PEOPLE living with a disability are leading the charge in boosting economic and social participation through micro-enterprises, with one Mount Gambier resident taking up the small business challenge.
Keen greenthumb Amechai Bawden has channelled his love for nature into Kyser Kuttings, a gardening and maintenance business.
The 22-year-old said he had never considered establishing a business, but was encouraged by Micro Enterprise Project consultant Sandi Seymour.
“Gardening is something I know how to do and I am very creative, so it is a good match,” he said.
The project supports people with disabilities create their own small business based on their individual talents and interests.
“It is based on the philosophy that a lot of people cannot get into the job market, but they have a lot of individual talents they can use to create a business that wraps around them,” Ms Seymour said.
Ms Seymour praised the gardening efforts of Amechai and said his goal was to save money to buy a house and use his talents to create a garden.
She encouraged community members to consider supporting Amechai by being a member of a management group, which focuses on branding, marketing and promotions, financial matters and setting work practices and tasks.
She said Amechai was also looking for a personal assistant to help him run the business.
Contact Ms Seymour at sandi.seymour@clp-sa.org.au to register interest in the project.
