About The CFDC

Mission
The mission of the Central Florida Disability Chamber is to provide information and education on business creation and growth, specifically designed for the needs of people with disabilities.

History
Chamber of Commerce for Persons with Disabilities, Inc.
Center for Independent Living in Central Florida
Central Florida Disability Chamber

What we do

  • Meet with entrepreneurs with disabilities
  • Establish relationships in the community
  • Establish a nationwide network of organizations with a similar purpose
  • Provide much needed business resources specifically written for future entrepreneurs.
  • Provide seminars on hot topics such as social media networking and technologies to support your business.
  • Provide networking opportunities and invite entrepreneurs with disabilities to learn about success stories through the CFDC and to meet with potential investors or sponsors.

Our role at the Central Florida Disabilities Chamber:
Support entrepreneurs through all stages of business development, including:

  • Identifying potential business concepts
  • Conducting market research and assessing feasibility studies
  • Developing necessary business financials
  • Analyzing SSA benefits
  • Determining potential funding sources
  • Writing business plans

Work with customers to:

  • Determine if self-employment is a viable option
  • Assess business concepts identified by customers
  • Assess existing business plans (and provide support necessary to improve or develop further)
  • Identify other funding sources
  • Educate customer & team members about self-employment
  • Initial Meeting
    • Provide overview of self employment process
    • Discuss advantages & disadvantages of both self- and wage-employment
    • Consider potential team membership & supports
    • Answer questions related to self employment
    • Determine if self employment seems a viable option
    • Evaluate whether to accept referral

Module 1: Business Concept

    • Person-Centered Planning
    • PCP Discovery/exploration process & action planning
    • Identification of team members
    • Identification of potential business concepts
    • Researching potential business concepts

Module 2: Market Research & Benefits Analysis

    • Purpose of Market Research
    • Forms of Market Research
    • Overview of Benefits & Work Incentives
  • Implementation
    • Honing of business concept
    • Development of Market Research Action Plan
    • Benefits Analysis
  • Summary of market research efforts
    • Summary of team meetings, team members involved, etc.
  • Identification of business concept
  • Update on benefits analysis
    • Referred to CWIC, list of benefits received, etc.
  • Action plan from meeting(s)
  • Development of Marketing Plan
  • Completion of Business Financials

Module 3: Marketing & Business Financials- Training

  • Developing Marketing Plans
    • Customers (Target Market), Competition, Competitive Edge, etc.
    • SWOT Analysis
    • Strategies for marketing (pricing & positioning, advertising, etc.)
  • Business Financials
    • Start-Up and Operating Costs
    • Cash-Flow & Balance Sheets
    • Profit & Loss Statements
    • Break-Even Analysis

Module 4 Business Plan Development

    • Business structure (sole-proprietorship, partnership, etc.)
    • Management Summary
    • Operations Summary
    • Resources available to support self-employment
  • Implementation
    • Completion of Business Plan
      • Include all supports needed & how they will be provided

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