Dc Metro Business Leadership Network

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• The DC Metro Business Leadership Network (DC Metro BLN) promotes the best practices in hiring, retaining, and marketing to people with disabilities in the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia, and Suburban Maryland.What the DC Metro BLN Can Offer You! * Access to a clearinghouse of local, regional, and national resources to support your efforts with hiring and retaining people with disabilities. * Learn from local experts who have a successful track record with hiring and retaining people with disabilities. * Discover best practices for marketing to people with disabilities.Why Should I Hire A Person With A Disability? * People with disabilities are qualified and want to work in the Greater Washington region. * The region´s workforce is currently experiencing a skills shortage. * By 2025, it is expected that the Greater Washington region will have created 555,500 new jobs. (Source: NPA Data Services. 2007) * Between 2007 and 2025, over 275,000 people living in our region will enter retirement. (Source: BLS. 2007) * 10,000,000 Americans who are living with a disability today have a college degree.Why Should I Market to People With Disabilities? * 56,000,000 Americans are living with a disability today. * The aggregate income of people with disabilities tops $1 trillion. This includes $220 billion in discretionary income. (Source: US Census Bureau) * Of the 69.6 million families in the United States, 20.3 million families have at least one member with a disability. (Source: US Census Bureau) * Companies marketing to people with disabilities can reach as many as four in every 10 consumers. * 88% of Americans prefer to give their business to employers who hire people with disabilities. (Source: Gallup).
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  Headquarters: , , Virginia, United States

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  Website: https://www.dcmetrobln.org

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  Employees:3

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  Revenue:$1 - 10M

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  Legal Name:Dc Metro Business Leadership Network

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