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ReEntry can come with unique obstacles.
We're here to navigate those with you.
ESO Ventures has partnered with More Than Our Worst LLC (MTOW) to deliver an entrepreneurship model that meets the needs of ReEntry business owners.
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Whether you're taking your business to the next level or just getting started, we've compiled resources, answered FAQs, and built a bench of industry experts to support you on your journey.
Our Collaborative Approach
When it comes to the ReEntry population, entrepreneurship is an employment pathway that can yield higher overall wages and lifetime earnings that provide you and your community with the opportunity to thrive as you deserve. ESO and MTOW are committed to providing supportive resources on your journey to successful entrepreneurship.
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Know the Terrain
MTOW has brought over a decade of collective experience to provide ReEntry entrepreneurs with assessments and strategy to:
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Overcome barriers to financial, social, and human capital
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Access small and commercial business loans
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Understand your conviction's impact on your business type
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Navigate conditions of parole/probation while establishing your business
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And more
Know Your Rights
Talent with Criminal Records have more rights within the employment landscape than you might think. The same is true of entrepreneurs with criminal records. The ESO and MTOW ReEntry Resource Hub is designed to:
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Support ReEntry entrepreneurs in navigating legal obstacles to establishing a business
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Understand your rights as a business owner with a record
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Access federal support like Work Opportunity Tax Credits
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And more
Know Your Potential
ESO has designed a 20-week incubator that provides training, coaching and community enrichment for Black and Brown entrepreneurs with records. As a ReEntry entrepreneur with ESO, you can expect to:
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Engage in sessions with like-minded entrepreneurs and folks from your community
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Go through business curriculum with 1:1 coaching
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Become eligible for access to business funding
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And more
Hear from ReEntry Entrepreneurs
"I'm really grateful I got to participate in the ESO program. You guys have given me the tools and mostly the guidance I so much need to make my business grow. "
ESO5 Entrepreneur
What to Expect from the Resource Hub
Systemic barriers based on race have long compromised the life outcomes of generations of Bay Area residents, ultimately undermining our efforts to break the cycle of poverty in our region. We also know that carceral systems of surveillance, policing, and imprisonment predominantly affect Black, Indigenous, and POC people across the US which has a hugely detrimental effect on our folks' ability to acquire living-wage employment opportunities.
We aim to support leveling the playing field for ReEntry entrepreneurs by providing supportive resources designed to light the path ahead and provide practical guidance on successfully establishing thriving businesses in our communities.
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