Amid a new wave of economic uncertainty, Georgians with a history of incarceration, who often face barriers to successfully reentering society, keep seizing on opportunities to start their own businesses.
Sonya Warlick and Carlotta Jackson-Kelly are two graduates in the most recent cohort of the Gwinnett County Public Library’s New Start Entrepreneurship Incubator program, who won a Shark Tank-style competition and were awarded a few thousand dollars each for their startups during a ceremony at the Duluth branch on Aug. 16.
Over the past couple of years, the six-month program has equipped dozens of formerly incarcerated people with business development skills and helped grow their ideas. Warlick and Jackson-Kelly hope that they’ll also see success despite potential challenges ahead.
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