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Your Questions: 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 building associated with a child care business is often more valuable than the

Stabilization Grant Funds and Child Care 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 business value.” The answer – it depends. Grant funds are like all other

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These Are Not The Same: Why Child Care Business Buyers Buy – What They Will Pay For

In the training workshops I conduct and my meetings with child care owners, I find them confused about why child care business buyers buy and what the buyers are willing to pay for. Why Buyer Buy – and

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 and owner financing. However, the involvement of owner financing in selling a childcare

NC House Budget Lacks Child Care Stabilization Funds

House budget lacks child care stabilization by Liz Bell, EducationNC April 6, 2023 This article first appeared on EducationNC and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

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Succession Planning vs. Exit Planning

Childcare business owners often need clarification regarding the difference between Succession Planning and Exit Planning. And which one should they be doing? To add to the confusion, succession, and exit planning are often used interchangeably. But they technically

Not Having a Childcare Business Exit Plan Can Be Costly

Do you have an Exit Plan for your childcare business? Is it a well-thought-out, written plan that outlines the process you will follow as your plan your eventual exit from your childcare business? Or is it more that

2023 Child Care Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Outlook

Around this time of year, I am often asked about the mergers and acquisitions outlook for the childcare industry. Although I wish I had a crystal ball, I do not. However, I will share my thoughts about the

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