– Fifty-one-year-old Lashawn Flowers, the mother of 35-year-old Shanita Vickers, works with her daughter as joint-CEO on different businesses
– The two just bought themselves two black-owned gas stations in South Florida, United States
– The story of Lashawn shows that although early childbirth may come with many challenges especially for the mother, hope is not lost when a girl finds herself in that situation
Lashawn Flowers, a hardworking Black woman who gave birth when she was only 16, now works together with the baby girl she gave birth to as joint-CEOs.
According to a report by Blackbusiness.com, the 51-year-old mother and her 35-year-old daughter named Shanita Vickers just bought themselves two Black-owned gas stations in South Florida, United States.
As Shell franchisees, the two are making history as women entrepreneurs and causing quite a stir on social media.
Mom & daughter make history, open Black-owned shell gas station in Florida Source: Blackbusiness.com Source: UGC
Lashawn and her daughter, who both grew up in Deerfield Beach, Florida, began their roots in entrepreneurship as the owners of a local hair and nail salon called Girlz Collectionz.
Later, they set up a local bar and nightclub called Groove City Bar & Lounge, which is currently closed because of the pandemic, and this is why they pivot sparked the idea of purchasing a gas station.
The story of Lashawn shows that although early childbirth may come with many challenges especially for the mother, hope is not lost when a girl finds herself in that situation.
She employed 25 people and was only 27 when she bought the business.
Her father was a petrol attendant, now she owns a BP garage with a PnP Express store in Durban hiring 25 people.
“This was 27-year-old Nokuphila Khumalo when she got the business. Big ups to Nokuphila,” he said.
Nokuphila later said that she is now 31 and has hired five more employees since lockdown.
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