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Planting Fertilizer to Grow Your Childcare Teams
Investing time and resources into your staff’s skills and knowledge doesn’t only help them grow, it can help your business grow too!
Successful Bonus Systems for Your Childcare Staff
Childcare business owners recognize that their school’s financial health is directly attributed to the staff providing care and education to their young customers.
Tuition Rates Versus Salary Expense in Child Care
The ability to pay dedicated childcare staff and talented teams what they deserve is not a new problem for early education owners.
9 Strategies to Ready Your Business for Success(ion)
One day you will exit your company—like death and taxes, this is a certainty.
Managing Your Reputation: 5 Areas to Review Before Selling
When deciding to sell your school, keep in mind that a good part of what a potential buyer wants is goodwill and an element they don’t want is having to button up loose ends regarding reputation.
Nailing Your Center Systems: 6 Things to Make Your School Attractive to Buyers
“It’s best to sell when you’re performing well!” This means your business runs well day to day, you have a reliable team in place, your facility is well taken care of, and you have sufficient systems working to enhance your programs. Here’s where we suggest you get started…
Focusing on Your Facility: Steps to Impress Potential Buyers
Whether you are considering an exit in the near future or still growing your brand, there are a few things you can do now to prepare. Investing in your facility will not only allow you to get the work completed within your budget but it will save you time later.
When is the Best Time to Sell my Childcare Business?
Timing is everything, and understanding the factors that maximize the value of your early education business is key in your decision to sell. Discover the two most important factors to consider when determining the best time to sell in this blog.
Five Tips for THRIVING at a Virtual Conference
Hugs and handshakes may be banished during this time of socially distanced events, but it’s still possible to make professional connections in a virtual setting. Here are five tips to help you thrive at your next virtual conference…
How to THRIVE at Your Next Workshop
Conferences, workshops and seminars are all a form of investment in yourself and your business. They help you develop new skills, gain insights on industry trends and access loads of new contacts and connections. Take your self-education seriously with a few tips from the experts.
The Soapbox
[Rant Alert!] The following is a soapbox moment that I can’t help but deliver regarding recent headlines and articles that have appeared in my daily Google newsfeed this week…
Succession Planning... What is Your Exit Strategy?
As we interact with clients throughout the year, we always enjoy discussing their succession plan as they consider the future of their companies. It is beneficial to begin with the end in mind, regardless of the age of the owner, the phase of the business life cycle, or the current economic factors.