About ESBLN
Mission Statement
Assist the business community to increase profitability through employment and consumer diversity within the disability population.
Goals
- Increase awareness of advantages of employing workers with disabilities
- Assist businesses in expanding marketing opportunities within the disability market
- Assist businesses in sharing Best Practices in regard to recruitment, hiring, retention, and accommodations for workers with disabilities
- Assist businesses in identifying accommodations made to those who have become disabled while employed
- Serve as a recognized referral service for businesses to access labor and labor related issues regarding people with disabilities
Strategies
- Develop and utilize various marketing methods to create new attitudes
- Host regular regional events to educate local business leaders and recognize “Disability Friendly” businesses including entrepreneurs with disabilities.
- Become an active member of local HR organizations in order to stay abreast of HR concerns and best practices
- Maintain relationships with various government and workforce groups
- Assist school-to-work transition youth groups and encouraging collaboration efforts
National Affiliation
The Business Leadership Network (BLN) is a national program that promotes best practices to enhance employment opportunities for candidates who happen to have disabilities.
Fast Facts
- is employer-led endeavor of the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy
- is supported by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States
- was started in 1994 in six states
- has expanded to thirty-one states, seventeen state chapters, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and one Canadian province
United States Business Leadership Network
Website: www.usbln.org
The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) is the national business organization currently representing BLN chapters in 32 states and more than 5000 employers using a “business to business” strategy to promote the business imperative of including people with disabilities in the workforce.
Learn about national conferences, webinars, other BLN activities and news around the nation concerning employment and consumer information about inclusion of people with disabilities.













