us/rsa/pdf/PolicySummary(FAQ).pdf

Page 54:  CAN THE VR PROGRAM HELP ME TO BECOME SELF EMPLOYED?
Maybe!  Self employment is a big step and is not for everyone. If this appears to be a possibility, the VR counselor is required to:

• Thoroughly investigate this idea with you,
• Involve others who are able to help you evaluate your chances for success,
• Provide you with assessments, and training if necessary, in the type of work you plan to pursue
• Provide you with training on how to be self-employed and what the requirements and responsibilities of being self-employed are,
• Work with you to develop very specific plans on how use your skills and abilities in a self-employment setting,
• Direct you to those who can help you to apply for loans and grants,
• Write an Individualized Plan for Employment that lists what VR will provide to help prepare you for work and the development of a business plan (the IPE may also list the types of services that may be available through VR to support a viable self employment business plan if such is developed and approved), and
• Obtain review and approval for support of a Business Plan from a Business Advisory Committee.