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湖北省十堰市2020届高三上学期英语期末调研试卷
Entrepreneur (企业家)Brian Hamilton used to occupy himself with a six-figure job. But his life1in a prison. He wasn't2prison he was accompanying his friend, Robert J. Harris, who went to local prisons to do ministry work frequently. During the3, Hamilton started talking to a prisoner and4what he was going to do when getting out. "He said he was going to get a job," Hamilton recalls. "I5myself, wow, that's going to be6with a criminal background. "
The7made Hamilton consider how the prisoners could8from entrepreneurship. So in 2008, Hamilton9a nonprofit organization called Inmates to Entrepreneurs that10people with criminal backgrounds to start their small business. He and Harris taught their11course at a minimum security prison called "How to Start Your Own Business when You Get Out".
At the time, Hamilton was12his own company, Sageworks. As Sageworks grew, so did Hamilton's time13on entrepreneurship courses.14, Hamilton decided it was time to transfer his15to the courses. In 2018, he sold his stake (股份)in Sageworks to ensure his16to Inmates to Entrepreneurs.
He planned to17the nonprofit as well as change the model to include online curriculum options. In addition, he visited schools and18the curriculum to at-risk students as a preventative measure against imprisonment and provided loans (贷款)to small businesses.
Though he has received much praise, Hamilton insists he's not a(n)19person as a once profit-seeking businessman. "I just did what I knew to do. As an entrepreneur, there was a20, and I wanted to find a solution. he said.
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