McCall Service, Inc. is a family-owned and operated pest control, lawn care, and petroleum distribution company, that has been serving Florida and Georgia since 1928. They take pride in offering the...
District 6: Senator Audrey Gibson
Data Sources: *Preliminary 2020 Impact reported by respondent clients | **2019 Economic Impact Analysis of the FSBDCN by FSU CEFA | District Profile: U.S. SBA Office of Advocacy (Congress only)
Business & Economic Outcomes
| District | Statewide | |
|---|---|---|
| **Sales Generated | $120.7M | $4.4B |
| *Gov't Contracts Acquired | $5.8M | $335M |
| *Capital Accessed | $5.5M | $385.8M |
| **Jobs Impacted: Direct, Indirect, Induced | 1,030 | 37,966 |
| *New Businesses Started | 4 | 288 |
| Service Snapshot | ||
| Existing & Aspiring Small Business Owners Consulted | 452 | 23,889 |
| Minorities | 271 (60%) | 8,842 (37%) |
| Veterans & Service Disabled Veterans | 60 (13%) | 2,266 (9%) |
| Women | 243 (54%) | 9,969 (42%) |
| Professional Consulting Hours Delivered | 4,285 | 162,476 |
Success Stories
Sunshine Peanut Company Owner Recognized as 2019 State of Florida Small Business Person of the Year
In 2003, Jeff Turbeville opened the Sunshine Peanut Company, a family-owned company that produces more than 10 million pounds of wholesale peanut butter nationwide annually. He founded the business...
Temple Gym & Fitness Opens with Help from Florida SBDC at UNF
Mitchell Smith is a veteran with a long-time dream of providing mentorship and assistance to youth in Jacksonville. After looking into various ways that he could help the community, Smith arrived at...
Dream Becomes A Reality for Owner of Day Spa and Organic Skin Care Line, NAIWBE, with Help from Florida SBDC at UNF
In 2000, with over 20 years of combined healthcare experience as a Registered Nurse and corporate healthcare professional, Sylvia Walker started her business, Natural As I Wanna Be (NAIWBE), in...
