Customized Self-Employment: Small Business Feasibility and Support

Course Code: REL-IDD-GHA-CSESBFS

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2027

Learning Objectives:
Describe business feasibility and the factors that impact it.
Explain the steps in conducting a feasibility study.
Identify supports that can be used during the business feasibility process.

Outline:
Section 1: Understanding Business Feasibility

Business Feasibility and Self-Employment

What Is Business Feasibility?

The Pillars of Business Feasibility

Knowledge Check

Key Takeaways

Section 2: Conducting Business Feasibility Studies

Person-Centered Feasibility

Financial Feasibility

The Results of the BFS

Levels of Support for BFSs

Business-Specific Support

Knowledge Check

Key Takeaways

Section 3: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributors

Resources

References

Subject Matter Expert: Julie Taylor, M. Ed, MBA

Julie is a Senior Consultant with Griffin Hammis Associates. She has been providing individualized and customized support to people with disabilities since the early 1990’s. Julie currently leads projects related to employment policy research and development. She develops training curriculum content and provides direct training and technical assistance to employers, providers, and government organizations. 

Editor: Jessica Edwards, BS, QIDP

Jessica is a SME Writer at Relias. Her primary writing responsibilities are in the Health and Human Services vertical, in the content area of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Jessica received her Bachelor of Science in Health Science, with a concentration in Disability Studies and Human Development, from Stony Brook University. She has over eight years of experience serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their supporters, including roles as a direct support professional, case manager, and qualified professional. Her experiences and coursework over the years have allowed her to develop a strong knowledge of person-centered planning and care, community resources, and service delivery.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Service Coordination Personnel; in the following settings: Intellectual Developmental Disabilities: Agency.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.