The next generation of small-store owners is younger and more diverse, according to a survey of more than 3,000 business owners and potential buyers by BizBuySell.
About 49 percent of buyers 18 to 29 years old identify themselves as a minority, compared with 19 percent of 50-plus buyers. African-Americans and Asian/Pacific Islanders were especially interested in purchasing a convenience store, Convenience Store News reports.
Only 22 percent of current and prospective buyers are women.
Southeast Petro holds tightly to its values. Honesty, mutual respect for others, consistency, hard work, and dedication are just a few values held in high importance by our company. Family values, integrity, and ingenuity fuel the valued partnerships Southeast Petro has with its customers.
We’re here provide you with the tools for success in the fuel industry. Whether you need a trusted fuel supplier or want to start your own business, it’s time to get in contact with us.
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Summit has grown up in the family business. He formally started working for Southeast Petro in 1998 after graduating from Tulane.
“I love the business and working to make Southeast Petro the jobber of choice for our dealers, who I consider our partners, and working toward mutually profitable partnerships.”
Summit is the Vice President, responsible for overseeing the day to day functions of Southeast Petro’s wholesale and retail businesses including acquisitions, development of new sites, operations, financing, and working with major oil suppliers.
Rashmi met Mike in their home country of India where they married in 1971. She has stood by Mike’s side through the struggles of building a business from the ground up, working seven days a week as well as raising their two children, Summit and Monica.
Mahesh Shah, better known as Mike, and his wife Rashmi are the patriarchs and founders of Southeast Petro. Starting with purchasing their first gas station and convenience store in 1980, they have built Southeast Petro into what it is today.
Mike was born and raised in a small farm village in Pavi Jetpur, India, where he gives his father and grandparents homage for teaching him early on about hard work and how to treat others. He married Rashmi in 1971 after earning a degree in architecture from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
