The SAMEE Charity supports disabled adults seeking employment through our DEBSS provision, the Disabled Entrepreneurs Business Start-up Service. DEBSS enables disabled adults to develop the skills they need to get into self-employment and away from dependence on benefits. We also provide support to find traditional employment for disabled adults struggling to find a job which suits them and their capabilities.
DEBSS teaches self-employment skills through a mix of peer mentoring and personal guidance with our qualified SAMEE self-employment advisors. We are committed to providing friendly, personalised support to ensure our participants accomplish more.
Our intensive support style gives our participants a huge boost of confidence with the realisation that they could overcome the main administrative barriers to their dream of becoming their own boss. We have helped make an immediate positive impact with all our beneficiaries so far through the support DEBSS provides. Our guidance makes self-employment more accessible for people with disabilities and the need for specialist services.
DEBSS one-to-one support meetings cover essential self-employment skills such as, how to conduct a test marketing exercise and how to create a robust business model. Our qualified business advisors specialise in different areas so we are able to match each participant with the advisor that’s right for them and has a background that best supports their individual needs.
DEBSS will support the participant from the very start of their self-employment journey with exploring business ideas all the way up until they launch their business. Following this, we provide in-trade support which can be accessed whenever the participant needs it.
We aim to lower the barriers to work for disabled adults so they can become financially independent with raised aspirations directly leading to significant improvements in their personal lives.
