Two sisters from Lumberton, North Carolina have been named National Small Business Persons of the Year by the SBA.
Bobbie Jacobs-Ghaffar and Lesa Jacobs’ healthcare business, Native Angels Home Care and Hospice, received the award during SBA’s two-day Small Business Week 2007 conference. The sisters, both members of the Lumbee Indian Tribe, launched their business in 2000 with only one cell phone, two patients and a certified nursing assistant. Today, the company has 301 employees and serves 760 patients daily, bringing in annual sales of more than $9 million.
In selecting the winner, SBA looked at factors such as the company’s record of stability, employment and sales growth, financial condition and community service.
What set this entrepreneurial duo apart? “Bobbie Jacobs-Ghaffar and Lesa Jacobs epitomize the hard work, the risk-taking and the creativity that are the characteristics of successful American entrepreneurs,” said SBA Administrator Steven C. Preston.
Photo by SBA.
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