Self employment
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Self-employment and small business ownership is becoming an increasingly popular route to work for people with learning difficulties interested in using their skills and talents to create their own employment opportunities.
We have been supporting people to explore self employment, social enterprises and co-operative options for over 25 years by developing a range of tools resources and guides to help people on their business journey.
We work with supported employment providers, job coaches, local authorities, colleges, and voluntary sector organisations to include self employment as part of their support offer.
We have been supporting people to explore self employment, social enterprises and co-operative options for over 25 years by developing a range of tools resources and guides to help people on their business journey.
We work with supported employment providers, job coaches, local authorities, colleges, and voluntary sector organisations to include self employment as part of their support offer.
Resources
Our Rapid Enterprise Development (RED) approach underpins our enterprise work and by offering a range of business guides, training resources and strategic support packages for people interested in exploring an enterprise idea.
Our RED resources for people interested in exploring an enterprise idea.
More available at www.rapid-enterprise.co.uk
More available at www.rapid-enterprise.co.uk
Other useful publications from the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
Projects

The STARTUP e-Learning Programme aims to provide the tools and effective working practices that will enable more disabled people to explore entrepreneurship and self-employment. By recognising the important social and economic contribution that disabled people can make, STARTUP shows its commitment to improving employment rates by bringing together a number of social engagement organisations to create an e-learning platform to inspire tomorrow’s youth workers, job coaches and facilitators.
We support the research into the The nature of entrepreneurship and enterprise for people with learning disabilities - click here