What is a BLN?

The Business Leadership Network was formed to help employers improve their hiring results (and ultimately their business' success) towards people with disabilities - Sheridan and Johnson County's most readily available source of talented, motivated prospective employees..

HISTORY

The BLN was begun as a national initiative of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities in 1994. The program hinges on a fundamental premise that success breeds success, and that when employers get together to discuss the benefits to their organizations of hiring job candidates with disabilities, other employers are inspired to do the same. Over 40 BLN's now exist throughout America.

HOW IT WORKS

Business and community leaders are invited to join our local network. In partnership with the State of Wyoming - Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services and other important community employment agencies, SB-BLN staff work with individual employers to maintain a local BLN Steering Committee to help guide BLN development activities. Training, technical support and other resources are then provided to help encourage improved hiring results within the disability community.

• Promote best practices relating to employment and people with disabilities
• Provide networking and professional development opportunities for employers who want to have better access to the disability community
• Build effective connections between employers and community partners
• Improve the response time in delivering qualified job candidates to employers
• Access quality, career-oriented employment opportunities for job seekers
• Encourage creative, aggressive employer disability recruitment outreach efforts

BENEFITS TO YOU:

• gain easier access to a pool of job qualified candidates
• obtain valuable information regarding disability employment issues and opportunities
• network and share information with other employers
• share what you have learned with other employers
• contribute to and learn human resource practices
• community resources for recruitment, training and more