Prison Path
Missed Opportunity for Startups
OnStartups.com group is the largest entrepreneurial community on LinkedIn with over 220,000 members. Many new businesses are short on cash and thin in terms of workers. At the same time, there are many former inmates looking desperately for work. A number of these former inmates have varied backgrounds which would benefit a new startup business.
A significant number of former ex-offenders are educated and were convicted of non-violent offenses. They are willing to work at a company that has future potential for all.