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 7(a) loan or 504 loan, or have used an SBA loan to remodel, expand, or build a new child care center. For several reasons, including the lower down payment and…

Your Questions: What Are Holdbacks in Mergers and Acquisitions?

When selling a childcare business, as part of the Asset Purchase Agreement (the business sale contract), the business buyer may request that a portion of the childcare business seller’s proceeds from the sale be held, usually in an escrow account, for a specified period after the transaction closes. The buyers’ requests for a funds holdback…