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The Small Business and Self-Employment Service (SBSES)

The SBSES is a service of the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL's), Office of Disability Employment Policy, which provides information, counseling and referrals about self-employment and small business ownership opportunities for people with disabilities. Entrepreneurship is an exciting opportunity for people with disabilities to realize their full potential while becoming financially self-supporting. Some of the benefits of self-employment or small business include working at home, control of your work schedule, and the independence that comes from making your own decisions.

Who Should Use the SBSES? 

The SBSES can answer questions about starting a business or self-employment practice from: 

service providers

friends and family of people with disabilities

Anyone else with an interest in promoting self-employment and small business as career choices for people with disabilities. 

What Information Is Available? 

The knowledgeable staff of the SBSES can provide information and referrals about:

Starting a Business:

market research

writing a business plan

obtaining capital

loan guarantees

Managing a Business:

growing a business

personnel management

financial management 

developing a marketing plan

Disability Issues:

PASS plans 

Health care

Working at home

How Much Does It Cost? 

As with all services provided by the DOL's Office of Disability Employment Policy, SBSES information is free. There is no cost to you for the telephone call or for any materials that SBSES sends you. All communications are confidential.

How Do I Contact the SBSES? 

The SBSES is staffed by the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), a trusted name in disability information services since 1983. Telephones are answered Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). Voice mail records messages after hours, weekends, and holidays. 

Mailing Address:

Small Business and Self-Employment Service
Job Accommodation Network
PO Box 6080
Morgantown, WV 26506-6080
Phone: 800-526-7234 V/TT
Fax: 304-293-5407 
URL: http://www.jan.wvu.edu/SBSES
Email: kcording@wvu.edu

For More Information Email:

Kimberly Cordingly, Cordingly@jan.icdi.wvu.edu