Two public libraries – Gwinnett County Public Library in Georgia and the St. Louis County Library in Missouri – have each started a small business entrepreneurship incubator created specifically for those who have been incarcerated. Gwinnett County Public Library launched […]
Category Archives: Entrepreneurship
How to start a cell phone repair business
Getting out of prison and not sure what to do for work? Are you a technical oriented person who likes to fix things? If so, you might consider starting a cell phone repair business. According to business industry research company […]
Want to start your own small business? Organizations offer free help to get you started
Since this week, May 5-11, is National Small Business Week, it might be a time to think about the possibility of starting a business of your own. And you won’t be alone. More than half of the people in this […]
SBA Small Business Learning Center provides resources for starting a small business
While working for oneself may provide viable employment for those in reentry, there are a lot of things to learn in order to successfully do so. And an excellent way to come up to speed on the various aspects of […]
Seth Sundberg used incarceration experience to create Prison Bars
A growing number of inmates and those in reentry are using skills they learned in prison and in post-release programs to start their own businesses. But it’s not easy. Just ask Seth Sundberg, founder and CEO of Prison Bars, a […]
Defy Ventures expands CEO of Your New Life program
Defy Ventures, a New York City-headquartered nonprofit that provides entrepreneurship, employment and character training to people in re-entry, is expanding its new initiative, CEO of Your New Life. The program, which began last summer, takes the organization’s work into prisons […]
Consider an eBay business as an alternative to a regular job
Selling things on eBay can be a good job including for those in reentry. You don’t have to go through an interview, there are no background checks, and no endless searching job sites and sending in resumes. You just need […]
Shoe repair business offers career opportunity for ex-offenders
Those looking for a job doing something that improves the environment, helps people save money and won’t be outsourced to India might want to consider learning how to repair shoes. Particularly in these recessionary times when people want to […]
Defy Ventures program graduate launches internet business
Not much more than a year ago Fabian Ruiz was in prison serving 21 years for killing the man who shot his older brother. Today he is an entrepreneur and founder of Infor-nation Corp., a company that provides Internet services […]
Stanford law student helps female ex-offenders launch businesses
With so many barriers to employment, many ex-offenders find that starting their own business provides a better option than working for someone else. While entrepreneurship has its own challenges, those with creative ideas and determination can succeed, perhaps with a […]