Sweet Beginnings, LLC is a Chicago-based corporation wholly owned by North Lawndale Employment Network (NLEN). Its three interconnected missions: economic, social, and product collectively support the overall purpose, which is to be a catalyst for development that positively affects residents of the North Lawndale community. Therefore, Sweet Beginnings, LLC is committed to training and employing residents who are often locked out of the traditional labor market due to past criminal records and other barriers to employment. Sweet Beginnings, LLC uses an alternative business model called social enterprise or social purpose business to provide men and women who are re-entering the community from prison, viable opportunities to establish a work history, learn productive work habits, and gain marketable skills as a stepping stone to further employment and career advancement.

NLEN, established in 1999, is a nonprofit organization with the mission to improve the earnings potential of the North Lawndale community through innovative employment initiatives that lead to economic advancement and an improved quality of life for residents. Read more about the Sweet Beginnings, LLC story, "From Hive To Home", and learn how we are creating a new urban legend.

We invite you to join us and lend a hand to help someone with a sweet beginning.

How You Can Support The Sweet Beginnings, LLC Cause

Purchase our premium quality beeline^® products
Hire deserving graduates of our program
Make a donation to the North Lawndale Employment Network
Post our link on your website and tell others about our efforts.