Season Four Episode 1: When Creativity Meets Opportunity: Supporting Disability-Owned Businesses

In this episode, Caroline Bolas, Small Business Specialist at the National Disability Institute, is joined by Sue Babin, Special Projects Coordinator at the Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council, along with Rachel Rasnick, owner of Rachel Rasnick Art and More, and her mother, Karen Rasnick. Together, they explore how entrepreneurship can open doors, build confidence and skills, and create meaningful opportunities for people with disabilities. The conversation highlights the joy of creative business ownership, the essential role of family support, and the importance of inclusive policies that center disability-led businesses. Listeners will hear practical advice, hopeful visions for the future, and concrete ways to support and champion disability-owned enterprises in their own communities.