NEW & RETURNING SERIES “Murder Nation,” an investigation docu-series that spotlights deadly crimes, focuses on homicides in the seaside towns of New Jersey in Season 2’s “Jersey Gore.” It bows Sunday, October 10 at 10p on HLN. “Free Enterprise” premieres October 30 as part of Litton’s Weekend Adventure programming block airing every Saturday morning on ABC stations […]

Brian Hamilton, founder of Inmates to Entrepreneurs and Sageworks talks with Neal Asbury and Rich Roffman about why starting a business is a great alternative to finding a job for people who have been involved in the justice system. This episode of Made in America with Neal Asbury ran on October 9, 2021 on radio […]

A criminal record can make it incredibly difficult to get a job, but one formerly incarcerated D.C. chef says that entrepreneurship can be a path toward a second chance. News4’s Molette Green reports on how he’s helping other current and former inmates.

USO’s Jump Start Program exists to provide support to veterans seeking to start their own businesses, as we welcome entrepreneur and philanthropist, Brian Hamilton, to the show to talk about it.  Brian and Randy talk about Hamilton’s program “Inmates to Entrepreneurs” and how he is expanding his efforts to empower those seeking to better their […]

Active-duty troops, National Guard or military family members who have been contemplating starting a business for their post-military career should check out USO’s Operation Jump Start, a two-day virtual event on Sept. 29-30, 2021. The summit is the perfect place for wannabe or soon-to-be entrepreneurs to get their feet wet in the world of running a […]

HOUSTON, Texas (KIAH) Good Monday morning! Start your week off right with Houston Happens. Host Maggie Flecknoe is serving up today’s top talkers including a San Antonio woman who was turned away from a party bus because she was plus-sized! Meet the entrepreneur and philanthropist who is dedicated to helping inmates once they get out […]

Brian Hamilton founded Inmates to Entrepreneurs and works alongside Lawrence Carpenter, who serves as the Chairman of the program board.  Inmates to Entrepreneurs was created to provide an opportunity to those judicially involved and struggle to find employment. When individuals get released from incarceration, employment opportunities are scarce. The stigma placed on individuals with a criminal […]

NEW YORK (WABC) — On this episode of Here and Now, Brian Hamilton and Claudia Shivers from ‘Free Enterprise,’ the TV show featuring the real-life stories of former inmates turning their lives around by starting their own businesses. Plus, building on more than five decades of service, how the Harlem Commonwealth Council is helping to […]

FALLS CHURCH, Va.—GTL, a trusted partner that connects those affected by incarceration with the resources and support necessary to achieve success, today announced that it is expanding its rollout of the Brian Hamilton Foundation’s online entrepreneurship course, Starter U, on tablets across the country. GTL provides over 200,000 tablets to incarcerated individuals in correctional facilities […]

Operation Jump Start is being hosted by the United Service Organizations (USO), supported by the Brian Hamilton Foundation, on September 29 and 30 to bring together military service members and their families to help them prepare for the transition to civilian life following their service to the nation. All active duty, National Guard members, and their families can […]