Small Business@IW

The mission of Small Business at IW (SB@IW) is to offer inhouse integrated employment programs to its differently abled members to lead productive and meaningful lives. These programs focus on bringing the work inhouse, into an environment that is 100% conducive for a neurodiverse youth to be productively engaged.

The model is centered on enabling an inclusive environment where neurodiverse members are integrated to work alongside their neurotypical peers to fulfill the purposes of business they participate in. SB@IW ventures to offer both products under the name SB@IW Products and Services, under the name SB@IW Services. 

The SB  Programs operate year-round and hold meetings every weekend. To see the weekend meeting times, please click on the Fall 2024-25 Weekend Schedule button. Additionally, members can work on projects during the weekdays by reserving timeslots to use the center.

FAQ

SB@IW programs are run all through the year, where enrollment into programs is typically offered July-Aug each year.  See our calendar for more details.

Both members and volunteers sign up for at least 1 weekly hourly session and a 90 minute session on weekends, to fulfill customer orders. 

SB@IW programs are offered at Inclusive World’s Center, at Milpitas. A few activities are enabled to be completed remote/online.

You can sign up to engage in SB@IW Products, where we work on arts and crafts products or in SB@IW Services – Photo Scanning program, where we offer high quality scanning services for photographs to chronicle memories of life. 

  1. Each member and volunteer signs up for at least 2 activities as listed below:
SB@IW Products SB@IW – Photo Scanning Services
  • Marketing
  • Customer facing Order Management
  • Sourcing raw materials from different suppliers
  • Making products
  • Quality Assurance
  • Labeling and Packaging
  • Shipping
  • Managing Inventory (Raw materials and Finished Products)
  • Marketing
  • Customer facing order management
  • Scanning and labeling 
  • Bin management
  • Online folder management
  • Quality assurance
  • Shipping including packing

Yes, you can enroll in more than one SB@IW program and skill development and employment services offered at Inclusive World. Roles will be assigned on a first-come first serve basis.

SB@IW Products has no prerequisites beyond your interest in arts and crafts and entrepreneurship. Members and volunteers who enroll for SB@IW Photo Scanning Services are encouraged to have some skills in using a scanner, a laptop, and navigating Google Drive for storing, labeling and organizing images.

You can reach us at info@inclusiveworld.org if you have any other specific question.