The team at HINGE couldn’t be happier for our long-time friend and client Bob Greear on the sale of his 6-site school group, Apple Tree Academies, in North Carolina. Congratulations to Bob on the successful sale of his schools and well-earned retirement!

Client development specialist Kathe Petchel is out and about this month sharing her knowledge with early childhood business owners and directors. Click to see where you can find her this month!

The team at HINGE is pleased to have successfully managed a selling process for an 11-site group of schools in the greater Cleveland market. The seller had built a strong brand and dedicated team of early education professionals in the area and was seeking retirement.

The HINGE team is thrilled for our friend and client Kevin Campbell on the recent sale of his 10-site Smart Kids Child Development Centers in the greater Charlotte market. The schools were sold to an international provider wanting to expand in the US market.

Members of the HINGE team have been invited to host a few webinars for our friends in the early education industry this spring! Join us in March as we’re featured on Early Childhood Investigations’ webinar circuit.

For the third year in a row, Exchange Magazine reached out to our very own early education business expert Kathy Ligon to co-author their ‘Thirty-Fourth Annual Status Report on For-Profit Child Care.’

This winter, the HINGE team is thrilled to have been invited to host a number of webinars for our friends in the early education industry. Join us in January and February as we’re featured on Procare Solutions’, Early Childhood Investigations’ and Georgia Child Care Association’s webinar circuit!

The team at HINGE is pleased to announce the sale of two high-performing businesses in the Atlanta market to a national buyer.

HINGE was thrilled to bring a national buying resource to a long-term operator in the growing Nashville, TN market. The seller wanted to retire after moving the business and real estate assets.

The team at HINGE Brokers is happy to announce the sale of three dark childcare buildings in the Indianapolis, IN market to a real estate investor seeking growth within the industry.

HINGE Brokers is pleased to announce the sale of a 3-site preschool business and the lease-back of the school’s real estate in the Sacramento, California metro area.

The HINGE team gathered with leadership coach Rachael Reece for a little bit of normalcy in early November for our annual strategic planning sessions in Lake Keowee, SC. Click to see photos from the week!