Start: Tue 01 Sep, 2026 09:00 End: Wed 16 Dec, 2026 17:00
Location: Online, on-demand access - watch anytime!
Presented by: Helen Neale, Fiona McIntosh
Learn how to turn passions into possibilities
For many families of young people with disability, the pathway to employment can feel confusing or overwhelming. Traditional services may lead people toward “busy work” or training courses that lack meaningful outcomes. Families often worry whether their family members will find a valued role that reflects their real interests, skills, and contributions.
Microenterprise offers an alternative. It’s a way to start small, test ideas, and create authentic work that grows from a person’s passions and strengths. It can be a pathway to belonging, contribution, and even future open employment.
We invite you to watch this replay of a three-part online workshop to learn more about microenterprise. You’ll explore:
- the value of work and why microenterprise matters
- how to identify skills, passions, and resources that could grow into a microenterprise
- Discovery in action: learning from what your young person already does and loves
- how to test ideas in your local community
- starting small: creating and refining products or services
- sustaining and adjusting a microenterprise over time
- how NDIS funding can support microenterprise development
- finding the right people to help along the way.
About this workshop replay
- The replay is hosted in the Hub, a password-protected area of our website. You will be directed when your registration is complete.
- The Hub is available 24/7, so you can watch the replay at any time that works for you.
- The replay will close on Sunday, 1 February 2026, at 5:00 pm AEDT
- This workshop was recorded in three parts during October and November 2025.
- The recordings only show the presentation portion of each session. The interactive portions have been edited for privacy. However, a summary of the topics raised in these conversations is provided in the Hub as a resource for you.
Good to know
Our funding from the NDIS, through a Peer Support and Capacity Building (PSCB) grant, covers all costs associated with delivering this exciting event so that you can enjoy this replay free of charge.
Meet the Speakers
Helen Neale
From 2020 until recently, Helen worked for Community Living Project (CLP) in SA as the Project Lead of a five-year ILC grant project called “Discover Micro Enterprise- Exploring Possibilities.” She is passionate about increasing people’s expectations of the capacity of individuals with disability to work and contribute through meaningful careers.
Helen is inspired by her son Tom, who has run his own microenterprise for eight years and holds many valued roles, including business owner, homeowner, uncle, and skydiver.
Fiona McIntosh
Fiona is the School to Work Facilitator at Imagine More. She has extensive experience helping families and supporters explore Customised Employment pathways and take practical steps toward meaningful work.
In this workshop series, Fiona will share ACT-based stories of microenterprises and highlight the principles that contribute to their success.
