1. Raise the Bar Why Not Self Employment?

2. Who We Are NEBA New England Business Associates Jeannine Pavlak, Executive Director BDC Business Development Center Colleen Moynihan, Program Director Mission To enable people with disabilities to be fully included in community life, primarily through employment.

3. New England Business Associates Incorporated 1983 Service Area Programs Supported Employment On Our Way Career Ladders DTA services Self Employment

4. NEBA Business Development Center Pilot Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council Key location Training Access Options CDC

5. Self Employment Benefits Personal Development Flexible Time Management Planned Income Growth

6. Self Employment Challenges Funding Sustainability Long Term Team Support

7. Self Employment Challenges Fear of Losing Benefits Individuals Seen as Incompetent Community & Peers Dismiss Idea as Viable Engaged Long Term Team

8. Why A Business Who Is The Team? What Is Their Role? How Is Team Identified ?

9. Business Plan Development Assessment Tools Doing the Plan Financials Business Narrative Marketing

10. Client Source Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies Community Rehabilitation Providers Federal Programs- VA, TTW, SCORE Individual

11. Program Resources Plan for Achieving Self Sufficiency PASS Ticket to Work TTW SCORE, SBA Certified Benefit Specialists

12. Program Resources Community Development Collaborative Partnership Plus Fees

13. BDC Statistics2014 Since 2009 Inquiries194 Completed Plans 9649% Active Businesses4850% Employees(jobs created)23 Impact Self Sufficiency$320,680

14. Businesses Ventures Adam Aweb design Sarah Pgraphic interpreter Cindi Oartist Mark Nmotivational speaker