Advisory service Business Link is encouraging people with disabilities to consider starting up their own business.
The latest survey of Business Link customers in June revealed that of the businesses helped, some four per cent - equating to around 38,000 customers - were majority-owned or managed by someone with a disability.
The Business Link website provides business advice in an accessible format for disabled businessmen and women.
Business Link adviser John Grange said: "Having a disability should not hold you back. I speak to around 30 businesses a month and some of these are run by people with a disability. Of course, it can be more challenging being disabled, but many other groups also face challenges, which is why, as an adviser I don't assume 'one size fits all' but try to meet the needs as I find them, which might include directing them to products and services."
Business Link also provides information for disabled entrepreneurs and employers including dealing with disability in the workplace, the latest relevant legislation and funding opportunities for entrepreneurs keen on starting up their own business.
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