Endless Child Care Buyer Calls, Emails, and Letters

How many calls, emails, and letters have you received this week from people interested in buying your child care business? If you are like most child care business owners, particularly a large child care business owner, you have probably been contacted by at least a dozen or more people this week alone. Having specialized in…

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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 – large…

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 most…