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Published Aug 13 2012 by PR Newswire

Prison Entrepreneurship Program Pairs C-level Executives with Class Participants to Discuss Business Ideas

Business ideas are evaluated for feasibility

DALLAS, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP), a business boot-camp that teaches qualified Texas prisoners real-world business skills, announces it will host a Venture Capital Panel on August 17 for its 94 class participants....

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"The VentureVenture Capital Panel is similar to Shark Tank (a hit show on ABC) in that the future entrepreneurs stand before the successful executives to see how they react to a potential business idea" Bert Smith, PEP's CEO...

Prison Entrepreneurship Program Pairs C-level Executives with Class Participants to Discuss Busin ... [Published PR Newswire - Aug 13 2012]

...CEO, explained. "The executives then provide honest feedback about the business idea and feasibility."

Prison Entrepreneurship Program Pairs C-level Executives with Class Participants to Discuss Busin ... [Published PR Newswire - Aug 13 2012]

"I've been coming to these prison events for many years, and nothing compares to the thrill I get from helping these determined men transform into successful, honorable members of society" said Hank Hamilton...

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