How SBA Loans Really Work, And Why Your Tax Returns Matter More Than You Think
When most think about business loans, “getting an SBA loan” is at the top of mind. As a business consultant, a CFO, and an investment…
Category: Sell a Child Care Business
Solving the Rubik’s Cube of Child Care
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…
2025 SBA Loan Program Changes and the Impact on Child Care Businesses
Most independently owned child care businesses either got started with an SBA (Small Business Administration) backed (meaning backed by the US government) loan – a…
The Importance of Knowing the Value of Your Child Care Business
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…
Common Mistakes Child Care Business Buyers Make
In my 28 years of working in childcare business mergers and acquisitions, I have met and worked with thousands of childcare business buyers. From the…
10 Steps to Prepare Your Child Care Business for Sale
Whether you plan to sell your childcare business soon or years from now, it is essential to ensure you prepare your business for sale. These…
Why Child Care Business Buyers Buy – What They Will Pay For
In the training workshops I conduct and my meetings with childcare owners, I find them confused about why childcare business buyers buy and what the…
Selling a Childcare Business – Owner Financing vs. Earn Outs
In recent years I have received an increasing number of calls (more than in years past) from childcare business owners about selling their childcare business…
Do You Want to Sell Your Child Care Business?
The Endless Child Care Buyer Calls, Emails, and Letters How many calls, emails, and letters have you received this week from people interested in buying…
Fair Market Rent – How it Affects the Value of Your Child Care Business
Every child care business operates in a facility – building and land. Some child care owners lease the building and land from a third-party owner.…
Child Care Business Pre-Sale Checklist
Most business owners, including the owners of child care businesses, often agonize about selling their business for a few years before making the final decision…