Business Services Mission

MRS' mission focused Business Services program will yield significant opportunities to advance the aspirations and career opportunities for people with disabilities.  Through a better understanding of employer needs and stronger relationships, Business Services can create opportunities to deliver a wider array of support services to the business community.  Business Services challenge is to translate MRS support into benefits for employers.

MRS Business Services is aligned with DLEG's commitment to accelerate Michigan's economic development by concentrating on workforce development and forming more collaborative partnerships with state agencies, educational institutions, public and private organizations.  Partnering with and participating in Regional Skills Alliances, for example, is an excellent way to position consumers in the mainstream of workforce development geared towards emerging job opportunities.  Such partnerships also offer exposure to potential employer customers who may be considering hiring new employees or resolving disability- related work issues.

MRS has considerable capacity to increase positive acquisition and retention outcomes for individuals with disabilities by cooperatively and more aggressively marketing under utilized MRS offerings.  A few examples include:  Ergonomic and prevention services, risk analysis, assistance with worker compensation and workplace safety needs, work site ergonomic assessment, occupational therapy consultation, work smart and prevention training using Disability Management; assistive technology consultation for MTEC, incentives for employers; increasing MCTI job preparation and training in high demand fields, using MCTI as a MTEC for assessments; customized training and job profiling; expanding MCTI Learning Centers to areas of high unemployment for people with disabilities.

The Business Services primary challenge for MRS is to create a singular focus and cooperate as a team to support the vital needs of consumers and employers.  Our capacity to succeed in developing meaningful career choices for people with disabilities, in large measure, depends on MRS field teams' ability to work collaboratively to identify, develop and fill Michigan's current and future workforce needs with people with disabilities.