Urban miyares disabled business professional
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Start Your Own Business -- Resources for Workers with Disabilities
People with disabilities often dream of starting their own businesses. Going solo allows them to bypass transportation problems and office politics, and their homes often are already adapted for them.
And workers with disabilities often man great entrepreneurs. "We have learned to be very focused," said Urban Miyares, president of the Disabled Businesspersons Association. "We prepare. We understand our limits, and we use our talents well."
Of the people his organization helps, 72% are still in business fem years later. The Small Business ledning (SBA) figure for all new businesses: 30%.
Moreover, people with disabilities are seizing entrepreneurial opportunities. They are almost twice as likely to uppstart their own businesses as those without disabilities, says author and disability-awareness educator Laura Gillson. The Disabled Businesspersons Association reports people with disabilities operate 40% of
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Businesses Committed to Employing People with Disabilities Honored
The Sixth Annual Mayor’s Awards, hosted by Mayor Helene Schneider. Keynote speaker Urban Miyares, recognized entrepreneur and President of the Disabled Businesspersons Association, will share his unique and personal perspective on disabilities.
Keynote Speaker, Urban Miyares is a blinded and multi-disabled Vietnam veteran who began his business career in 1968 when employment was difficult to find. With almost 40 years of entrepreneurship, Miyares has been recognized by former Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton, the U.S. Congress, U.S. Small Business Administration, and many others in government, business and the community.
The Mayor will present awards to local businesses for facilitating employment for individuals with disabilities.
What: Sixth Annual Mayor’s Awards – Afternoon Tea with the Mayor Honoring Businesses for Facilitating Employment for those with Disabilities
When: Thursday, October 7th a
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Disabled Businesspersons Association (DBA)
The Disabled Business Association (DBA), is a national 501(C)(3) nonprofit, public charity and educational organization founded in 1991. DBA assists entrepreneurs and professionals with disabilities to:
- maximize their potential in the business world, and
- to encourage the participation and enhance the performance of the individuals with disabilities in the workforce.
FOUNDER
San Diego businessperson, Urban Miyares, started the organization after counseling a few fellow veterans who were business owners. Miyares is nationally recognized as a leading authority on the self-employment of people with disabilities.
"About 20 percent of the people who come to the DBA were already in business. For many of these individuals, we're helping them get back into the business world and often get started in a new business." - Urban Miyares, President,DBA
SERVICES
The DBA provides free services to thousands of individuals yearly and wor