Give me a break

[mickcg]

Hello everyone. I am a 42 year old man with Multiple Sclerosis, I am not disabled but have health issues relating to this, that effect my everyday life. I have not had paid work for 10 years although I have spent the last four and a half years as a volunteer with the probation service working with offenders with addictions. I am always looking for "real" work but nobody and I mean nobody will give me a chance. I have worked in admin, warehouse, for a fence company in the US and as a phlebotomist/lab tech and a QC assistant also in the US so have varied skills and am able to learn more. Someone must be brave enough to give me a break? I have even thought of starting my own business but wouldn't know where to start so advice would be welcomed on this front also.
Many thanks for reading this.
Hope to hear from someone one day.
Mick

[gary]

Hi Mick

Welcome to the forums! I saw in a paper recently an article about a lady with MS that has just become the branch manager of a local estate agency (or recruitment consultancy, can't remember which it was) so there's good news somewhere out there.

As far as starting your own business goes, have a think about what you like, what you're good at, and what people in your area need. Then jot down a few ideas about how you would market it, who would buy it, and how many sales you would expect to have. Then you can look at your startup costs and soon you'll have a good idea of what you need to do.

Have a read through some of the posts in the various forums here as I'm sure they will be helpful.

Gary

[Ozzy]

Hi Mick,
Gary is right in what he says, starting up your own business does not need to be anything ground breaking and your health issues will not make any difference to how sucecssful your business is.


Good luck in whatever you decided to do, and if you have any specific questions please feel free to ask away in these forums and there will be plenty here who would be happy to help.

[SillyJokes]

How are you at writing web copy?

Websites are often crying out for decent content and if the people who run them are anything like me, they don't have the time to write any extras.

The new legislation which gives equal opportunities for people with disabilities even in small businesses means you might actually be at an advantage if you approached them with great relevant content which they would be prepared to pay for.

Obviously on the web any physical problems you have are not necessarily a problem.

Have a look at some of the freelancing sites and see if you have any skills relevant to businesses working there.

Write an article on how to put up a good fence - DIY stores could love it, speak to professional affiliates - they would be interested in buying good content which would help them create traffic which can then be sent through to DIY stores where they can earn commission.

You've got great life experience which you can use to create content which you can then sell to websites.

[Thais]

Hello Mick :)

I don't post very much here, but after browsing through your Luca site & being a dog lover & all....I must say it's absolutely brilliant & I actually got all choked up! :roll: How soppy is that - it must be the time of the month! :lol:

However, apart from the obvious passion for dogs that you have, I see you mentioned natural remedies for him. That is interesting - do you ever use them yourself? There is a big market for natural remedies - and especially for animals - and this could be a field you could get into. Ever thought of sourcing them & setting up a site to market them? There are endless possibilities here.....

If you as an MS sufferer or your ailing doggy have used them to benefit, this would be a great base to start from.

:idea:

Thais