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No More Job Interviews!: Self-Employment Strategies for People With Disabilities

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Finally! A guide to self-employment written specifically for people with disabilities and the family members, friends, agencies and organizations that support them! No More Job Interviews! debunks the myths that suggest that people with disabilities are not suitable candidates for self-employment.

Self-employment has historically been overlooked and misunderstood by professionals who provide employment assistance to people with disabilities. As a result, self-employment has been largely utilized only as an option of last resort. Author Alice Doyel takes this issue head-on.

A successful entrepreneur with disabilities herself, Doyel is living proof that people with disabilities can and do succeed in business. Over the past sixteen years, she has weathered the ups and downs of business ownership-from expansion to closure to starting over-all while balancing health concerns and family responsibilities.

Doyel's appetite for business led her to seek out a book on entrepreneurship for people with disabilities. When she found that no such book existed, she decided to write one herself. In her own words, "I felt that I could put together information that would help other people with disabilities succeed because I knew the types of information that I wanted and needed as an entrepreneur with disabilities."

Doyel's "been there, done that" perspective makes No More Job Interviews! a uniquely powerful resource for entrepreneurs with disabilities. Each chapter contains a wealth of information and resources for potential entrepreneurs-some of which is specifically geared to people with disabilities and some of which would be of value to any budding entrepreneur.

No More Job Interviews! acknowledges the important role that employment and human services professionals often play in the lives of people with disabilities, and prescribes a role for them in supporting self-employment as a viable vocational option. Doyel gives employment professionals a basic business "tool-kit" for helping people with disabilities make the dream of business ownership a reality.

Doyel's book does a superb job of addressing the distinct challenges faced by entrepreneurs with disabilities. Practical suggestions help potential entrepreneurs address real-world challenges of disability and business ownership while minimizing their effects on business success. No More Job Interviews! is essential reading for anyone with a disability who is considering entrepreneurship, and for the family members, friends, and professionals who are committed to helping them achieve their goal.

I received the book when it was expected. It was in excellent shape as described. It is an excellent reference.

Thanks so much for getting me the book in New condition, just as described. I would recommend your services to anyone. Thanks for a great book and more importantly; Great Customer Service!
Carpe Diem!

JL