Writing from the perspective of a business owner with a disability, Alice Weiss Doyel lays out a bold plan. Aimed at people with disabilities who want to start a business and the employment specialists who support them, No More Job Interviews! explores in detail the essential employment option of self-employment.

This book addresses the entrepreneurial resources that are available for persons with disabilities and the roles of human services organizations in providing access to these resources. It covers strategies and approaches that optimize success for both the entrepreneurs with disabilities and human services organizations. It also offers case studies of businesses started and owned by people with disabilities that illustrate the application of these concepts.

Step-by-step, it teaches how to optimize prospects for success and self-sufficiency. And it gives human service agencies tools to play a powerful role in the process.

Every chapter is a gold mine of resources on starting a business. Doyel covers not only resources available to all, such as the Small Business Association, but also supports designed specifically for people with disabilities, such as Plans to Achieve Self-Sufficiency (PASS).

Best of all, No More Job Interviews! seeks out little-known opportunities for collaboration in growing a business that Doyel has found in the for-profit and nonprofit worlds as well as the public sector. She also offers tips on the role of the Internet, both as a way of doing business and as a source of start-up information.

At the heart of the book are the chapters on business planning. Here, job seekers and employment specialists alike will find concise yet comprehensive business planning advice. And Doyel brings it all into the real world with real-life case studies of individuals with disabilities and their business plans. Their words will inspire others to consider self-employment.

"I especially like that you’ve combined practical information about the business development process with your personal experiences as a person with a disability. I think that makes it a lot more “real” for readers. I know callers will benefit greatly from hearing your story and all the knowledge you have acquired as an experienced businessperson. It’s a great addition to our resource base and I thank you for writing it!!"
- Kim Cordingly, Small Business and Self-Employment Service,
Job Accommodation Network

"This is a clear and concise volume that recognizes the growing reliance all Americans have on small business and makes the case that people with disabilities are as qualified as any to take their rightful place in free-market enterprise, regardless of your IQ score, your mood swings, or your ability to walk... Above all, this book represents a starting point in the discussion of making a business and its owner successful."
- Cary Griffin, Director of Training, The Rural Institute, The Univ. of Montana

"A book filled with stories about facing and overcoming the odds, and achieving employment and self-sufficiency through business ownership."
- Urban Miyares, President, Disabled Businesspersons Association