Entrepreneurship: A Viable Pathway to Success
Although employment is a critical lifeline for justice involved people, discriminatory employment policies & social stigmas still continue to exclude qualified and talented people from the workforce, locking them out of access to much needed resouces they need to take care of themselves and their families.
Because entrepreneurship is a viable and attainable pathway to financial wellness and success after incarceration, resulting in the reduction of re-offending and recidivism, we partner with local and statewide partners to host training that will give attendees the basics of starting their own business, building personal and business credit, applying for funding, marketing, banking, ethics, legal and more!
Entrepreneurship is be a good option for formerly incarcerated people because:
- They are 40% more likely to pursue entrepreneurship than their peers with no history of incarceration
- Entrepreneurs earn higher incomes and are less likely to experience recidivism than those who work for companies
- Entrepreneurship can help reduce discrimination in the labor market
- Entrepreneurship can lead to greater economic and social integration, which can help reduce crime
Financial Tracking Series (the series ended 7/12/25 and will start up again in Spring 2026)
This free virtual program is designed to support new and established entrepreneurs with effectively tracking their finances using Google Sheets and Excel. Attend all of them or only the ones you need.
- Saturday, April 5th 9:00am-10:30am Google Sheets Basics (not recorded)
- Saturday, April 19th 9:00am-10:30am Excel Basics. Watch the recording on our YouTube page here.
- Saturday, May 3rd 9:00am-10:30am Charts and Graphs. Watch the recording here.
- Saturday, May 17th 9:00am-10:30am Working with Tables AND Pivot tables. Watch the recording here.
- Saturday, May 31st 9:00am-10:30am Logic functions AND Formulas. Watch the recording here.
- Saturday, June 14th 9:00am-10:30am Advanced topics (Excel). Watch the recording here.
- Saturday, July 12th. 2pm-3pm EST. Creating your documents. We created a budget. Watch the recording here.
Coming in Spring 2026
- Reclaiming Our Citizenship Coalition (R.O.C.C.)- In collaboration with Redemption & Advancement, the R.O.C.C. leadership, entrepreneurship and coaching program is an intensive 2 week (40hrs) for formerly incarcerated Georgians that offers critical skills to develop and nurture their inner leader and/or boss. Applications will open in February 2026. Program topics are:
- Mindset Coaching
- Critical Thinking Strategies
- Job search strategies
- Application completion
- Resume Building
- Dress for success & interviewing
- Social media
- Conflict resolution & team building
- Entrepreneurship
- Financial wellness, credit building
- Investing
Upon completion of the training, attendees receive:
- a Certificate of Completion
- Access to background-friendly employers
- $100 cash and/or;
- business coaching & business startup assistance.