Young Black Men Running A Successful Transportation Business
The Black Nonprofits and Business Podcast
Release Date: 02/11/2022
The Black Nonprofits and Business Podcast
Miriam Rhoden-Shedden has been an attorney since December 2016. She is barred in Jamaica, Vermont, and Maryland and will be starting the process of becoming barred in DC in February 2024. Since 2022, she has handled family law cases and recently started handling landlord and tenant matters. She firmly believes that knowledge is power and it is her objective, as well as mine, to impart as much information as I can so people are empowered. During this conversation we discuss the following topics: 1. What happens if your child(ren) are taken by the state? Resources for low...
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info_outlineEp. #56 - Boss Transport & Family Services was started in 2006 by CEO Williametta Woods. They began by qualifying for and maintaining contracts with Fairfax and Loudoun County in Virginia. Their goal is to continue to expand and serve the general public across the United States. With only $3000 in the account, her son George took over the company, and they’re now not only expanding their services, their revenue has grown to nearly a million dollars!
After focusing primarily on transportation, they are also planning to have services that can assist people with needs inside of their home.
They are a company designed to help make the lives of older adults and people with special needs living in the United States, easier and more comfortable. They provide ambulatory transportation, wheelchair transportation, stretcher, and concierge services.
They also offer specialized transportation for people with non-emergency medical needs in the greater Washington metropolitan area.
Boss Transport carries a fleet of sedans, SUVs, and wheelchair-accessible vans, stretcher vans - guaranteed safe, clean, and on time.
If you need to arrange for transportation, please call 703-256-6166
Boss Transportation Contacts:
Website: https://www.bosstransport.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BossTransportFamilyServices
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btfsblackcar/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjdP5hFxZEY&t=128s
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/boss-transport-and-family-services/
Black-Owned Business Ad:
Moms Advocate and Maternal Advisor (M.A.M.A.)