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| Inmates face off in business pitch competition |
| By California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
| Published: 12/10/2015 |
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VACAVILLE — Inmates at California State Prison-Solano (SOL) will take steps toward becoming successful business and community leaders during the first-ever Defy Ventures Business Pitch Competition held inside a California prison. For months, SOL inmates have been participating in Defy’s rigorous program, learning not just how to find jobs and start businesses after prison, but how to transform themselves from the inside out. Thirty inmates will pitch their business concepts to successful venture capitalists and entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley. The incarcerated “Entrepreneurs in Training” will compete for seed funding to help them launch their startup businesses after they return home. Defy Ventures is a national nonprofit that assists offenders by offering intensive leadership development, business plan advice and mentoring. To learn more about Defy’s work inside SOL, click here. WHAT: Defy Ventures Business Pitch Competition WHO: Inmate “Executives in Training” participants Silicon Valley entrepreneurs acting as judges Defy Ventures staff and volunteers SOL custody and administrative staff WHEN: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17 WHERE: California State Prison-Solano 2100 Peabody Road, Vacaville RSVP: Lt. Marlaina Dernoncourt Marlaina.Dernoncourt@cdcr.ca.gov or (707) 454-3257 **Please RSVP by Monday, Dec. 14** **Blue jeans, blue clothing, cellphones and live broadcasts are not permitted inside the institution** |
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