Media Contact: Ronald Sutcliffe, Executive Director<\/p>\n
execdir@ndbi.org<\/p>\n
National Deaf Business Institute Re-launches Website Highlighting
\nDeaf Business Owners<\/p>\n
Washington, D.C. [June 4, 2009] \u2013 The National Deaf Business
\nInstitute (NDBI) is pleased to announce the re-launch of its website
\nat www.ndbi.org as developed by Viable, Inc, a deaf-owned and
\ndeaf-operated company that develops communication access technologies
\nand provides video relay services. \u201cThis updated, user-friendly site
\nallows us to share news of interest about deaf business owners,\u201d
\nsaid Ronald Sutcliffe, NDBI executive director. \u201cIt\u2019ll also have a
\nblog and allow us to bring together deaf business owners around the
\nnation to share ideas, thoughts and experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n
NDBI was founded in 2002 with the purpose of helping deaf people
\ndevelop skills to start, manage, and grow successful businesses. With
\nthe mission of advancing entrepreneurship by deaf people through
\neducation, research and outreach, NDBI\u2019s vision is to build economic
\npower among deaf persons by helping increase business productivity. In
\norder to instill a solid entrepreneurial spirit among deaf people,
\nNDBI believes that it is critical for the community to have strong
\nleaders and visible role models. Experienced deaf entrepreneurs are
\nalso able to volunteer a few hours every week for any of our various
\nprograms for youth, college students, or professionals.<\/p>\n
\u201cNDBI offers a variety of services to not only deaf business
\nowners, but also to all deaf persons who work in the field of
\nbusiness, in both the public and private sectors,\u201d NDBI President
\nLouis Schwarz said. \u201cWe strive to develop and serve a community of
\ndeaf business leaders by offering programs that provide equal access
\nto the resources available to any business owner. The programs also
\nwill provide tools deaf people can use to overcome barriers imposed by
\nsociety.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sutcliffe added, \u201cWe are really appreciative of the generosity
\nexhibited by Viable, and are pleased they are equally committed to
\npromoting the expansion of deaf business ownership in this country.
\nThis website is only one of many steps to this accomplishment, and
\nwe\u2019re very excited about the possibilities ahead of us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Deaf business owners are encouraged to visit www.ndbi.org, enter
\ntheir businesses in the directory, and share news about their
\nbusinesses or professional accomplishments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Media Contact: Ronald Sutcliffe, Executive Director execdir@ndbi.org National Deaf Business Institute Re-launches Website Highlighting Deaf Business Owners Washington, D.C. [June 4, 2009] \u2013 The National Deaf Business Institute (NDBI) is pleased to announce the re-launch of its website at www.ndbi.org…<\/p>\n