BCPF Panel Presentation: Entrepreneurship & Starting Your Own Business
Wed, Jul 15
|Zoom
Time & Location
Jul 15, 2026, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Zoom
About the event
Do you want to learn from people with experience fighting for their rights in an ableist society? Do you want to hear from leaders of self-advocacy groups and award-winning change-makers in BC? Join our upcoming panel presentation!
*An ASL interpreter is scheduled to attend this event – please help us share the news.
Panelists will share real stories and advice for being a small business owner and how entrepreneurship can provide the right accommodations for some people's employment needs. Plus, we will learn a little bit about the Community Futures BC Accessible Entrepreneurship Services.
This event is a great chance for community members, service providers, and allies to step back and learn directly from people with lived experience.
This event is a great chance for self-advocates and people with disabilities to learn from other people's experiences and ask questions from experienced self-advocates who do run their own businesses.
Our panel members will each share lessons, advice, and experiences.
We will hear a short overview of the Community Futures BC Accessible Entrepreneurship Services.
And then we'll have 5-10 minutes for a few questions and discussion at the end.
Wednesday, July 15
11:00am - 12:00pm (Pacific Daylight Time)
on Zoom
Panel members include:
Community Futures BC Accessible Entrepreneurship Services
We hope you can make it!
This presentation is for:
BCPF Members, Self-Advocates, and self-advocacy group members
Allies and supporters of people with intellectual or developmental disabilities
Anyone who wants to learn more about human rights and the self-advocacy movement in BC
Anyone who wants to learn more about tips for starting your own small business
Hosted by BC People First Society — Self-Advocates supporting Self-Advocates!
Please register by July 12th. We will send email reminders with the Zoom login information to all registered attendees 2 days before the event on July 13th. (Check your promotions/junk folder if you don't find it in your inbox this day or email us at hello@bcpeoplefirst.com to get the login link). If you don't want to register here, you can also register for the event by emailing us.