The Gwinnett County Public Library is now accepting applications for its New Start Entrepreneurship Incubator Program (NSEI), aimed at helping formerly incarcerated people start their own businesses.
NSEI offers a six-month course that combines in-person classes, online coursework, and mentorship to provide business education tailored for the reentry population, which in Georgia includes a significant number of minorities and people of color.
“Formerly incarcerated individuals are an overlooked population of aspiring entrepreneurs, often lacking the means, access, and support to launch a small business successfully,” said Charles Pace, Executive Director of the Gwinnett County Public Library…