HINGE Brokers acted as the exclusive financial advisor to The Village Academy, a three-site early education provider in St. Augustine, Florida, during the school’s recent acquisition. Learn more in this blog.

HINGE Senior Broker Henry Tiberi alongside THRIVE Consultants Kathe Petchel and Molly Petchel are excited to attend the 2019 CQEL Spring Leadership Conference at the California Endowment in Sacramento on Tuesday, March 26th.

Hundreds of childcare business owners and directors from more than 31 states across the US gathered in Austin, TX last week for the 2019 SHIFT Childcare Leaders Conference.  Let’s have a quick recap of the week…

Conference events are a necessary investment in your business and professional development, but it takes more than just attending one to get your money’s worth. Follow our guidelines in this blog.

Eight hundred early childhood professionals from 80 different countries will gather together in Macao, China for the World Forum this April 8-11, and we are thrilled to announce that three of our HINGE team members will be joining them!

HINGE Founder & CEO Kathy Ligon is the Keynote Speaker for the 2019 Savannah Owners’ & Directors’ Conference at the Coastal Georgia Center in Savannah, GA on Saturday, February 9 and the whole HINGE team will present at this year’s SHIFT Childcare Leaders Conference in Austin, TX!

Founder & CEO of HINGE Brokers, Kathy Ligon, contributed to Child Care Exchange Magazine’s Thirty-Second Annual Status Report on For-Profit Child Care. The article reveals growth in the industry, discusses staffing challenges and lists North America’s largest for-profit child care organizations.

After 2 ½ years and challenges with the SBA financing, licensing and attorneys, HINGE Brokers is pleased to finally announce the January transaction closing of a single-site childcare business and its real estate in a suburb of Madison, Wisconsin!!

As you begin to consider the future of the childcare company you’ve built, it is beneficial to begin with the end in mind. That’s why we are so excited to reveal that our 2019 webinar series will center around Succession Planning: Your Roadmap to Success.

HINGE Founder & CEO Kathy Ligon shares a few tips and insights on how best to set yourself up for success in the new year. Find out how she reflected on 2018 and the steps she took to ensure for a more positive 2019 in her year-end letter.

HINGE is happy to announce the sale of Brenwood Academy to a national operator wanting to expand in the Atlanta area market. HINGE was able to partner the business buyer with a real estate buyer that closed simultaneously, giving the sellers a complete exit.

HINGE Brokers is thrilled to announce the sale of The Country Day School in Huntsville, AL to KLA Schools. Our team sought a business buyer that would continue the quality services provided at The Country Day School while giving the owner the exit strategy she was seeking for retirement.