To cut recidivism in half by leveraging entrepreneurship to increase economic opportunities + transform lives.
| Website | https://www.defyventures.org/ |
| Address | 3580 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1705, Los Angeles, CA 90010 |
| Phone | (800) 680-6343 |
| Service area | Chicago |
| Serves | Small businesses / entrepreneurs |
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Defy's flagship in-prison and post-release program combining personal development, employment-readiness, and entrepreneurship training for formerly incarcerated participants over 6-9 months.
This holistic and confidence-building program prepares Entrepreneurs In Training (EITs) to rewrite their future with comprehensive employment-readiness, healthy habits, and entrepreneurship training.
A 14-week entrepreneurship course serving as an alternate entry point for formerly incarcerated individuals who missed CEO YNL, teaching the basics of launching a business.
Entrepreneur Bootcamp is there to help potential EITs who have achieved stable housing and employment but didn't have access to CEO YNL during their incarceration or reentry.
A next-step program after CEO YNL or Entrepreneur Bootcamp that gives graduates the know-how to incorporate, launch, and grow their own businesses.
Our Business Accelerator gives EITs the entrepreneurial know-how to successfully incorporate, launch, and grow a new businesses.
Defy's own alumni network delivering ongoing technology, resume, and interview workshops plus individual action plans and peer support to graduates.
Defy's Alumni Association ensures EITs build upon the skills and confidence gained from CEO YNL with technology, resume, and interview workshops, individual action plans, and a supportive network that keeps the focus on stable employment.
An early-stage community-based entrepreneurship program bridging the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp and the Business Accelerator for formerly incarcerated participants.
Defy offers community-based entrepreneurship programs, including a 14-week Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, a Pre-Accelerator, and Business Accelerator that are open to anyone formerly incarcerated in the states where we serve.