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Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 1989
Discusses major developments in the for-profit child care industry. Reports on the expansion of national and regional chains, the emergence of new companies, and the status of child care centers owned by small proprietors. Lists the nation's 50 largest for-profit child care organizations. (RJC)
Descriptors: Day Care, Economic Climate, Small Businesses
Lukaszewski, Thomas; Moser, Barbara – Child Care Information Exchange, 1998
Shows how to minimize risk of an IRS audit and how to avoid traps caused by improper documentation and reporting requirements. Outlines the most likely audit areas for business tax returns. These include cash business; for sole proprietors, Schedule C; S and C corporation salary issues; shareholder loans; contractors versus employees; fringe…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Documentation, Recordkeeping, Small Businesses
Linsmeier, Dave; Richards, Dick; Routzong, Ed – Child Care Information Exchange, 2003
Offers guidelines for putting a monetary value on a child care business. Discusses reasons for valuing the business, types of valuations (book, liquidation, and fair market), fair market valuation formulas, the corporate valuation, valuing assets included in a sale, and using experts. Also offers several tips for selling a child care business. (EV)
Descriptors: Assessed Valuation, Business Administration, Child Care Centers, Real Estate
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 1995
Notes four challenges faced by every family-owned day care center: keeping the business from consuming family time; sharing responsibility among family members; involving the next generation; and planning the future of the business. Provides tips based on insights from 18 day care center owners (husbands and wives) on dealing with these…
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Family Life, Family Work Relationship, Interviews
Child Care Information Exchange, 1990
Offers a small business person's guide to nichemanship and ideas about ending a speech, selection of a committee, and managers' behavior. (BB)
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Guides, Committees, Day Care
Child Care Information Exchange, 1989
Lists five books concerning the day care business, and provides a brief description and availability information for each. Book topics cover: child care funding, priorities and policies; day care options for workers; financing of small businesses; and future financial pressures for American families. (RJC)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Day Care, Family Financial Resources, Federal Government
Child Care Information Exchange, 1986
Examines the child care for-profit business in terms of recent history, current status, and future prospects. (BB)
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Entrepreneurship, Investment
Zeece, Pauline Davey – Child Care Information Exchange, 1994
Notes the difficulty of developing and managing a child care business well. Describes Sharlit and McConnell's (1989) five-phase model of business growth as it might apply to a growing child care program. The phases of development described are creativity; direction; delegation; coordination; and collaboration. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Day Care, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Models
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 1991
Reports on the financial status of for-profit child care businesses and organizations throughout the United States. Lists the nation's 50 largest for-profit child care organizations. Notes threats and opportunities that center owners face. (BB)
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Economic Status, Educational Finance
