Premier Driver Education Services, Frenchye Mike
Frenchye Mike wears many hats: educator, entrepreneur, mentor, and mom of four. But what makes her truly unforgettable is the location of her growing driving school—inside Savannah’s oldest Black-owned funeral home.
Frenchye didn’t let convention hold her back. When she saw an opportunity to launch a driving school inside a local funeral home, she knew it was unconventional — but also full of potential.
“It’s quiet, affordable, and centrally located,” she explains. “It may seem unusual at first, but it works.”
What she needed next was guidance — someone to help her shape the business, handle licensing, and figure out how to market her services in a unique setting. That’s where SCORE came in.
With support from SCORE and her mentor Warren Bimblick, she’s grown her business from a single DUI class to a full-scale operation with state certification for third-party testing, commercial driver training, and teen-focused programs.
With Warren’s help, she:
- Built a clear, actionable business plan
- Created a marketing strategy tailored to her niche
- Managed her finances and operations confidently
- Found ways to grow sustainably without overspending
Premier Driver Ed is no ordinary driving school. Frenchye combines practical driver instruction with powerful life lessons, helping students understand that every choice behind the wheel has real consequences.
Today, Premier Driver Ed is teaching students not just how to drive — but how to think differently about opportunity.
“It’s about seeing what’s possible,” she says. “And SCORE helped me see that — and do something about it.”
Through it all, she remains focused on her mission: to educate, uplift, and empower her community—one driver at a time.
As she says:
“You may come in nervous, but you’ll leave confident—and remember the school in the funeral home that changed the way you drive.”
