Small businesses, which create over 50 percent of the new jobs in the United States, offer an outstanding opportunity for the employment of people with disabilities who represent an excel-lent talent pool, according to a comprehensive review of the research. Yet, small business lead-ers have concerns about employing people with disabilities. According to a series of studies on small business and the employment of people with disabilities, five of their concerns are most critical: 1. Establishing top management commitment 2. Finding qualified employees with disabilities 3. Retaining employees with disabilities and creating workplaces where they excel 4. Costs of employing people with disabilities, including apprehension about litigation 5. Growing the business.
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