Presentation for US Business Leadership Network conference on building & expanding a Global Network of successful or new start up businesses run by entrepreneurs with disabilities.

1. Global Opportunities for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities US BLN Conference September 21, 2010

2. Rob Crawford CEO Life Development Institute Glendale, AZ

3. We had an idea…

4. A forgivable reaction to taking on this kind of risk would be to ask…

5. Are you !!??

6. Are you !!?? * Acceptable substitute: You are*

8. The Hummingbird Logo

9. Who are the people behind the Global Network?

10. What can the Network do to help develop successful businesses run by people with disabilities?

11. How do we get the word out?

12. I’m thinkin new technology How do we get the word out?

14. Starting to light up the world

15. John Little Founder & Principal Sydney, Australia

16. It's not that we didn’t take risks....

17. or that we started out with nothing...

18. Our motivation was not the same as others who have succeeded in business...

19. Our motivation comes from a different place... Photo courtesy of Leonard Cheshire International

20. For different reasons..... Photo courtesy of Global Network for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities

21. For different reasons.... Photo courtesy of global Network for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities

22. For different reasons....

23. We are looking ahead and for others

24. Debra Ruh CEO & Founder Rockville, MD

25. Global emergency needing -collective -urgent -attention

26. ICT Accessibility gap and EwD

27. Top 3 Global Opportunities for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities to set up new businesses

28. #1 Staffing for PwD

29. #2 Technology Services

30. #3 B2B, NGO & Government consulting services

31. Website: www.entrepreneurswithdisabilities.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/GlobalEWD Contact: John Little or Rob Crawford- info@gned.org All photos courtesy of Microsoft clip art except where noted