The Association of
Disabled Professionals

Drawing on the expertise of disabled professionals to improve the educational and employment opportunities of disabled people

MicroBizMatters Day Showcase of Entrepreneurs

Throughout the world nine out of every ten people running their own enterprises have between 0 and 9 employees. We call these micro enterprises and in January 2012 after a year of testing the free, indie and no contact details required, Enterprise Rockers self help community was founded to make business life better for micro enterprise owners everywhere.

On Enterprise Rockers 3rd birthday and the birthday of co-founder Tina Boden and Led Zeppelin lead guitarist, Jimmy Page, the first annual MicroBizMattersDay took place. On January 9th 2015, self employed and business owners gave 9 minutes to help other small business owners (Full details on the day can be found at www.microbizmattersday.rocks)

In celebration of the many small businesses we have had the pleasure of working with, in the Disabled Entrepreneurs Network, we thought we would showcase some of the fantastic work that is being carried out by so many small businesses around the UK.

Evenbreak logo

Evenbreak is the only not-for-profit specialist online job board in the UK run by disabled people for disabled people. We help inclusive employers attract more talented disabled candidates, we help disabled job seekers find work with employers who will value their skills and we promote the benefits of employing disabled people.

Employers such as BBC, E.ON, EY (Ernst & Young), ITV, John Lewis, Network Rail, Wellcome Trust and many, many more advertise their roles on Evenbreak in order to access our thousands of talented disabled candidates.

A role model employer, we only employ disabled people, we are a Living Wage employer and we are a certified Social Enterprise. If you are an inclusive employer wishing to tap into this amazing pool of talent, or you are a disabled person looking for work, please visit www.evenbreak.co.uk.

FreeVirtualServers logo

Easy Internet Solutions Ltd, trading as FreeVirtualServers, is an independently owned web hosting company that has provided web hosting services and online tools to businesses since 2004, to help them get the very best out of the web. Although we are a small company in size, we are currently one of the largest and fastest growing providers of affordable and free web hosting services – we currently service over 75,000 websites.

Because we’re a small company ourselves, we understand how important it is to have a fully functioning website. If our customers have problems with their websites that can result in a loss of sales for them which is detrimental to their business – we want our customers to succeed that’s why we offer 24/7 expert support. No matter what package our customers are on, our online support desk is always open.

We’re also committed to providing value to our customers and making it as easy as possible for them to grow and be successful, that’s why we offer free unlimited website hosting packages alongside our premium paid for packages. As a small independent company ourselves, we know that the Internet is a wonderful place for small businesses to get started, and that’s why we launched the free hosting package – to help people and businesses increase their online footprint and have the opportunity to get started on the Internet. But it’s not just small businesses we want to help, charity is also very close to our heart and that’s why we offer all local charities free unlimited website hosting.

FreeVirtualServers is an equal opportunities and disability confident employer. For more information about FreeVirtualServices and the services we offer, please visit our website at http://freevirtualservers.com

Disability Dynamics logo

15 years improving work opportunities for people with long-term health conditions, improving disability awareness and promoting inclusion have resulted in Disability Dynamics being featured on the gov.uk website (Accessible Britain).

Highlights and comments on current disability issues are regularly covered in the Blog and free download of guides and information are all available at www.disabilitydynamics.co.uk.

Specialists in supporting disabled people to become self-employed, you can see the success stories of clients who have been assisted to start their own businesses at www.businessability.co.uk. Several clients have been featured by the BBC in the “Saints and Scroungers” programmes – ours are the ones with halos!

Project management, partnership building and increasing disability awareness amongst other employment support providers are key features of our work. Much of this has been focussed in parts of Derbyshire with some of the highest levels of disabled people in the country as we try to work where there is most need – see www.helptowork.org.uk.

Business founder Penny Melville-Brown has also worked at Board level across several Government Departments – encouraging public policy and service delivery to better meet the needs of one-fifth of the population. Contact her on 01329 841814 or Penny@laylands.co.uk (also on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn).

Audio Imaging Services logo

Audio Imaging Services provides a range of fixed packages and custom options for those who require anything from basic dry voice liners to full audio branding, audio soundscapes, audio description, voice and beds for automated phone systems and more.

We can provide audio for anyone. DJ’s, podcasters, broadcasters, radio stations of every size pro or voluntary, businesses and individuals of every description, audio book and play writers and everyone in-between.

If you want to announce to the world who you are or if you just want an audio introduction on your website, we can do it.

Would you like something voiced in another language besides English? We offer a range of languages from French to Scottish Gaelic and if you are a bit lost for words, we have a script writing service too.

Our fixed packages start at £5.00. For our custom options, please contact us for a quote. Please try to provide us with as many details as possible.

Visit our website www.audioimagingservices.co.uk for further information or email info@audioimagingservices.co.uk. You can also follow us on twitter @AIS_UK

We look forward to working with you and bringing your audio visions to life.

123 Ranking logo

Easy Internet Services Ltd, trading as 123Ranking, was established in 2000 to provide SEO and digital marketing services to start ups and SMEs. Our primary services include, search engine optimisation, social media marketing, content marketing, digital marketing and everything in between to make businesses succeed and be profitable online.

As a small business we’re committed to our customers and take the time to get to know them and their business offering. Our customers are our partners and therefore we take a vested interest in their online success. We work with our customers every step of the way, from the initial web design process, through to the content creation, SEO and social media marketing to make sure our customers receive the services they require.

We take pride in our work and are committed to making small businesses succeed online. As a long established SEO company we are so confident that we can help small businesses succeed on the Internet the way we have, we offer a no placement, no fee policy. Success for our customers is success for us.

123Ranking is an equal opportunities and disability confident employer. For more information about 123Ranking and the services we offer, please visit our website at www.123ranking.co.uk.

START Ability Services logo

START Ability Services is an established business that has been providing equality and therapeutic support services to individuals and organisations for many years. Our firm was established to provide efficient, expert solutions to businesses and individuals. Our primary services include consultancy, bespoke training solutions, the production of accessible information and, through our Therapy Services, the provision of counselling and psychological therapy and supervision. We are also the proud hosts of the Work Advice Service for the Association of Disabled Professionals (ADP) and the Disabled Entrepreneurs’ Network (DEN).

We pride ourselves on providing our customers with high-quality services based on their needs. Indeed, because of our exceptional work, we were the UK’s Ambassador for European SME Week 2010 and we have been awarded a number of accolades for our work.

Our consultants serve a wide range of individuals, corporations, partnerships, and non-profit organisations and are experts in disability equality issues and psychological interventions. We also offer the benefits of years of experience gained in these specialised fields. Whether you are from a large organisation or you are an individual, we can guarantee that we will provide you with excellent customer care.

START Ability Services is an equal opportunities and disability confident employer. For more information about us and the services we offer, please visit our website at www.startability.org.uk.

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