Customized Self-Employment Part 8: Overview of Benefits Management

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction About This Course Learning Objectives Section 2: An Overview of Benefits Management for Small Business Owners Glossary of Terms for Financial and Benefits Management Self-Employment Income and Government Benefits Opportunities for Small Business Owners Who Receive Government Benefits Importance of Preparing a Benefits Analysis Benefits Planning as a Part of the Overall Business Plan Getting Started with Benefits Planning Other Strategies Ongoing Benefits Planning and Management Corey’s Lawn Mower Repair Business Summary Section 3: Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance SSI: Supplemental Security Income SSDI: Social Security Disability Insurance SSI and SSDI Determining Income for Benefits Planning Gross Sales and Net Earnings Income from Businesses that are Corporations What You Need to Know about Income from Businesses that Are LLCs Business Structure and SSA Benefits What about SSDI? Ira’s Dilemma Summary Section 4: Course Summary Summary Course Contributors Contact the Authors References Congratulations!

Beth Keeton is the Executive Director of Griffin-Hammis Associates. For the last 20 years, Beth has provided extensive training and technical assistance on systems change, customized employment, self-employment, systematic instruction, and benefits analysis. She developed the first national certification training curriculum for customized self-employment, collaborated with the Workforce Innovation Technical Assistance Center on the development of Core Features of Quality Supported Employment, helped pioneer the creation and use of the three Customized Employment Fidelity Scales, and is currently service the Principle Investigator on a five-year innovative self-employment training initiative funded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration. Beth co-wrote Navigating Government Benefits & Employment: A Guidebook for Veterans with Disabilities and is a co-author of Making Self-Employment Work for People with Disabilities. She earned her master’s degree from the University of Oregon in 1996. 

Cary Griffin is a Senior Partner at Griffin-Hammis Associates, a full service consultancy which specializes in building communities of economic cooperation, creating high performance organizations, and focuses on disability and employment. Cary maintains a strong relationship with the Rural Institute at The University of Montana, where he served as Director of Adult Community Services & Supports. He is the former Executive Director of the Center for Technical Assistance & Training (CTAT) in Denver. Cary provides training to administrative and direct service level professionals in the rehabilitation field; consultation to businesses and rehabilitation agencies regarding the employment of individuals with significant disabilities; conducts field-initiated research & demonstration; provides family & consumer case consultation; develops resources; and organizational development. Recently, Cary has been instrumental in designing self-employment protocols and training for individuals, agencies, and states.

David Hammis is Senior Partner at Griffin-Hammis Associates, a full service consultancy which specializes in building communities of economic cooperation, creating high performance organizations, and focuses on disability and employment. David maintains an ongoing relationship with the Rural Institute at The University of Montana, where he served as Project Director for four employment and Social Security outreach training and technical assistance projects, and now serves as an Organizational Consultant for the Rural Institutes Rural Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment Expansion Design Project. Dave works with organizations nationally and internationally on benefits analysis, supported employment, supported entrepreneurial employment, and employment engineering.