The average work environment is staffed by a diverse blend of people of different genders and cultures. In todays social environment it should be perceived as standard that no matter who a person chooses to be, where they come from, or how they dress, has no affect on their ability to perform a trainable task or succeed at an advertised role within a company. To turn a person down for promotion or to decline personal growth opportunities within the workplace based on skin colour or gender is a gross act of discrimination and has been deemed unacceptable in society for some time. The same however sadly cannot be said for people with Neurodivergency.
While there are now some government initiatives for businesses to learn about Neurodiversity in the workplace which is having a positive impact on the work landscape, with some forward thinking employers now being able to recognise and utilise hidden talents and supporting mental health in the workplace to help ensure stress based absences are minimised, in a study in 2020, 50% of managers, when interviewed anonymously, said they would never hire someone with neurodivergent traits. This suggests that many neurodivergent thinkers become entrepreneurs to prove their worth.
Currently there is next to no support for Neurodivergent people wishing to start their own businesses.
Early Life:
Initial Ventures:
Formation of Microsoft:
Growth and Dominance:
Philanthropy:
Transition from Microsoft:
Early Life and Education:
Initial Career:
Amazon's Inception:
Diversification and Growth:
Other Ventures:
Early Life:
Initial Ventures:
Virgin Records:
Virgin Atlantic:
Expansion of Virgin Brand:
Adventurous Endeavors:
The average brick and mortar business with wholesale stock can be started with funding of around £10,000 -
£20,000 and can potentially achieve first-year profits ranging from £7,200 to £21,600.
The average ODM (Original Design Manufacture) product can take
£25,000 -
£100,000 to get from idea to 1st production batch and
can realistically achieve first year profits ranging from £60,000 to £120,000 with second year profits ranging from £6,600,000 to £33,000,000 from targeted online marketing leading to consistent yearly growth. With support these numbers could become typical.
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