[nabs-l] Networking Business That All of Us Can Do!No Matter Our Disability!

[Peter Donahue]

Good afternoon again everyone,

    Here we are trying to promote independence and self-sufficiency for the 
blind and those attempting to do just that get slammed for sharing a way for 
those that choose to participate to achieve these goals. The very 
organization that is supposed to be promoting independence and self 
sufficiency among the blind is to thank for squelching such efforts 
undertaken by blind individuals and continuing to promote continued 
dependency on Governmental programs. This is very wrong!

    If getting involved in a networking business allows one to raise money 
to fund one's education they should be permitted to invite others to learn 
about it. With the increasing number of sighted students seeking to create 
multiple income sources blind students need to do the same. I have seen this 
happen on a number of NFB Lists including the Blind Entrepreneur's List and 
strongly urge NABS and our other affiliates to stop it!If raising awareness 
about becoming an entrepreneur, developing a business opportunity, and 
inviting others to do the same will mean that a blind student can persue the 
career of their choice without any involvement by a state VR agency they 
need to know that such opportunities are available to them. If building a 
network business would enable a blind student to fund training at an NFB 
Center they need to know how to do so. If having a large number of blind 
students involved in network marketing will mean substantial increases to 
the PAC Plan, increased funding for NABS, new NFB Scholarships, a decrease 
in the number of unemployed blind persons, the creation of a 24-hour 
broadcast service that carries information of interest to the blind that 
does not extract funds from other NFB activities and programs, there needs 
to be large numbers of blind entrepreneurs in our ranks building networking 
and other businesses. The time is now. Also let's not forget that some of us 
go to college to study Business Administration and other business-related 
courses. For these reasons a discussion of such opportunities is very 
appropriate for this and other employment-related NFB Lists.

    We have been around professional networking since 1977 and know first 
hand about the blind gentleman who achieved a high level of success in a 
networking business long before the many technological advances available to 
us today were around. Other blind individuals need to learn of his success 
and follow in his lead in large numbers to spread the wealth around and put 
a big dent in the unemployment of the blind by being job creators not just 
job seekers.

Peter Donahue


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "justin williams via nabs-l" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
To: "'Sean Whalen'" <smwhalenpsp at gmail.com>; "'National Association of Blind 
Students mailing list'" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2014 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Networking Business That All of Us Can Do!No Matter 
Our Disability!


> Where else would one promote a business to blind people who are looking 
> for
> an opportunity? How about all the jobs that are listed; what is the
> difference?  With the "seventy percent unemployment rate,," wouldn't a
> business opportunity, essentially a job, be welcomed provided that the
> individual does not over do it?  I'm just curious; because the job
> opportunities probably shouldn't be listed either, even though I would
> soarly  dislike that.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sean Whalen 
> via
> nabs-l
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2014 1:27 PM
> To: helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com; 'National Association of Blind Students
> mailing list'
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Networking Business That All of Us Can Do! No Matter
> OurDisability!
>
> Hi all,
>
> Let's please remember that this list has a purpose. Promoting our home
> businesses that have absolutely nothing to do with blindness is not it. We
> are pretty flexible about what is discussed here, but let's please avoid
> posting solicitations and promotions like this.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sean
>
>
>
>
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