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

by Alice Weiss Doyel (Author) "I am sitting in a hospital room, undergoing tests for a twenty-something-year-old seemingly undefined central nervous system disorder..." (more)
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Product Description
No More Job Interviews is the first book authored by an entrepreneur with disabilities to offer business startup strategies tailored to people with disabilities. Step-by-step, it teaches how to optimize prospects for business success and self-sufficiency. It also gives human service agencies the tools to play a powerful role in the process by offering self-employment programs.

Doyel covers little-known opportunities and resources in growing a business that she has found in the for-profit and nonprofit worlds as well as the public sector. She also offers tips on the role of the Internet, both as a way of doing business and as a source of business start-up information. The book also includes four profiles of individuals with disabilities and their business plans.

The book is aimed at people with all types of disabilities and also at the professionals who can help them in their careers, such as vocational rehabilitation counselors, employment specialists, job developers and supported employment program managers. It also is a tool for family members or friends who lend support to someone with a disability in his or her career quest.

From the Publisher
In 1980, Alice Weiss Doyel was unemployed, significantly disabled and uncertain of her economic prospects. Today, she is a highly successful entrepreneur and the author of No More Job Interviews! This new book offers self-employment strategies targeted to people with disabilities, the largest unemployed minority group in the U.S. today. The self-employment rate grows 20% annually, and people with disabilities start their own businesses at twice the average rate, yet few resources cover their unique challenges. The book reflects recent changes in business, offering Internet tips and business training trends. Also includes four business plans and profiles of individuals with disabilities.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 183 pages
• Publisher: Training Resource Network Inc (August 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883302366
• ISBN-13: 978-1883302368
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #599,820 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful Resource for Disabled Entrepreneurs, December 11, 2000

By	Cristina Mathis (Ottumwa, IA USA) - See all my reviews

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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars!, September 30, 2008

By	Just Love "JRL3" (Ecstacy, CA) - See all my reviews

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!
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JL