INTRODUCTION

The Community LifeLine Entrepreneur’s Workshop (CLLEW), started in 2021 in East St. Louis, IL. CLLEW is a part of Community LifeLine--a faith-based comprehensive outreach program designed to enrich the lives of urban youth and families. CLLEW is designed and developed to assist in the transformation of the lives of urban youth and families through entrepreneurship and economic development.

OUR MISSION

The mission of the 9-week Workshop is to assist entrepreneurs and small business owners in the fundamentals of successfully planning, starting, managing, and growing a profitable business. At the end of the Community LifeLine Entrepreneur’s Workshop (CLLEW), you will have thought through, presented, discussed, and mapped your business idea.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

You will have a Workbook that is a referral source with fundamental information in 9 key business areas that you have applied against your business idea, such as, Vision, Mission, Core Values, Goals; Competition; Recordkeeping, Taxes, and Legal; Your Money and Your Time and more.

OUR COMMITTMENT

Enrolled entrepreneurs and graduates of the Community LifeLine Entrepreneur’s Workshop (CLLEW) will have access to business coaching, classes, networking, business support services, and other business resources. All graduates receive a certificate of completion and become alumnae of Community LifeLine Entrepreneur’s Workshop (CLLEW).