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<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org</a> [<a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Kevan Worley (by way of David Andrews <<a href="mailto:dandrews@visi.com">dandrews@visi.com</a>>)<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 13, 2011 1:20 PM<BR><B>To:</B> <a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org">nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</a><BR><B>Subject:</B> [Nfbnet-members-list] Seeking Successful Blind Business Owners for BLAST Conference<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div></DIV></DIV>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;">Greetings Colleagues,<BR> <BR>Business Leadership and Superior Training (BLAST+) for blind entrepreneurs is quickly approaching. I need to find some successful blind owners of businesses to highlight at this training, networking and leadership development event. If you know of any of the following:<BR>1. Blind individuals who have recently had successful case closures because they became employed as a small business owner. That is to say, they opened their own business with or without rehab support… we need to know about them.<BR>2. If you are a successful blind business owner, I would like to hear from you. If you know of rehab counselors or employment specialist or agency self-employment specialists I would like to be in touch with them. We have a few all-expense paid trips to the BLAST+ conference available. The BLAST+ conference will spend significant time this year providing education and networking for those who are engaged in developing business ventures for the blind outside of the Randolph Sheppard program.<BR> <BR>BLAST+ will occur on September 21-24 at the Airport Marriott in Nashville, Tennessee. Additional information can be found at <A href="http://www.blindmerchants.org/" target=_blank>www.blindmerchants.org</A>. I look forward to hearing from any of my colleagues on this matter. Time is of an essence.<BR> <BR>Kevan Worley<BR>(1-866) 543-6808<BR>Extension 14<BR><a href="mailto:kevanworley@blindmerchants.org">kevanworley@blindmerchants.org</a><BR> <BR> <o:p></o:p></div></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></span></body></html>