The Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University is teaching veterans with disabilities how to become business owners.

For the veteran returning with a disability, the traditional ways to “climb the economic ladder” are often closed because of their disability. These veterans also face policy and other barriers to their employment …

Roadblocks to economic productivity for veterans with disabilities affect not only the worker, but their communities as well … Notably, many of these veterans are young adults in their early to mid-20s who come from small towns with less than 5,000 inhabitants.

“Entrepreneurship is a means through which veterans with disabilities can engage the economic engine of their community,” [program coordinator Mike] Haynie said. “Statistics show that people with disabilities are nearly twice as likely to be self-employed as the general population. Throughout history, entrepreneurship has been a way for individuals who are disadvantaged in some way, whether it be socially, economically or physically, to overcome that disadvantage.”

AP story in USA Today.

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