Prison Initiatives What does PEP do for inmates while they are in prison?
During the five-month prison program, PEP participants complete an entire entrepreneurship textbook while they each craft a business plan for a business they could start upon their release from prison. Basic business concepts are taught from the textbook and pop quizzes, impromptu presentations and constant feedback allow the men to learn both the theory and practical application of the material. Participants type their business plans on computers inside the unit, and PEP staff members download their files to be taken outside the prison. These files are sent to Business Plan Advisor who are paired with each inmate participant. These Business Plan Advisors provide feedback on both the conceptual and grammatical aspects of the business plans which are then brought back into the prison for the inmates to use to make their plans more realistic and feasible. The idea is not to have the participants write business plans that are “good for an inmate.” These men create excellent business plans
