[nfbmi-talk] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] NFB/eBay Entrepreneurs Project

[David Andrews]

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Dave

At 03:12 PM 11/17/2010, you wrote:
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>[mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mary Ellen (by
>way of David Andrews<dandrews at visi.com>)
>Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 12:06 PM
>To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
>Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] NFB/eBay Entrepreneurs Project
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>On September 15, in a joint press release, the NFB and eBay announced the
>NFB/eBay Entrepreneurs Program..
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>We are now seeking blind people who want to participate in this innovative
>pilot program.
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>Business Start Up Pilot
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>The NFB/eBay Entrepreneur Project is looking for serious entrepreneurs who
>want to create new eBay businesses or expand existing businesses to include
>eBay selling. We will offer successful applicants intensive eBay training
>and connect them with successful blind business people and other experts who
>will provide assistance in specific areas, such as business planning,
>development, and working with accessible accounting software.
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>Individuals chosen for the Business Start Up Pilot will take part in an
>intensive training program at the NFB Jernigan Institute in Baltimore. They
>will receive transportation, lodging, training classes, accessible training
>materials, and ongoing mentorship support.
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>If running your own eBay business appeals to you, please write us at
>entrepreneurs at nfb.org and request an Entrepreneur Program package. Your
>letter of interest should include:
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>*       a resume describing your employment and education history, with
>particular emphasis on entrepreneurial projects;
>*       a brief description of the product or service you intend to market
>using eBay; (Is this a completely new enterprise, or are you intending to
>create an eBay outlet for a business that already exists?)
>*       a basic budget outline.
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>Because this is a pilot program intended to demonstrate the viability of
>eBay businesses run by blind individuals, we must select from applicants
>those with the strongest plans and the greatest willingness to mentor the
>blind people who will follow.
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>Training the Trainers
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>In order to provide opportunity to as many people as possible, we will train
>interested blind people to be eBay certified education specialists. EBay
>Certified Education Specialists are people who buy and sell on eBay
>themselves and want to create a business teaching others how to do it. The
>trainers we train will be equipped to teach other blind people who use
>screen readers; they will also be certified to teach the sighted. With
>ninety-two million people already using eBay and more joining the community
>every day, the business opportunity for anyone who can teach them how to be
>more effective is enormous!
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>The Certified Education Specialist training will consist of a program that
>will take place at the NFB Jernigan Institute in Baltimore, plus follow-up
>individualized support and group teleconference training. Those selected for
>the Train the Trainersprogram will receive transportation, lodging,
>training classes, accessible training materials, and ongoing mentorship
>support.
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>Is being an eBay Certified Education Specialist for you?
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>If you have a deep desire to be of service to others, an entrepreneurial
>spirit, the aptitude to teach, and basic computer literacy using screen
>readers, we want to hear from you.
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>Because selling on eBay has not been readily accessible to blind people in
>the past, you will not need to have experience as an eBay seller to take
>part in the first Train the Trainersclass. However, you will need to
>demonstrate success in buying and selling on eBay in order to graduate and
>receive certification.
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>You will need some ability to use a screen reader to access web sites,
>though it is not necessary to be a screen reader power user.
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>To apply to enter the train the trainersinaugural class, send a letter to
>entrepreneurs at nfb.org explaining your background, qualifications
>(particularly your entrepreneurial and/or teaching experience), and telling
>us why you want to become an eBay Certified Education Specialist.
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>Testing the Waters
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>Even if you do not yet have a perfectly developed business plan, we still
>want to hear from you. As eBay trainers receive certification, we will help
>connect you with them so that you can get started on the path to running
>your own eBay business.
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>Contact entrepreneurs at nfb.org or phone
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>Mary Ellen Gabias, coordinator