Fresh Startup: 8 Businesses Felons Can Start Right Out of Prison
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Are you getting out of prison and worried about getting a job? You might want to start your own business instead.
Michael Lewiston lays out 8 businesses any felon can start right out of prison. You don't have to wait for someone to hire you, start your own business and get financial freedom.
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Fresh Startup - Michael Lewiston
Introduction
If you’re an ex-offender who has recently been released from prison or jail, finding and sustaining gainful employment can be one of the hardest things you can do. When you walk into that interview and the employer sees that you’re an ex-offender, they look at you in a way that makes your blood boil. You may feel like you want to yell at them, shake them, and make them see you for who you actually are, and not for the mistakes you made in your past. Course, you’d catch another case if you did that.
No matter how much you’ve changed or how much you’ve cleaned up for the better, seems like some people just aren’t willing to take a chance on someone who’s made mistakes. They will only see you as a person who broke the law and imagine you’ll be back in prison soon or hurt their business somehow.
In my book, Clean Slate, I laid out nine secrets every ex-offender can use to increase his or her chances of getting a steady job. They range from tried and true techniques, to modern ways to use email and the internet, to reach out and find those rare, convict-accepting jobs.
But I also recognize that sometimes no matter how many secrets you use, you’ll never get some people to change their minds about you. The deck is stacked against you and you need another card to play.
That’s why I wrote this book.
If you can’t find an employer to take you on, to give you a chance to proving yourself worthy of helping their business grow and prosper, then you should take a chance on yourself. It’s never been easier these days to start your own business and begin making money right away, and for some felons, this may be the only option.
If your conviction has prevented you from finding employment, even if it’s been a while since you worked, starting your own business and running a company of your own is a worthwhile goal. Even if you have found a job, the type of folks who hire people with felonies are not always good to work for and you might be looking for something different. That’s what I found, at least.
When I first got out, I was lucky and blessed to find a job with a home-improvement company. I worked in their marketing department because I was good with words and had a head for getting folks to sign up for a visit from the sales staff. I quickly found out, however, that the owner of the company treated everyone badly, even the customers, and routinely lied about the quality of the product. He even shorted me on my paycheck and when I mentioned it, he laughed and asked what I was going to do about it. It was a bad situation.
I needed a new job but quickly found out how hard it was to find a job as a felon. Company after company told me that hiring me was just too risky. The few