The Best of Africa’s Food Store - 2020 Illinois Family-Owned Small Business of the Year Award


Illinois District Office and Urbana, Illinois - City Government, we were thrilled to celebrate  as the 2020 Illinois Family-Owned Small Business of the Year.
Each year, the SBA honors small businesses and small business advocates across the country who are creating 21st-century jobs, driving innovation, and increasing America’s global competitiveness as part of their National Small Business Week celebration.
The Best of Africa’s Food Store, co-owned by Congolese Immigrants Memoire Budimbu Mabiza and Lisette Mbaki, is the first of its kind in Champaign County and offers a wide variety of African products, including grocery items, hygiene products, kitchen supplies, and traditional African clothing.