Venturing Beyond the Gates: Facilitating Successful Reentry with Entrepreneurship

"The information, case studies and stories contained in this monograph aim to inspire professionals across entrepreneurship, workforce development and criminal justice fields to recognize and embrace entrepreneurship and self-employment as appropriate and valuable tools for reintegration" (p. 7). Three parts are contained: background for a common language -- incarceration and Reentry 101 and Entrepreneurship 101; opportunities to facilitate successful reentry with entrepreneurship -- cultivate, collaborate, educate, innovate and initiate, evaluate, disseminate, and advocate; and tools for pilot projects and initiatives. Accession Number: 022525

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