{"id":3627,"date":"2018-06-05T11:43:50","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T16:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3627"},"modified":"2023-05-12T20:04:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T01:04:18","slug":"3627","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3627","title":{"rendered":"Job Insights Extra #5: Business Enterprise Program (BEP) and the Randolph-Sheppard Venders of America President Dan Sippl"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3679\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3627-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/5JobExtraSipple.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/5JobExtraSipple.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/5JobExtraSipple.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Welcome to Job Insights Extra, part of the Job Insights Podcast with Serina Gilbert and Jeff Thompson, a podcast focused on the world of employment, career pathways and gainful and meaningful employment.<\/p>\n<p>The Job Insights Extra podcasts are success stories, interviews and demos that enhance the experience of reaching that career you want.<\/p>\n<p>On Job Insights Extra #5 we talk to Dan Sippl, President of the Randolph-Sheppard Vendors of America (RSVA)at their annual Sage Brush Convention in Las Vegas.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The RSVA is an organization of Blind venders part of the Business Enterprise Program and under the Randolph-Sheppard Act which allows for business opportunities for people who are blind.<\/p>\n<p>Each year RSVA gathers and brings in speakers and business representatives<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>to help educate and share ideas programs and inovative strategies to enhance the opportunities and possibilities in the highly competitive market of food services and vending operations.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in becoming your own boss and want to run your own business, be sure to contact Dan sippl and the RSVA and they will surely provide you with the information to get you started on a lifetime career.<\/p>\n<p>You can inquire about the BEP in your state by contacting your State Services for the Blind, your Vocational Rehab and ask to speak to your state\u2019s director of the BEP.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some links to get you started:<\/p>\n<p>RSVA on the web <a href=\"http:\/\/www.randolph-sheppard.org\">www.randolph-sheppard.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.randolph-sheppard.org\">http:\/\/www.randolph-sheppard.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a podcast all about the BEP:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-Gr\">The Business Enterprise program: Business Ownership Opportunities and a Promising Career<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for listening!<\/p>\n<p>Follow Job Insights on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/jobinsightsvip\">@JobInsightsVIP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do you have any suggestions or feedback? Send the Job Insights Team an <a href=\"mailto:JobInsights@BlindAbilities.com\">email<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Job Insights is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\">Blind Abilities Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can follow us on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br \/>\nOn the web at <a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br \/>\nSend us an <a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">email<\/a><br \/>\nGet the <a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/demUab.i\">Free Blind Abilities App<\/a> on the App Store.<br \/>\nGet the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Free blind Abilities App on the Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3681\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3627-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/5JobExtraSipple.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/5JobExtraSipple.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/5JobExtraSipple.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/5JobExtraSipple.mp3Welcome to Job Insights Extra, part of the Job Insights Podcast with Serina Gilbert and Jeff Thompson, a podcast focused on the world of employment, career pathways and gainful and meaningful employment. The Job Insights Extra podcasts are success stories, interviews and demos that enhance the experience of reaching that career you want. On Job [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[534,373,519],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bep","category-career","category-jobinsights"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s6rcRg-3627","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7895,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7895","url_meta":{"origin":3627,"position":0},"title":"Three Fairly New Operator Perspectives of the Business enterprise Program with Scott Eggen, President of Randolph Sheppard Venders of America","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"June 26, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Podcast Summary: Gloria Blanco, Steve Alfred, and\u00a0\u00a0Kyle Tyson join Scott Eggen in the Blind Abilities Studio to talk about their perspective of the Business Enterprise Program. 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