Founders with Disabilities PitchFest Competition, National Center for Disability Entrepreneurship
November 19, 2021 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Budding entrepreneurs from around the U.S. A panel of expert judges. $75,000 in equity-free cash grants & valuable prizes.
Don’t miss the National Center for Disability Entrepreneurship at The Viscardi Center’s second annual PitchFest Competition.
The National Center for Disability Entrepreneurship (NCDE) at The Viscardi Center is a strategic pathway to combat the many barriers which lead to widespread unemployment and underemployment within the disability community. View our infographic on Employment and the Disability Community. NCDE through its world-class program modules, trainers, and mentors, as well as a deep and unique understanding of people with disabilities, is an extraordinary resource that educates, transforms and empowers its members to achieve self-employment success. View our NCDE program infographic and watch this brief video about our program. To see the program live and in action, Save Your Seat for NCDE’s Annual PitchFest Competition, Friday, November 19!
The Viscardi Center
Founded by Dr. Henry Viscardi, Jr., who wore prosthetic legs and possessed an entrepreneurial spirit, served as a disability advisor to eight U.S. Presidents and became one of the world’s leading advocates, The Viscardi Center established the NCDE as an extension of its mission to educate, employ and empower people with disabilities. Learn more about Dr. Viscardi, an entrepreneur himself, and the origin of The Viscardi Center.
This important effort builds upon the employment-related services for youth and adults with a wide va
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