There are many reasons why the purchase and sale of a company can fail.  There are also a few ways to ensure that the sale is a success. While you can do a search and pull up a list of reasons for failed divestitures / acquisitions, the whole list typically comes down to two things.  You

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We’re in a time when our industry is being described as “broken” or “in crisis”. It’s not the first time we’ve been broken or in crisis. We will solve the shortage of teachers issue and we will bounce out of it. The only real questions are will you catch the bounce and how high will

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If you haven’t heard, we may be in the greatest childcare sellers’ market of the last 25 years. In all of these years we have never seen a market where the demand for centers so exceeds the number of centers available for sale.Are you thinking about selling someday? Are you worried that it won’t go

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Like with everything else, there is always the risk of liability when you own a Montessori school. Here are some of those risks and ways to manage them.The Heart Stopper: Make sure you never lose track of a child. This terrifying event is most likely to happen when moving back and forth to the playground

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The Initial Questions have only one goal. Determine whether a company is interesting to you or a waste of your time as quickly as possible. While the questions won’t be exactly the same for everyone, the following should cover most if not all of your first look.LocationAnnual RevenueAnnual Cash Flow. Specifically, EBITDA and EBITDAR. It

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As payroll costs are the single largest expense in a childcare center or school, many company owners and executives are concerned with the potential increase in the minimum wage. No one likes to see increases in expenses without corresponding increases in revenues and profits. Here’s a few ways to deal with an increase to the

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