Take your idea
from the blockto the boardroom.

Designed exclusively for Black individuals
impacted by the justice system.

Street Entrepreneurs 3.0 is a Canadian initiative designed exclusively for Black individuals impacted by the justice system, advancing pathways to economic participation and long-term stability.

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50
Founders
16
Weeks
36
Sessions
50
Businesses
Street Entrepreneurs 3.0 participants smiling together
WHAT IS STREET ENTREPRENEURS 3.0

A Canadian first, built for the people other programs miss.

Street Entrepreneurs 3.0 is a 16-week, 36-session hybrid program. We don't just teach business. We build them with you.

01

A Registered Business

Walk out of the program with a fully registered, operational business in your name. We handle the paperwork, you handle the vision.

02

A Business Plan

One you can actually use. Built with you over 16 weeks, not handed to you in a folder on day one.

03

Your Own Website

A custom website built by our team. Your brand, your products, your store. Live by week 12.

04

An Online Store

E-commerce ready, payment processing set up, ready to take your first order. Trained on how to run it.

05

Customer Tools

Customer management software, marketing tools, and the digital systems modern businesses run on. Free for the program duration.

06

Capital Pathway

Facilitated access to the FACE Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund for graduates. Access to capital is part of the program, not an afterthought.

01
FOR FOUNDERS

Are you ready to start your business?

If you've been impacted by the criminal justice system and have a business idea, this is for you.

Who can apply

  • You have been impacted by the criminal justice system. You or a loved one. We don't ask for paperwork.
  • You have a business idea. Even if you don't know where to start. Especially then.
  • You're 18 or older and based in Ontario.
  • You can commit to 16 weeks. Sessions are hybrid: some online, some in person.
  • If you are a Black, Canadian, this program is built around your community's experience.
APPLICATIONS OPEN

50 spots.
Don't wait.

Free to apply. Free to participate. Stipends available for participants who qualify.

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Applications close May 26, 2026

What's included when you're in

Stipend support to cover time during the program
Childcare subsidy for participants with kids
Transportation support for in-person sessions
Free e-commerce software and digital tools
One-on-one mentorship across the 16 weeks
Pathway to capital through financial partners
02
FOR MEDIA

Press kit, releases, and spokespeople.

Coverage requests, interview bookings, and accredited media access for the program's milestone moments.

Press resources

Launch Press Release
PDF · 2 pages · Issued May 26, 2026
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Program Fact Sheet
PDF · 1 page · Stats, dates, eligibility
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Spokesperson Bios + Headshots
ZIP · Co-EDs Farley Flex Nwaigbo and Roderick Brereton
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Brand Assets
ZIP · Logo, photography, brand guide v2.0
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Funder Lockup Files
FSC + Government of Canada · bilingual
DOWNLOAD
MEDIA CONTACT

Booking interviews and statements.

For coverage of the program, interviews with the Co-Executive Directors, or accredited access to milestone events.

BRANDEQ COMMUNICATIONS Nadine Spencer, Principal
pr@brandeq.com
416-708-0521
MEDIA RELATIONS Chris Nathan Brissett
chris@brandeq.com
416.281.1515

Project spokespeople

Farley Flex Nwaigbo
Farley Flex Nwaigbo
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Co-founder of Urban Rez Solutions, broadcaster, and longtime advocate for justice-impacted communities. Available for media on the program's social impact and the Inside-Out reentry framework.
Roderick Brereton
Roderick Brereton
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Co-founder and program lead. Available for media on program design, participant outcomes, and the digital skills gap in reentry. Both Co-EDs serve as equal spokespeople, available case-by-case.
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FOR STAKEHOLDERS

Partners, mentors, and supporters.

Four ways to back the program and the founders building businesses through it.
REFERRAL PARTNERS

Refer a candidate to the program

Working with justice-impacted individuals through WCG Employment Ontario, community organizations, or reentry services? Refer them to the program. We'll take it from there.

REFER A CANDIDATE →
EMPLOYERS & ECOSYSTEM

Mentor, contract, or buy from a graduate

Forty new businesses launch through this program. Mentor a founder, contract a service from a graduate, or stock a graduate-led product line. Real economic participation.

PARTNER WITH US →
CAPITAL PARTNERS

Help fund the next stage

The program connects graduates to financial partners. Additional capital partners welcome. Our sponsorship deck is available on request.

REQUEST DECK →
FUNDERS & POLICY

Support the model and its replication

Street Entrepreneurs 3.0 is the first program of its kind in Canada and is designed to be evidence-informed and replicable. Final reports, evaluation data, and replication briefs available post-program.

REQUEST INFO →
PROGRAM OUTCOMES

By September 2026

Targets we're building toward, in partnership with funder, evaluation, and community.

50
Founders Recruited
46
Program Completions
40
Registered Businesses
16
Week Program
70%
improved confidence in
business planning and operations
80%
increased comfort with
digital tools and networks
75%
increased confidence
navigating uncertainty
ABOUT

Delivered by Urban Rez Solutions Social Enterprise.

For more than a decade, Urban Rez has supported Black, Indigenous, and racialized justice-impacted Canadians through programs that build relationships inside correctional facilities and provide continuity of support after release.

THE INSIDE-OUT FRAMEWORK

Urban Rez programs are different because they begin before release. We build relationships with participants while they are still inside, then provide structured support after. Continuity is the model.

CONTACT URBAN REZ

info@urbanrezsolutions.com
(647) 70-URBAN / 87226
Toronto, Ontario, Canada