National financial expert Ryan Mack, author of Living in the Village and President of Optimum Capital Management, recently visited the Prison Entrepreneurship Program in Houston, Texas. After both teaching a three-hour class in prison and meeting some of the program’s released graduates in the “free world,” Mr. Mack offered this endorsement of PEP.
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Ryan Mack endorses Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP)
Posted: October 25, 2012 by Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) in About PEP, eSchool graduation, TestimonialsTags: entrepreneurship, felon, living in the village, optimum capital, optimum capital management, PEP, pep dallas, pep houston, pep texas, pep.org, prison, prison entrepreneurship, Prison Entrepreneurship Program, prison re-entry, prison recidivism, prison reform, recidivism, rethink prison, texas prison
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It’s official — 2012 eSchool Graduation is SOLD OUT!
Posted: October 1, 2012 by Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) in eSchool graduation, PEP EventsTags: accenture, Alex Anaxagoras, Alex Anaxagoras and Genie Erneta, amerisource funding, Bill Frank, DFS Worldwide, entrepreneurship, eschool, eschool graduation, Genie Erneta, graduation, Jon Goodale, Judy & Jon Goodale, Judy Goodale, living in the village, Marcia & Bill Frank, monte pendelton, Monte Pendleton, optimum capital, optimum capital management, Pam & Phil Rundle, Pam Rundle, PEP, pep dallas, pep donors, PEP graduation, pep houston, pep texas, pep.org, Phil Rundle, prison, prison entrepreneurs, prison entrepreneurship, Prison Entrepreneurship Program, prison graduation, prison reform, rethink prison, RKI, silver fox advisors, silverfox advisors, Stellus Capital, Stellus Capital Management, The Energists, who is ryan mack
It is official!
Thanks to the lead sponsorship from Amerisource Funding, our 2012 eSchool Graduation is officially sold out!
At this graduation, we will honor over 30 men who began transforming their lives while still behind bars through PEP‘s in-prison Business Plan Competition. After their release, these men reestablished their lives in the free world and dedicated themselves to continuing their education through our weekly Entrepreneurship School (eSchool) in Dallas and Houston. We are now celebrating their completion of this second step in their journey from inmate to entrepreneur.
We are pleased to announce that our keynote speaker will be Ryan Mack, author of “Living in the Village” and frequent contributor to CNN, BET and others. You can learn more about Ryan Mack here.
Thank you to our event sponsors!
Lead Investor
Amerisource Funding
Venture Capitalists
The Energists
Stellus Capital Management
Judy & Jon Goodale
Angel Investors
RKI*
Accenture
Alex Anaxagoras and Genie Erneta
DFS Worldwide
Marcia & Bill Frank
JITA Printing
Silver Fox Advisors
Pam & Phil Rundle
* Purchased two tables
Author Ryan Mack to Speak at PEP’s 2012 eSchool Graduation Ceremony
Posted: August 21, 2012 by Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) in eSchool graduation, PEP EventsTags: amerisource, amerisource fund, amerisource funding, Bert Smith, entrepreneurship, floyd jason, floyd jasonb, Houston prison, jason floyd, living in the village, mack ryan, optimum capital, optimum capital management, PEP, pep dallas, PEP graduation, pep houston, pep texas, pep.org, prison, prison entrepreneur, prison entrepreneur program, prison entrepreneurs, prison entrepreneurship, Prison Entrepreneurship Program, prison reform, rethink prison, Texas
Learn more about the event at http://pep.org/eschool/
Prison Entrepreneurship Program Announces National Financial Expert
Ryan Mack to Deliver Keynote Address at Graduation Ceremony
The author of “Living in the Village” will speak to a crowd of executives,
entrepreneurs and former inmates this October
Houston, August 20, 2012 — Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP), a business boot-camp that teaches qualified Texas prisoners real-world business skills, announces that national financial expert Ryan Mack, author of Living in the Village and President of Optimum Capital Management, will deliver the keynote address at the organization’s 2012 eSchool Graduation Dinner, presented by Amerisource Funding.
“Mr. Mack brings a message that strongly complements PEP’s mission to transform tax consumers into contributing members of society,” says Jason Floyd, Managing Director of Amerisource Funding. “We are honored to bring him to Houston to help us celebrate the accomplishments of PEP’s graduates.”
Mr. Mack can be regularly viewed on television networks such as CNN, CNBC and BET discussing economic issues that impact American citizens. After his presentation, diplomas will be presented to over 30 graduates of PEP. These men are former inmates who began transforming their lives while still behind bars through participation in PEP’s financial literacy training, character development programs and business plan competition.
“After their release, these men reestablished their lives in the free world and dedicated themselves to continuing their education through our eSchool (Entrepreneurship School) program that meets every Tuesday evening in Dallas and Houston,” explains Bert Smith, CEO of PEP. “We are now celebrating their completion of this second step in their journey from inmate to entrepreneur.”
The event will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Houston’s Downtown Club at Plaza.
ABOUT PRISON ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM:
Established in 2004, Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) is a Houston-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We are servant leaders on a mission to transform inmates and executives by unlocking human potential through entrepreneurial passion, education, and mentoring. Our groundbreaking results include a return-to-prison rate of less than 5%, employment rate of 100% within 90 days, and the successful launch of more than 100 businesses. For more information, visit www.PEP.org.
About Amerisource Funding:
Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, Amerisource is one of the largest and fastest-growing independent commercial finance companies in the country. Amerisource provides working capital financing and outsourced receivables management to small and middle market companies with financing needs from $50,000 to $10,000,000. Core products include asset-based lending revolvers, accounts receivable factoring, seasonal bank “over-lines”, outsourced A/R, credit and collections management, debtor-in-possession (“DIP”) financing, trade finance for importers, and export factoring. Amerisource also provides portfolio management and servicing for banks through its private label program America’s Back-Office for LendersTM, portfolio acquisitions and liquidations. For more information, visit www.amerisourcefunding.com.
