Australia's disability entrepreneurial ecosystem: experiences of people with disability with microenterprises, self-employment and entrepreneurship

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Author: Darcy, Simon; Collins, Jock; Stronach, Megan

Abstract:

People with disability (PwD) face great difficulty in getting access to the Australian economy. PwD have high unemployment rates while those who do get jobs often find them unsatisfactory. Establishing a business is one strategy to overcome these economic barriers. This report presents the findings of the first detailed research project on PwD self-employed entrepreneurs in Australia. Key findings from this research include: (1) Education: entrepreneurs with disability lamented a lack of entrepreneurial education that may have alleviated common startup mistakes, costing them money, time...  [+] Show more

Subjects: Disability; Employment; Finance; Outcomes; Culture and society

Keywords: People with disability; Entrepreneurship; Self employment; Small business; Education and training needs; Skill needs; Government role; Policy implications; Barrier; Social aspects; Financial aspects; Family; Human capital; Social capital; Survey; Data analysis; Case study; Microenterprise

Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania

Published: Broadway, New South Wales: UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney, 2020

Physical description: x, 41 p.

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https://www.uts.edu.au/sites/default/files/article/downloads/Australias Disability Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Report 1 (Accessible).pdf

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Document number: TD/TNC 141.58

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