Short Leases Destroy Child Care Value

Many child care center owners spend years building enrollment, improving profitability, and creating an outstanding reputation in their community. Yet one document can quietly undermine all of that hard work. The lease. When a child care business operates from leased...

Buyer Mistakes Kill Child Care Deals Fast

Most child care center transactions begin with excitement. A buyer finds the right opportunity. A seller accepts an offer. Escrow opens. Everyone expects the process to move toward a successful closing. Unfortunately, many transactions never reach that point. While...

Why SBA Down Payments Are Only the Beginning

One of the most common misconceptions among first-time child care center buyers is that once they have enough money for the SBA down payment, they are financially prepared to purchase a business. Unfortunately, that is rarely the case. While the required equity...