INSPIRING BOOKS

Manjinder
Manjinder Online Community Member Posts: 36 Listener
edited September 28 in Coffee lounge

Hi Folks

Are you aware of any books written by disabled individuals who managed to set up a successful business ?

Thanks

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  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 6,974 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hi @Manjinder, I'm not sure I've seen any specifically about business. But maybe there are some disability-related books that would still be enlightening?

    Waterstones have a section for books on disability:

    https://www.waterstones.com/category/politics-society-education/society-culture/social-issues-processes/disability

    Maybe there's something in there that might be useful to you. Hopefully our members will have some ideas too.

  • Manjinder
    Manjinder Online Community Member Posts: 36 Listener

    Thanks @Rosie_Scope

    Any more suggestions greatly appreciated

  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 15,286 Championing
    edited September 28

    This sounds like it would be an area that's under-represented in literature

    There are plenty of folk from underrepresented or disadvantaged groups who are successful businesspeople, but with the mindset that tends to succeed in business I imagine they don't dwell on their limitations

    Add to that the cutthroat nature of business and the requirement for "moral flexibility"! I can say from experience of a few businesspeople from groups who are perceived as disadvantaged but whom have managed to circumvent the social restrictions – I know for certain they relish the perception their group is disadvantaged, because it makes them stand out as exceptional!

    I wonder if there are more books written about rather than by those businesspeople

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