This guide really gives a person the brutal truth about starting a business. It doesn't just tell you what you would like to hear. I believe the Level program can give incarcerated people another outlook on life that can cut the recidivism rate. Thank you all for what you do. Keep up the excellent work.
How To Start Your Own Business: Prepare To Launch
Entrepreneurship can be a rewarding and meaningful path to independence. The first guide in Level’s How To Start Your Own Business series breaks down the important decisions to make before starting a business. Interactive worksheet questions help you sketch out a clarified vision.
Enrollment fee includes this guide and all of Level's educational and job training guides and certificates. The enrollment fee is a one-time payment - no hidden monthly payments or recurring fees. The enrollment fee includes shipping.
What they'll learn:
- Evaluate and increase your readiness to start a business
- Understand the trade-offs between having a job and starting a business
- Learn about product-market fit and how to test your concept with prospective customers
- Understand the benefits of listening to your customers and continuous improvement
- Discover the types of businesses that are most likely to succeed
- Estimate your costs, revenue and break-even point
Guide includes:
Career exploration
Worksheet
Quiz
Goal setting
Schedule
Self-guided - learners complete at their own paceGuide length
44 pagesTime to complete
~10 hoursWhat is Level?
Level is a popular prison education program that offers career training and personal development. Level has a unique approach that can reach nearly any person at any prison, even those in high security or solitary confinement. 6,189 people in prison have spent 81,540 hours using the Level program inside 1,009 prisons across the country.
Testimonials for this guide:
- Cordell, incarcerated in Illinois
This guide pointed out a lot of key ideas I didn't know about starting my own business. This would have been very helpful when I was in the world trying to start my own business. Level doesn't just tell you what you want to hear, they give you the keys to success. Now it's up to you to drive there.
- Cory, incarcerated in Illinois
I've used this entrepreneurship guide frequently and continue to do so, as I am making a list to track my ideas, cost, etc. It is easy to read and easy to follow. I like that it's almost a step-by-step guide. What Level does is such an inspiration, keep up the amazing work! Thank you for this opportunity.
- Kimberly, incarcerated in Wisconsin
