Fellow’s Profile
David Morgan
Fellow’s Profile
David Morgan
Offender to entrepreneur: a new pathway
Fellowship
Focus
Providing entrepreneurship opportunities for offenders to improve rehabilitation
Fellowship year
2018
Locality
North West
Biography
I am the Founder and Director of Entrepreneurs Unlocked CIC. Its vision is to reduce reoffending through entrepreneurship. It provides specialist and focused programmes of learning and support for people who are looking to develop their entrepreneurial talent as an employee, small business owner or self-employed subcontractor and become a positive contributor to society. I was inspired to set this up following my travels to the USA in 2018 to research prison and community entrepreneurship programmes with exceptionally low rates of reoffending. The rate of reoffending from these programmes is less than 10 per cent, compared to 45 per cent in the UK for people released from custody. I am a Member of the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE) and was recognised as their Member of the Year 2018 after developing entrepreneurship and self-employment programmes in over 40 prisons. I am passionate about enhancing life chances and developing entrepreneurial talent so that people can have a sustainable and crime-free future – over 200 people have accessed support from my organisation. My Fellowship has made this possible, for which I will be forever grateful.
Ideas
Activity
Fellows' updatesNovember 2022 Fellow's update: David Morgan
Social enterprise founder David Morgan (CF 2018) hosted an event in Manchester on 16 November to highlight the entrepreneurial talent of people in prison in preparation for their release. The event showcased the work of his charity, Entrepreneurs Unlocked, which has been helping people in HMP Thorn Cross to change their lives and lead crime-free futures.
Fellows' updatesJuly 2021 Fellow's update: David Morgan
The social enterprise founded by David Morgan (CF 2018) has been shortlisted for a Great British Entrepreneur Award this month. David’s Fellowship researched entrepreneurial opportunities for ex-offenders, which inspired him to set up Entrepreneurs Unlocked.
Fellows' updatesJune 2021 Fellow's update: David Morgan
The social enterprise founded by David Morgan (CF 2018) has been shortlisted for a Greater Manchester Business Awards this month. David’s Fellowship researched entrepreneurship opportunities for ex-offenders, which inspired him to set up Entrepreneurs Unlocked.
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
Activity
Fellows' updatesNovember 2022 Fellow's update: David Morgan
Social enterprise founder David Morgan (CF 2018) hosted an event in Manchester on 16 November to highlight the entrepreneurial talent of people in prison in preparation for their release. The event showcased the work of his charity, Entrepreneurs Unlocked, which has been helping people in HMP Thorn Cross to change their lives and lead crime-free futures.
Fellows' updatesJuly 2021 Fellow's update: David Morgan
The social enterprise founded by David Morgan (CF 2018) has been shortlisted for a Great British Entrepreneur Award this month. David’s Fellowship researched entrepreneurial opportunities for ex-offenders, which inspired him to set up Entrepreneurs Unlocked.
Fellows' updatesJune 2021 Fellow's update: David Morgan
The social enterprise founded by David Morgan (CF 2018) has been shortlisted for a Greater Manchester Business Awards this month. David’s Fellowship researched entrepreneurship opportunities for ex-offenders, which inspired him to set up Entrepreneurs Unlocked.
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.