“I’m really excited to be a part of this. I want disabled people to know that starting their own business is as much an option for them as for anyone else. I know there are many disabled people who have fantastic ideas and I’m hoping that through Ki and the guide we are launching today with the DWP, we can empower them to transform these ideas into real businesses.
My eyes were really opened to the challenges that disabled people face when I watched my son Ethan, who has a severe disability, grow up. It was this, and working with my disabled business partner Shane Bratby, that meant I really began to understand the challenges that disabled entrepreneurs have around starting a business and raising investment.
But what I crucially saw was the huge amount of talent, determination, willingness and passion that disabled entrepreneurs have to succeed. So I want to help to take those skills and nurture them to stimulate entrepreneurship and turn ideas into real businesses”