[NFB_of_Georgia] Fwd: FW: SHARE: Free Syracuse University Program Announced: Foundations of Entrepreneurship for People with Disabilities

Thu Aug 24 20:47:30 UTC 2023

Important information from Vanessa Meadows

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Date: Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 4:31 PM
Subject: FW: SHARE: Free Syracuse University Program Announced: Foundations
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To: Comcast <roses828 at comcast.net>, Dorothy Griffin <dgriffin at nfbga.org>

Very important. Please send out.

Thank you,

Vanessa

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Foundations of Entrepreneurship for People with Disabilities

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*Sent:* Thursday, August 24, 2023 3:40 PM
*Subject:* SHARE: Free Syracuse University Program Announced: Foundations
of Entrepreneurship for People with Disabilities

[image: Syracuse University College of Professional Studies.]

*[image: View of campus and stadium buildings of Syracuse University.]*

*Foundations of Entrepreneurship for People with Disabilities at Syracuse
University  *

Explore How to Launch a New Business | Test Your Ideas | Get Feedback from
Experts | Connect with Start-up Networks

Are you interested in learning about entrepreneurship from a disability
perspective? If so, the College of Professional Studies invites you to join
Syracuse University’s *free* *online program* starting *September 5, 2023*.
This *12-week course* is designed specifically for people with disabilities
who want to learn how to start a business.

Hosted by two disabled activists, John Robinson, CEO of “Our Ability” a
cutting-edge non-profit that links disabled applicants with the employment
sector, and Professor Stephen Kuusisto of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI)
on Disability at Syracuse University, this *groundbreaking virtual program*
will introduce participants to the *principles of entrepreneurship* through
online-only instruction that will be free of charge. The course is
instructed by John Liddy, an experienced entrepreneurship workshop leader.

Thanks to a New York Empire State Development grant through the Burton
Blatt Institute (BBI), Syracuse University can offer the *free program
*“Foundations
of Entrepreneurship for People with Disabilities.” The program will consist
of weekly online materials, readings, and assignments that participants can
do at their own pace to work through their ideas, step by step. At
specified intervals, participants will complete an evaluated assessment of
their readiness for entrepreneurship to:

   - Determine readiness for the process of venture development
   - Determine suitability of the key idea for implementation as a business
   venture

During each of these assessments, a given participant may agree with the
instructor to not move further to become an entrepreneur. That decision
automatically gives the participant the opportunity to begin a different
free, online-only course entitled, “Foundations for Employment for People
with Disabilities” to help them be more competitive in the job market
instead of developing their own business.

Weekly live online group sessions will be an opportunity for the
instructor, guest speakers and participants to engage in discussions on the
topics of entrepreneurship, specifically tuned to people with disabilities.
At the completion of the course, participants will be introduced to a
variety of options, such as the pursuit of funding as well as a mentor
network to assist them in the development of their ideas into a sustainable
business venture.

*Learn More
<https://supereg.syr.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=1048028>*

[image: John Liddy is smiling and his arms are crossed across his chest. He
is wearing glasses and a black shirt.]

About the Instructor

John Liddy is the interim Vice President for Innovation and
Entrepreneurship of CenterState CEO in Syracuse, New York. He is also an
Entrepreneur in Residence for the Syracuse Technology Garden, and the
Director of the Griffiss Institute Business Incubator. John works directly
with companies (new ventures and established firms) as well as consults
with organizations (colleges, economic development, and government) seeking
to assist these populations. He has participated in multiple startups as
well as holding corporate executive positions. John has led numerous
workshops for entrepreneurs, including several for veterans with
disabilities through the Institute for Veterans and Military Families
(IVMF) at Syracuse University.

[image: Syracuse University College of Professional Studies.]

700 University Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13244-2530

-- 
Dorothy Griffin - President
National Federation of the Blind of Georgia
dgriffin at nfbga.org
770-374-4832

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.
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