Real Business:
Enabled 4 Enterprise (E4E), a new initiative aiming to break down the barriers preventing London’s 800,000 disabled people from starting their own businesses, was launched last week.
E4E was launched in conjunction with a new report called the Barriers and Opportunities Report, which noted that 57% of London’s 800,000 disabled people of working age are unemployed, owing to the fact that they struggle to find suitable working environments and face difficulties getting business advice that considers their specific needs.
E4E will help them overcome these hurdles through a series of workshops, accredited qualifications linked to an online learning programme and regular informal network meetings. The initiative will also equip business advisers and enterprise agencies to devise a range of strategies for clients who have sensory, physical, learning difficulties/disabilities and mental health issues.
Speaking at the launch was 47-year-old disabled entrepreneur Stephen Collins, whose parents were told he’d never be able to work or drive when he was born with cerebral palsy. Read full article.
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