Business Plan Competition Events Schedule

Oliver J. Bell Unit

Summer 2023 Class Events

Big Idea Pitch - February 24, 2023 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

PEP needs business owners, executives and consumers to come and listen to the business ideas each participant has come up with. This is an excellent opportunity to see these men at the beginning of their PEP journey, as this is the first event for this new class!

Volunteers will vote on their favorite pitches, and the top ideas will go on to develop business teams.

REGISTRATION CLOSES at 8:00 AM on Monday, February 20, 2023

Pitch Day - April 28, 2023 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

PEP needs Business Owners, Executives, Directors and Key Decision-Makers to evaluate business pitches and score them on four key elements. Your input and feedback will help decide the final teams competing at the Winter 2023 Business Plan Competition Event.

REGISTRATION CLOSES at 8:00 AM on Monday, April 24, 2023

"*" indicates required fields

Name*

First Last

Email*

We need your email address for us to reach you back.

I am a:*

Business Owner

Business Executive

Business Director

Business Decision Maker

Business Consumer

Corporate Executive Role

We’ve listed 4 C-Level Corporate Executive roles. Please rank how you identify with each. During the event, you will be assigned to one of the four groups to discuss your experience related to the responsibilities. Rank in order of 1-4 with 1 being the most and 4 being the least. Since we have an unknow mixture of volunteers, you may not get assigned to the group where you have the most experience.

CEO - Responsible for managing a company's overall operations. This may include delegating and directing agendas, driving profitability, managing company organizational structure, strategy, and communicating with the board.
COO - This person manages and handles the daily business operations of the company, working closely with department heads and supervisors to support the day-to-day activity of employees.
CFO - They are responsible for tracking cash flow and financial planning and analyzing the company's financial strengths and weaknesses and proposing strategic directions.
CMO - Responsible for activities in an organization that have to do with creating, communicating and delivering offerings that have value for customers, clients or business partners.

Your Name EXACTLY as it appears on your drivers license or passport*

If you go by Tom but your Drivers License says Thomas, please enter "Thomas."

First Last

Phone Number*

Cell phone is preferable. Required for event-related communications, such as an emergency that requires an event rescheduling.

Required Security Info

Have you attended an In-Prison PEP event before?*

I am a returning in-prison volunteer

I am a first time in-prison volunteer

Which government ID will you use to verify your identity?*

Drivers License

Passport

Have you completed TDCJ Training*

Yes

Please verify that the date on this identification is still valid through the date of the event(s) you selected above.*

Yes, the date on my identification is valid through the date(s) of the event(s) above

Drivers License Number*

Drivers License State*

Passport Number*

Passport Country of Issuance*

Country

Do you have a family member or friend currently housed within a TDCJ Facility?*

(If so, we may need to secure special approval from the warden for your visit.)

Yes

If yes, which facility?*

Have you ever served time in a TDCJ Facility?*

Have you ever served time in a TDCJ Facility? (Select NO if you only served time in TYC and/or county jail).

Yes

If YES, please list the facility where you served time and your release date.

(If NO, please skip this question.)

If YES, are you still on parole?

Yes

ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFO

Your Preferred First Name*

For example, if the name on your driver's license is Robert Smith but you go by "Bob," please write "Bob Smith."

Your Company

Your Title

What is your industry or functional expertise?

Other Phone

Any other line you would like to provide us.

Please provide your address as it appears on your drivers license.*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Medications / Medical Devices

Will you need to bring any medicine/medical devices into the Unit with you?*

EX: insulin, inhaler, oxygen tank, wheelchair, etc.

Yes

Please provide a detailed description, including any drug prescription name(s)*

Waiver of Liability and Media Release Agreement

Please read and indicate your agreement.*

Please read and indicate your agreement. IN CONSIDERATION for being permitted to participate in activities of the Prison Entrepreneurship Program ("the Program"), THE UNDERSIGNED, for himself/herself, his/her personal representatives, heirs and next of kin: 1. Agrees that he/she appreciates the risk of injury during his/her participation in the Program and further agrees that he/she assumes full responsibility for his/her own safety and for determining that no dangerous conditions exist that could affect his/her own safety at any of the sites; 2. Agrees that his/her participation in the Program acknowledges that he/she finds the sites as being reasonably safe for the purpose of his/her use, and further agrees that if, at any time he/she feels anything to be unsafe, he/she will immediately withdraw from the dangerous area; 3. Acknowledges that in the course of his/her participation during in-prison events or other PEP sponsored activities, video or photographs may be taken or illustrations may be made of him/her and further agrees to allow, without compensation, his/her likeness to appear in material, regardless of media form, promoting the Program, its events and activities, including those of its representatives and licensees; 4. Releases, waives, discharges and covenants not to sue Prison Entrepreneurship Program or any subdivision thereof, and each of them, their officers and employees, (hereinafter as "Releasees") from all liability to the undersigned, his/her personal representatives, assigns, heirs and next of kin for any and all loss or damage and any claim or demands therefrom on account of injury to the person or property or resulting in death of the undersigned en route to/from the site, in or upon the site or while observing, working for or participating in the Program; 5. Agrees to hold harmless and to indemnify the Releasees from and against all claims, actions, damages and expenses, including but not limited to reasonable attorney's fees for any alleged injury and/or death to any person or damage to any property arising or alleged to have arisen out of any negligent, reckless or intentional act of the undersigned or failure to act on the part of the undersigned, his/her heirs, successors or assigns; and 6. Agrees that the foregoing release, waiver and indemnity agreement is intended to be as broad and inclusive as is permitted by laws of the State of Texas and that if any portion thereof is held invalid, the balance shall continue in full legal force and effect. I have read and voluntarily signed this Waiver of Liability and Media Release Agreement and further guarantee that no additional oral representations, statements or inducements have been made.

I Agree to the above Waiver of Liability and Media Release Agreement

Individual RSVP Acknowledgement*

I understand that this registration is only for myself and any guests that plan to attend with me will complete their own registration.

Phone

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Business Plan Competition - May 19, 2023 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

PEP needs Business Owners, Executives, Directors, and Key Business Decision Makers to judge presentations from all of the final business teams, scoring them based on specific criteria to decide which business stands out as the most viable. There will be a graduation for the participants following the Business Plan Competition event, where we will announce the winning business teams and celebrate all the men who have worked hard over the past several months!

REGISTRATION CLOSES at 8:00 AM on Monday, May 15, 2023

"*" indicates required fields

Name*

First Last

Email*

We need your email address for us to reach you back.

I am a:*

Business Owner

Business Executive

Business Director

Business Decision Maker

Business Consumer

I would like to attend:*

Business Plan Competition only (9am - 1pm)

Business Plan Competition and Graduation (9am - 5pm)

Your Name EXACTLY as it appears on your drivers license or passport*

If you go by Tom but your Drivers License says Thomas, please enter "Thomas."

First Last

Phone Number*

Cell phone is preferable. Required for event-related communications, such as an emergency that requires an event rescheduling.

Required Security Info

Have you attended an In-Prison PEP event before?*

I am a returning in-prison volunteer

I am a first time in-prison volunteer

Which government ID will you use to verify your identity?*

Drivers License

Passport

Have you completed TDCJ Training*

Yes

Please verify that the date on this identification is still valid through the date of the event(s) you selected above.*

Yes, the date on my identification is valid through the date(s) of the event(s) above

Drivers License Number*

Drivers License State*

Passport Number*

Passport Country of Issuance*

Country

Do you have a family member or friend currently housed within a TDCJ Facility?*

(If so, we may need to secure special approval from the warden for your visit.)

Yes

If yes, which facility?*

Have you ever served time in a TDCJ Facility?*

Have you ever served time in a TDCJ Facility? (Select NO if you only served time in TYC and/or county jail).

Yes

If YES, please list the facility where you served time and your release date.

(If NO, please skip this question.)

If YES, are you still on parole?

Yes

ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFO

Your Preferred First Name*

For example, if the name on your driver's license is Robert Smith but you go by "Bob," please write "Bob Smith."

Your Company

Your Title

What is your industry or functional expertise?

Other Phone

Any other line you would like to provide us.

Please provide your address as it appears on your drivers license.*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Medications / Medical Devices

Will you need to bring any medicine/medical devices into the Unit with you?*

EX: insulin, inhaler, oxygen tank, wheelchair, etc.

Yes

Please provide a detailed description, including any drug prescription name(s)*

Waiver of Liability and Media Release Agreement

Please read and indicate your agreement.*

I Agree to the above Waiver of Liability and Media Release Agreement

Individual RSVP Acknowledgement*

I understand that this registration is only for myself and any guests that plan to attend with me will complete their own registration.

Comments

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Graduation Ceremony - May 19, 2023 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Join us as we celebrate the hard work and dedication of the Winter 2023 class with a full graduation ceremony with special awards and recognition.

REGISTRATION CLOSES at 8:00 AM on Monday, May 15, 2023

"*" indicates required fields

You do not need to register again if you included graduation in your RSVP for the Summer 2023 Business Plan Competition.

Name*

First Last

Email*

We need your email address for us to reach you back.

Your Name EXACTLY as it appears on your drivers license or passport*

If you go by Tom but your Drivers License says Thomas, please enter "Thomas."

First Last

Phone Number*

Cell phone is preferable. Required for event-related communications, such as an emergency that requires an event rescheduling.

Required Security Info

Have you attended an In-Prison PEP event before?*

I am a returning in-prison volunteer

I am a first time in-prison volunteer

Which government ID will you use to verify your identity?*

Drivers License

Passport

Have you completed TDCJ Training*

Yes

Please verify that the date on this identification is still valid through the date of the event(s) you selected above.*

Yes, the date on my identification is valid through the date(s) of the event(s) above

Drivers License Number*

Drivers License State*

Passport Number*

Passport Country of Issuance*

Country

Do you have a family member or friend currently housed within a TDCJ Facility?*

(If so, we may need to secure special approval from the warden for your visit.)

Yes

If yes, which facility?*

Have you ever served time in a TDCJ Facility?*

Have you ever served time in a TDCJ Facility? (Select NO if you only served time in TYC and/or county jail).

Yes

If YES, please list the facility where you served time and your release date.

(If NO, please skip this question.)

If YES, are you still on parole?

Yes

ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFO

Your Preferred First Name*

For example, if the name on your driver's license is Robert Smith but you go by "Bob," please write "Bob Smith."

Your Company

Your Title

What is your industry or functional expertise?

Other Phone

Any other line you would like to provide us.

Please provide your address as it appears on your drivers license.*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Medications / Medical Devices

Will you need to bring any medicine/medical devices into the Unit with you?*

EX: insulin, inhaler, oxygen tank, wheelchair, etc.

Yes

Please provide a detailed description, including any drug prescription name(s)*

Waiver of Liability and Media Release Agreement

Please read and indicate your agreement.*

I Agree to the above Waiver of Liability and Media Release Agreement

Individual RSVP Acknowledgement*

I understand that this registration is only for myself and any guests that plan to attend with me will complete their own registration.

Phone

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Business Plan Competition Events Schedule

Oliver J. Bell Unit

Summer 2023 Class Events

Big Idea Pitch - February 24, 2023 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Pitch Day - April 28, 2023 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Required Security Info

ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFO

Medications / Medical Devices

Waiver of Liability and Media Release Agreement

Business Plan Competition - May 19, 2023 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Required Security Info

ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFO

Medications / Medical Devices

Waiver of Liability and Media Release Agreement

Graduation Ceremony - May 19, 2023 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Required Security Info

ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFO

Medications / Medical Devices

Waiver of Liability and Media Release Agreement

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