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Global Opportunities for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities US BLN Conference September 21, 2010
Rob Crawford CEO Life Development Institute Glendale, AZ
We had an ideaā€¦
A forgivable reaction to taking on this  kind of risk  would be to askā€¦
Are you !!??
Are you !!?? * Acceptable substitute: You are*
The Hummingbird Logo
Who are the  people behind the Global Network?
What can the Network  do to help develop  successful businesses run by people with disabilities?
How do we get the word out?
Iā€™m thinkin new technology How do we get the word out?
Starting to light up the world
John Little Founder & Principal Sydney, Australia
It's not that we  didnā€™t take risks....
or that we started out with nothing...
Our motivation was not the same as others  who have succeeded in business...
Our motivation  comes from  a different place... Photo courtesy of Leonard Cheshire International
For different  reasons..... Photo courtesy of Global Network for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities
For  different  reasons.... Photo courtesy of global Network for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities
For different  reasons....
We are looking ahead and for others
Debra Ruh CEO & Founder Rockville, MD
Global emergency needing  -collective  -urgent  -attention
ICT Accessibility gap and EwD
Top 3 Global Opportunities for Entrepreneurs  with Disabilities to set up new businesses
#1 Staffing for PwD
#2 Technology Services
#3 B2B, NGO & Government consulting services
Website: www.entrepreneurswithdisabilities.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/GlobalEWD Contact: John Little or Rob Crawford- info@gned.org All photos courtesy of Microsoft clip art except where noted

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