Dear Child Care Business Owner, I am celebrating 23 years of selling child care businesses in North Carolina! I started my business brokerage firm in 1995. For a few years, I listed and sold all types of businesses. However, after selling several child care businesses and learning more about the industry, I decided to specializeRead More
End of the Year Checklist for Child Care Owners
This year is coming to an end in just a few short weeks. Are you ready for 2018? Most childcare owner would respond “No.” Moreover, the thought of trying to find time to add one more thing to the “to do” list does not excite the already frazzled childcare owner. However, I promise time spentRead More
Is Your Goal to Sell Your Child Care Business in 2018?
If your goal is to sell your child care business in 2018, you should start the process today. Why? The average length of time to sell a childcare business is about nine months to a year. Yes, you can give your business away pretty quickly by accepting far less than its true value. When speakingRead More
Operating a Child Care Business as a Non-Profit Organization Advantages and Disadvantages – And What Happens With a Transfer
When starting a child care business, owners can select from different operating structures – sole proprietor, partnership, a for-profit corporation or non-profit corporation. For simplicity, the various operating structures can be divided into two categories – for-profit and non-profit. The majority of child care businesses operate as for-profit corporations. However, child care businesses – largeRead More
Small and Medium-Sized Child Care Businesses – Your Most Likely Buyer
I have been selling child care businesses since 1995 and speak with hundreds of child care owners and potential buyers each year. In my discussions with child care owners, I often find that they have been planning for years to sell their child care business to a buyer or “type of buyer” that will mostRead More
Steps to Selling Your Child Care Business
Hello, my name is Donna Dailey, and I am the owner and managing broker of Solutions 4 Child Care. I started helping people buy and sell child care centers in 1995, Over the last 21 years, I have worked with hundreds of child care owners to start, improve and when the time was right, transferRead More
