Haslett-based Inventure Enterprises has launched a suite of tools called idView that could streamline the way government and private industry conduct background checks.
Inventure Enterprises doesn’t conduct background checks, but it enables organizations that do, such as school districts and government,to electronically access multiple databases — state police records, FBI records and state and federal data — to cross check potential employees. It also helps these entities comply with state and federal legislative mandates.
These checks are generally conducted manually, which can take up to three months. But with idView, it can take as little as 45 minutes.
“All of the information is gathered and accessed in one place,” says Robert Fulk, president of Inventure Enterprises.
Companies or government entities using this system have potential employees fill out an informational form. Once the form is filled out and the data entered, a check is run through several databases. Many times, these databases catch criminal records, preventing the firm from spending more money and time on fingerprint-based background checks.
The idView system was inspired by a FederalDHHS seven state pilot program designed to improve background checkprocesses for long-term care providers. The Michigan economic developmentcommunities are providing support from the for the company and the idViewprogram.
During the 18-month pilot, the system denied approximately 6,000 of the 150,000 people screened based on existing records.
The system saves money by reducing the amount of manpower needed to run checks, the cost of fingerprinting checks and criminal costs. Fulk estimates the state pilot saved the State of Michigan $37 million.
“Not only can this protect vulnerable populations, it can also give people who should have jobs access to those jobs faster,” says Fulk.
Fulk and Inventure Vice President Susanna Tellschow estimate the company will need to hire about 20 people within the next two years.
Source: Robert Fulk, Inventure Enterprises
Ivy Hughes is the managing editor of Capital Gains and can be reached here.
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