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 well? Are you concerned that you won’t get maximum market value?
Talk with our clients. See what they think of our work. See what it’s like to have plenty of cash and a lot less responsibility. We’ll be glad to introduce you to them.
With 25+ years of experience, more than two decades of a Better Business Bureau A+ rating and licensed professionals in 42 states and Washington DC, BFS® knows how to take care of you and the sale of your early education company. BFS® is the leading U.S. brokerage and consulting firm in the early education industry. With individual sales ranging from $1,000,000 to more than $30,000,000, we work closely with you while simultaneously micromanaging the process for you.
How is BFS® different from other brokerage and consulting firms?
The standard model for a brokerage firm is to sign clients, put up advertising and wait to see who responds to the advertising. These buyers may or may not be qualified to buy your company. Founded in 1993, BFS® has secured more than 5,300 buyers of early education companies and is the only company to track and display this information publicly ( www.bfsinc.net/selling ). These buyers are prequalified financially and educationally in writing before they ever know the identity of your company. In short, when we take our clients to market, we’re talking to multiple qualified buyers on Day 1. We’re not looking for buyers.
How do I know BFS® can really do these things?
From attorneys to CPAs to bankers, buyers and sellers, ask anyone who has worked with us. Again, please talk with our former clients. Ask them about anything that concerns you. They probably had the same concerns before their sale.
Does BFS® represent the buyers too?
NO. We only represent you, our selling client. BFS® never represents buyers or both sides of the same transaction.
Why do so many buyers come to BFS® to buy centers and schools?
Buyers come to purchase BFS® client companies for two primary reasons. One, BFS® represents high-quality centers and schools across all demographics. Two, BFS® provides what is commonly acknowledged as the best seller portfolio in the business so buyer due diligence is faster and easier. This long-standing practice of providing detailed and truthful information has led some buyers to return and purchase multiple BFS® client companies. Some buyers have such confidence in BFS® materials that they have made offers for BFS® client companies before they’ve actually seen the business in person.
We don’t know when the perfect mic drop moment is for you. Many childcare company owners talk with us for years before they make that decision, but we’re here for you whenever you’re ready.
Sincerely,
Brad R. Barnett, President / Principal Broker
BFS®