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Pivot Program featured in Georgetown Magazine
This Fall, the Georgetown Magazine published a feature highlighting how the Pivot Program is helping formerly incarcerated individuals enter the business world. In the story, Pivot Program gra
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Alumni Experiences: Marcus Butler at Fifth Tribe
Marcus Butler built his first computer when he was 12. Now, he spends his days building websites as a developer at the digital agency Fifth Tribe. “I build webpages, do HTML and WordPress, a
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Pivot Pitch Competition Showcases Budding Entrepreneurs
On June 14th, fifteen Pivot Fellows presented their entrepreneurial venture ideas, from catering to cleaning to custom sneakers, before a panel of judges at the Pivot Pitch Competition. The pitch
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Pivot in Forbes
Georgetown University's Pivot Program: Preparing Former Prisoners To Become Entrepreneurs The Pivot Program was conceived and is operated by faculty in Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business in
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Pivot Program featured on Fox5
On June 21st, 2019, graduating Pivot Fellows Jermaine Dory '19 and Kadija Clifton '19 shared with Fox5 about how Georgetown Pivot Program has greatly influenced their experience in transitioning from
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TRT World featured: Former Inmates Join Entrepreneurship Program
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypQgRssnd6E&feature=youtu.be "The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Out of every 100,000 people in America, 655 are behind bars. Thos
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Pivot in the Financial Times
The business schools taking teaching into prisons Devaughan Bell, a former inmate, hopes to set up his own business © Greg Kahn/FT Like many business school students, DeVaughan Bell is doggedl
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Pivot Program Creates Opportunities For Returning Citizens (Georgetown Voice)
When DeVaughn Bell was admitted into the Georgetown Pivot Program, he posted a picture of his Georgetown ID alongside his prison ID on social media. His family and friends, he said, could not believe that he had gotten into Georgetown. Bell smiled as he told the story—he was proud of how far he had come in a year.
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Georgetown’s new program prepares returning citizens to be entrepreneurs. K-12 schools should follow GU’s lead. (Street Sense Media)
Now a new Georgetown University program is seeking to help strengthen the external support for up to 20 D.C. returning citizens in collaboration with city agencies, including the Mayor’s Office of Returning Citizens Affairs (ORCA), D.C. Department of Employment Services (DOES), and a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency.
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Minority Business Development Agency Awards Nearly $1 Million To Offer Formerly Incarcerated Persons A Second Chance Through Entrepreneurship
November 30, 2018 Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is announcing the grant recipients chosen to support the business aspirations of formerly inc
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