Donna Dailey M.Ed., LREB, SBA, BEC, CVA – Founder & CEO of ChildCareOwner.com, has over 28 years of childcare mergers and acquisition and real estate experience. Donna has been helping people buy, sell, and improve child care businesses since 1995.
As a business analyst, Donna has helped hundreds of childcare owners improve their childcare business’s profitability, financial health, and value.
Donna focuses on creating more ChildCareOwner.com resources and training programs that support the creation of more independent childcare business success stories. And the continued growth of the specialized childcare advisory services available through ChildCareOwner.com
The challenges in the Child Care Industry are like a Rubik’s Cube, a complex puzzle. Much like with every turn of the Rubik’s Cube, you are either one step closer to solving the puzzle or getting further away from a solution. As the challenges in the child care industry continue
Most independently owned child care businesses either got started with an SBA (Small Business Administration) backed (meaning backed by the US government) loan – a 7(a) loan or 504 loan, or have used an SBA loan to remodel, expand, or build a new child care center. For several reasons, including
Having worked as a child care business mergers and acquisitions advisor since 1995, I know that when a child care owner contacts me, they are often interested in selling their child care business. One of the primary things they would like to know is its value. Knowing the value is
The value of child care real estate is often determined by the capitalization rate – CAP Rate real estate investors require and the level of associated risk.
A child care business-specific accounting – chart of accounts is crucial for any child care owner to assist with financial management. This comprehensive financial tool categorizes all financial transactions, providing a clear overview of the income and expenses of running a child care business. Using a general business chart of
“If You Hide the Money Too Well, Nobody Will Be Able to Find It.” When I started my business brokerage career in 1995, it was common to find that the business owner was not reporting all business revenues. In addition, they were also running lots of personal expenses (cars, house
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