“Not a Do-It-Yourself Project”: Child Care Business For Sale By Owner

You can do many projects yourself with motivation, hard work, and some instructions. However, selling your childcare business is not one of them. Every month, I receive calls and emails from childcare business owners who either sold their childcare business on their own or are in the middle of trying to sell their childcare business…

Your Questions: Converting Your Business to a Child Care Franchise

In recent years, we have seen an increase in all childcare franchise brands seeking to convert independent childcare businesses to their brand. For instance, Primrose, Goddard, The Learning Experience, and Kiddie Academy land others looking to convert large centers in metropolitan areas with high demographics – median household income, high population, high number of children,…

"It Is Not About Playing Well With Others": Selling a Child Care Business and Co-Brokerage

Co-brokerage commonly refers to the sharing of a listing where often one broker represents the seller, and another broker represents the buyer. The commission paid by the seller is split between the two brokerage firms. In residential real estate, the selling of homes by co-brokerage is very common. In commercial real estate, selling various properties…

Child Care Business Brokers FAQs

Are Business Brokers Licensed? Most people are unaware that there is no license to be a business broker. Yes, you heard me – there is no business broker license. A few states, like Illinois, offer a business broker license – which only requires filling out an application and paying a fee – much like a…

Five Things to Consider When Selecting a Child Care Business Broker

If you are considering selling your child care business within the next few years. You will want to carefully select the best child care business broker to represent you to ensure you receive the highest value for your child care business and increase your chances of a successful transaction. Although there are many things that…