Criminal justice advocate and venture capitalist Daniel Dart will deliver the graduation’s keynote address. RALEIGH, NC, March 21, 2024 – Inmates to Entrepreneurs announced today that 63 formerly incarcerated individuals from 19 states (plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico) are expected to graduate from the organization’s latest course on Tuesday, March 26. “This program is […]

The anniversary of the groundbreaking program falls on Second Chance Month. RALEIGH, NC, March 22, 2022 – April marks the 30 year anniversary of the founding of Inmates to Entrepreneurs, a now-global program started by entrepreneur Brian Hamilton that provides free entrepreneurship training for people with criminal records. Hamilton started the program in April 1992 […]

Charleston, SC (September 22, 2021) – Hearst Media Production Group today announced a new season of the award-winning series, Free Enterprise, will premiere October 30, returning to Litton’s Weekend Adventure, the multiple Daytime Emmy-award winning programming block airing every Saturday morning on ABC stations nationwide. Free Enterprise shares the journeys of formerly incarcerated individuals who […]

Two-day series prepares active military personnel and their families for their post-military entrepreneurial and employment journeys. CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — 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 […]

VALHALLA, NY, July 13, 2021 – Inmates to Entrepreneurs, a national nonprofit that teaches incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals how to start and grow their own businesses, announced today that Westchester County Department of Correction (WCDOC) is offering the Inmates to Entrepreneurs course to its inmates. The first group of Westchester County graduates completed the […]

Free Enterprise Wins in Social Impact and Social Responsibility Categories at the 42nd Annual Telly Awards MEDIA ALERT WHAT: Free Enterprise, an ABC show starring one of America’s foremost entrepreneurs, Brian Hamilton, which follows formerly incarcerated individuals who dream of starting their own businesses after facing the tremendous odds of finding work with a criminal […]

RALEIGH, NC, March 15, 2021 – Inmates to Entrepreneurs, a national nonprofit that teaches formerly incarcerated individuals how to start and grow their own businesses, announced today that former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner will give a commencement address to the most recent graduates of the organization’s courses. The graduation will be held virtually, via Zoom, […]

Equipping individuals with skill and determination aids in successful reentry FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Falls Church, Virginia (AccessWire) – December 9, 2020 – GTL, a trusted partner that connects those affected by incarceration with the resources and support necessary to achieve success, today announced that the Brian Hamilton Foundation’s online entrepreneurship course, Starter U, was made available to 200,000 […]

RALEIGH, N.C., January 29, 2021—Today, noted entrepreneur Brian Hamilton made a significant investment in Frozen Mountain. Hamilton is the founder of Sageworks, the United States’ first fintech company, which he sold to Accel-KKR in 2018. This deal represents the largest known investment in a Canadian video conferencing or broadcasting company since the start of COVID. […]

September 16, 2020 – Inmates to Entrepreneurs, a national nonprofit that teaches people with criminal records how to start and grow their own businesses, announced today that former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will give a commencement address at the Inmates to Entrepreneurs national course graduation, which will be held virtually, via Zoom, on Tuesday, September […]