Raleigh, NC, July 24, 2020 – Inmates to Entrepreneurs, a national nonprofit that teaches people with criminal records how to start and grow their own businesses, announced today its first live, virtual 8-week entrepreneurship course available to participants nationwide. The course starts on August 4. The live course, sponsored in part by Morgan Stanley, is […]

By Lora Lavigne, WRAL Durham reporter DURHAM, N.C. — Junior Achievement USA partnered with the Brian Hamilton Foundation and Mark Cuban Foundation to host “Why Entrepreneurship Now — A Virtual Event for America’s Teens” hosted by Harris Faulkner, anchor of Fox News Channel. This unique interactive event gave teens across America the opportunity to ask questions […]

Raleigh, NC, May 11, 2020 – The Brian Hamilton Foundation announced today that Charlie Bradley has been promoted to lead the organization as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He was previously Executive Vice President of Public Affairs. As CEO, Charlie will drive the strategy, operations and promotion of the Brian Hamilton Foundation’s mission to bring entrepreneurship […]

Lawrence Carpenter, Owner of SuperClean Professional Janitorial Services and ZBS Trucking, LLC; Chairman of Inmates to Entrepreneurs. Lawrence Carpenter, who recently was featured in Black Enterprise’s “Success Beyond Bars” series, is one of a growing number of returned citizens who has found financial stability and professional satisfaction in owning his own business. Carpenter grew up […]

Raleigh, NC, Dec. 4, 2019 – Inmates to Entrepreneurs, a national program that helps justice-involved people start their own businesses, announced today that Lawrence R. Carpenter has been selected to serve as chairman of the board. Carpenter succeeds Brian Hamilton, the organization’s founder. Carpenter is the founder and owner of Superclean Professional Janitorial Services. Through […]

People who are incarcerated throughout the country now have access to a free course that teaches them how to start a business. The Brian Hamilton Foundation’s online entrepreneurship course, Starter U, launched last week on Edovo learning tablets, a leading provider of tablets in the nation’s prisons and jails. “There are 2.3 million people currently in […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2019 Media Contact: Rupal Nishar, Executive Director, Triangle Children’s Business Fair Email: rupalr@gmail.com Phone: 914-274-0111   Nation’s Largest Children’s Business Fair Announces Partnership with the Brian Hamilton Foundation   Raleigh, NC – A new partnership between the Triangle Children’s Business Fair and the Brian Hamilton Foundation is helping introduce youth […]

Contact: Gena Messer-Knode, Director of the Eastern NC Center for Business & Entrepreneurship Email: GKnode@ncwc.edu Phone: 919-394-9007   “Starter U” Entrepreneurship Program Coming to North Carolina Wesleyan and the Twin Counties Rocky Mount, NC, June 11, 2019 – A new partnership between North Carolina Wesleyan and the Brian Hamilton Foundation is bringing a world-class free […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2019 RENOWNED ENTREPRENEUR BRIAN HAMILTON KICKS OFF WEEK OF REENTRY RECOGNITION EVENTS IN WINSTON- SALEM Winston-Salem, NC April 22, 2019 – The Center for the Study of Economic Mobility (CSEM) at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) and Forsyth County Reentry Council welcomes renowned entrepreneur Brian Hamilton to Winston-Salem to share a […]

Charlotte, NC, April 9, 2019 – Inmates to Entrepreneurs, a nonprofit that provides free entrepreneurship education and mentorship to people with criminal records, is graduating its second class of Charlotte students this week. The graduates have completed Inmates to Entrepreneurs’ free eight-week course covering modules on entrepreneurship essentials. Inmates to Entrepreneurs, headquartered in Raleigh, was […]