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2023 Child Care Supply: State Trends
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Child Care Business Break-Even Analysis
As a childcare business owner, one of the most important numbers you can understand is your childcare business’s break-even point—enrollment break-even, gross revenue break-even, and…...
The Juggle is Real – Day Two
After throwing together a half-decent meal for dinner, you can finally take a deep breath and hope tomorrow is less chaotic. Maybe the plumber will…...
Your Questions: What Financial Reports Should My Accountant Provide?
At a minimum, you should receive monthly (not quarterly) financial reports – Profit and Loss Statement and Balance Sheet. These reports should be timely –…...
Creating a Financially Healthy Child Care Business
Childcare businesses, just like people, can be described as either healthy, a little sick, anemic, or gravely ill. When sick, humans often need a consultation…...
How Can I Increase the Value of My Child Care Business in 2023?
If you want to increase the value of your childcare business, the more you get these things right, the more your childcare business is worth.…...
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…...
Maximizing Child Care Business Profits & Value
All childcare business owners should aim to increase profits and business value. Your childcare business is likely your largest investment and a substantial portion of…...
How Much Is My Child Care Land and Building Worth?
This is the question that child care owners asked just after, “What is my child care business worth?” Commonly, the real estate – land and…...
Stabilization Grant Funds and Business Value
One of the most frequent questions I have been asked over the last two years is – “How do buyers look at grant funds and…...
The Juggle is Real…
The childcare business is like no other; you are responsible for the world’s most precious commodity. It is far different than any other career field;…...
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…...
Recession Proofing Your Childcare Business
No childcare business owner wants to consider or discuss the likelihood of a recession. However, good and bad economic times are part of normal economic…...
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…...
2023 Planning For a Year of Success
For many childcare owners, 2022 has been another year of high stress, labor shortages, and frustration. How will 2023 be different? In most states, childcare…...
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.…...
Exit Strategy Planning For Child Care Business Owners
Did you know surveys indicate that three out of four (75%) business owners regretted the decision to sell their business? Unfortunately, the statistic is true.…...
Value Gap: How It Prevents Many Child Care Owners From Exiting Their Business
Although there are many things that can prevent or delay a child care owner from exiting their business, the number one reason is Value Gap.…...
Child Care Tuition Collection
Tuition Collection The collection of tuition fees is a constant challenge for most child care centers. However, the consistent, timely collection of tuition fees is…...
Starting a New Child Care Business
If you desire is to own a child care center, you basically have three options to accomplish this goal: buy an existing center, convert a…...
You Have a Claim – Now What
All child care owners hope they will never have an incident in their child care business that would result in an insurance claim...
10 Reasons Why Your Child Care Business Needs a Website
The saying goes, “If you are in business, your business needs a website.” And a child care business is no different. Not so many years…...
Growth in U. S. Child Care Businesses
The financial performance of child care businesses is often “assumed-to-be” far less than businesses in other categories. Although operating a child care business does have…...
Child Care Tuition Collection
Collecting tuition is probably one of the hardest things for childcare Owners and Directors to do. Speaking to parents about their payments is not the…...
Out of Pocket Cash Purchases
Jonathan Lamb, our child care financing expert, shares some ideas about when you should pay for things with cash...
Higher Constructions Cost – Effects on Insured Values
Construction costs are increasing rapidly. In this video, Donna Marcus, our insurance expert provides advice on your insurance coverage and increasing construction costs...
Leasing
Jonathan Lamb, our expert child care banker discusses how child care business owners can use leasing as a financial tool...
Seven Critical Business Financing Mistakes
Suppose you commit these business financing mistakes too often. In that case, you will greatly reduce your chances of securing financing for your child care…...
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Eight Tips For Dealing with a PR Disaster in Your Child Care Business
One of the problems that most child care business owners fear is a public relations...
Child Care Employees and Social Media Policies
What employees post on various social media platforms can significantly impact the childcare business for...
Child Care Business Owner End of the Year Planning
Taking Stock Before the Holidays Like most businesses, the end of the year is a...
Child Care Accounts Receivable – Tuition Policy
Many owners view childcare as a mission; thus, they often manage their business with their...
Best Practices for Hiring Related Individuals in Child Care
Although there are many advantages, as well as disadvantages, of having employees who are related...
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Your Personal Financial Picture and Loan Repayment
Jonathan Lamb, our expert child care banker details how important your personal financial picture is...
Why Do You Need a Loan?
So, you are thinking about applying for a loan. The first place to start is...
What to Expect When Your Are Expecting to Get An SBA Loan
Jonathan Lamb, our expert child care banker, shares some sage advice on "What to Expect...
What is the SBA
In this video, Jonathan Lamb, our expert child care banker explains what the SBA...
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Taking on Debt
Our child care expert banker, Jonathan Lamb, provides informative things you should consider before taking...
Renegotiate Lease or Loan
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RE Sale Lease Back – Refinance
Child care business owners often have a substantial portion of their net worth and available...
Playground Safety – Quick Win
In this Quick Win, Donna Marcus, our child care insurance expert, shares some great tips...