what are the steps of opening a business such as a daycare?
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The first step is to prepare a business plan. Even if you will not be applying for a bank loan, a business plan helps you to think through your business - what it needs, who it will benefit, how much it will cost, and what is its potential. Here are free business plans on childcare business that you may want to look into:\n\nhttp://www.sba.gov/library/pubs/mp-30.doc\nhttp://www.misbtdc.org/documents/BPWORKBK.pdf\nhttp://www.misbtdc.org/documents/CDCPLAN.pdf\nhttp://sbdcnet.utsa.edu/sbic/bplans.htm \n\nYou may want to read the free article "How To Start Your Own Day Care Center" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol40/daycare.htm It covers various aspects of starting and running a daycare center including the demand for daycare centers, how to start this business, shoestring strategies, how to operate a daycare center, tips on caring for the children, income potential, how to manage your daycare, marketing your business and other additional income potential. There are so many things to learn about the business that the first step is to read everything you can find.\n\nFor in-depth information, I suggest checking out the following books:\n\n- Start and Run a Profitable Home Day Care \n- The Daycare Provider's Workbook \n- Start Your Own At-Home Child Care Business \n- So You Want to Open a Profitable Child Care Center : \nEverything You Need to Know to Plan, Organize and Implement a Successful Program \n\nIt is also important that you learn the tax rules affecting daycare centers, especially if you are going to open one from your home. Here is the IRS page on child care centers: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/industries/content/0,,id=99878,00.html\n\nAs for the licenses and requirements in your state, the Administration for Children and Families provide a state by state listing of contacts for licensing and regulations governing child care businesses:\nhttp://www.nccic.org/statedata/dirs/regoffic.html
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It depends upon the state. The links below will provide you with the government agencies and additional information regarding daycare licensing:
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Start with all your local daycare facilities including state ran places like head start programs etc..\n\nContact family service and ask if the have a list of area day cares.
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that's harder and harder to do these days.  i would start off at a daycare that doesn't require a degree, they still exist.  then go from there, some places don't necessarily require a degree if you have the experience.
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Take one step at a time.\n\nFirst, you need a plan, like starting a business.  You already have a vision of the operations.  You also need to determine the location and the cost of building, renting or buying.  Identify all licenses and qualifications that you will need.  Estimate the number of employees, if any, that will be required and how much they will be paid.  Estimate other expenses and plot them out on a spreadsheet.\n\nThen you need to look into funding.  Inquire into local, state and federal agencies to see if there are any grants available for your type of operation.  Some governmental agencies who are charged with caring for orphans may even be willing to outsource.  Also, look into private funding through foundations.  If a large capital outlay will be required upfront, say to build the home, then you may need financing.\n\nOnce you feel your planning is complete, then you will need an attorney who is familiar with 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations.  You want to make sure that your non-profit corporation will be tax exempt.\n\nAfter your non-profit is incorporated, then you will be ready to raise funds, get financing, buy or rent property, get licensed and start caring for children and animals, while at the same time earning a living doing what you love to do.
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The best routes to take are to research the process of starting a business as well as the industry you're interested in.\n\nI recommend checking out the SBA, Entrepreneur, The Start Up Journal & Nolo. All 4 are great informational resources for the new/small business owner. I posted links for you in the source box.\n\nAssociations may be a good avenue to explore as well. These organizations will address many of the thoughts, questions and concerns you'll inevitably have as well as many you haven't anticipated yet. See the source box for some relevant links. \n\nResearch, research, research – this cannot be stressed enough. Read as much as you can about the industry. Here are some book titles that are relevant:\n\n* Pocket Guide to Home Health Care by Karen McGough Monks\n* Handbook of Home Health Standards and Documentation -- Guidelines for Reimbursement by T. M. Marrelli\n* Handbook of Home Health Orientation by T. M. Marrelli\n* Manual of Home Health Nursing Procedures by Robyn Rice\n\nThere are plenty of free informational resources out there. Check the source box for links to articles.\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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1. Create a website and get it listed in LOCAL directories and search engines. There are many sites that list the daycare in a particular area, and you need to be in all their lists\n2. Advertise or get listed in local parenting or family magazines. Some have an issue dedicated solely to business listings and you need to be there\n3. Put up signs in the neighborhood during allowed times (mostly weekends) that a new daycare center will be open and accepting enrollments\n4. Word of mouth is still the best. Parents talk to other parents asking for advice on what's the best daycare.\n5. If there are local listservs or mailing groups for parents in your area, actively participate and become an integral and respected part of the community. The members are your target audience, and you need to show a good impression\n6. Distribute flyers to where moms work or congregate. Check if you can put a flyer in local preschools.\n7. Some pediatricians offer a cork board in the waiting where all sorts of ads are placed. If the doctors in your area have this, be sure to put a small flyer advertising your business.
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Try asking at the department of human services or visit the link below and enquire.  http://www.ezinearticles.com/?Facts-About-Starting-an-Adult-Daycare-Home-Business&id=46196
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go to daycares and visit the children and get on their level
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http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/\n\nThis is a very informative site from the Small Business Administration.
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Start with something you or someone you know already own. \n\nI started a business making leather goods with only $300 investment. I already had most of the tools and supplies but I needed a wider range of leather. My first time selling netted $700 profit and I still had 3/4 of my supplies left. I turned it into a $80G a year business in two years.\n\nOne important factor in creating a business is passion. You have to love what you do.\n\nFrom a cleaning service (everyone has enough supplies to do at least the first house or two..then you reinvest your money to grow), to house painting (more supplies but can be bought at dollar stores for the first house), and the list goes on.\n\nI have built and sold 7 businesses in my life and am on business 8. Don't feel that once you start, thats where your stuck forever. Feel free to learn and grow with life. Get the book "Who moved my cheese" to help you learn how to move through tech changes.\n\nTake a piece of paper and draw a page sized T on it. The right side is cons the left is pros. Write your abilities down on the pro side then pencil in the cons to having a business doing that ability. You will find one or two strengths to work on.\n\nOnce you find what you want to do, find someone who is doing it and ask some questions. You will need to know how long it took to become established. Does the business support them and or their family. Do they like what they do. If not, why.\n\n2 out of three privately owned businesses fail the first year. They tend to work best when you have another job the first year or even two so you can reinvest your money to build the business. Its hard work but worth it if it makes you happy.
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The State of Florida has a website devoted to doing business in the state:  http://www.stateofflorida.com/Portal/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=8\n(You may want to request their "Florida Business Guide" book as a handy reference).\n\nThe Department of Health and Human Services also has a site devoted to the requirements for Day Care licensing, etc:\nhttp://www.dcf.state.fl.us/childcare/\n\nHope this helps!
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You can have a campaign saying "Train to work at home", as they could open their own daycare at home after they get certified.  You should put emphasis on "Home Based Business" when you start the promotion.
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You first would need to take some business courses, this will tell you all you need to know about opening this type of business, you will need to get a license, and pay through the nose.
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Unlike what you heard, it is hard to find grants to start a business. These are just myths that some perpetuate, but the fact is that federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit business such as daycare. And yes, grants mean PAPERWORK - lots and lots of it, that is why a cottage industry of grant writers was born.\n\nNonetheless, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a for-profit venture.\n\nEven if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants -- all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently. But still the info is the same - hardly any grants for starting a for profit business.\n\nOn CFDA, here is a list of grants available for small businesses http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show - see if there's any for starting a daycare. THERE'S NONE.\n\n10.053 USDA Dairy Indemnity Program \n10.162 USDA Inspection Grading and Standardization \n10.163 USDA Market Protection and Promotion \n10.212 USDA Small Business Innovation Research \n10.674 USDA Forest Products Lab: Technology Marketing Unit (TMU) \n10.775 USDA Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program \n11.611 DOC Manufacturing Extension Partnership \n11.612 DOC Advanced Technology Program \n14.167 HUD Mortgage Insurance_Two Year Operating Loss Loans, Section 223(d) \n14.412 HUD Employment Opportunities for Lower Income Persons and Businesses \n14.506 HUD General Research and Technology Activity \n15.630 DOI Coastal Program \n15.635 DOI Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation  \n16.110 DOJ Education and Enforcement of the Antidiscrimination Provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act \n17.207 DOL Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities \n19.300 STATE Program for Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union \n20.500 DOT Federal Transit_Capital Investment Grants \n20.907 DOT Minority Institutions \n47.070 NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering \n59.002 SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans \n59.005 SBA Internet-Based Technical Assistance  \n59.006 SBA 8(a) Business Development Program \n59.007 SBA 7(j) Technical Assistance \n59.008 SBA Physical Disaster Loans \n59.009 SBA Procurement Assistance to Small Businesses \n59.011 SBA Small Business Investment Companies \n59.012 SBA Small Business Loans \n59.026 SBA Service Corps of Retired Executives Association \n59.037 SBA Small Business Development Center \n59.041 SBA Certified Development Company Loans (504 Loans) \n59.046 SBA Microloan Program \n59.049 SBA Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Certification and Eligibility \n59.050 SBA Microenterprise Development Grants \n81.079 DOE Regional Biomass Energy Programs \n81.108 DOE Epidemiology and Other Health Studies Financial Assistance Program \n93.361 HHS Nursing Research \n97.065 DHS Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency \n \n\n\nEven SBA does NOT give out grants. From the SBA website http://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html... \n\n"The U.S. Small Business Administration does not offer grants to start or expand small businesses, although it does offer a wide variety of loan programs. (See http://www.sba.gov/financing for more information) While SBA does offer some grant programs, these are generally designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small business management, technical, or financial assistance. These grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments."\n\nMost of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business
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The first step is to prepare a business plan. Even if you will not be applying for a bank loan, a business plan helps you to think through your business - what it needs, who it will benefit, how much it will cost, and what is its potential. Here are free business plans on childcare business that you may want to look into:\n\nhttp://www.sba.gov/library/pubs/mp-30.doc\nhttp://www.misbtdc.org/documents/BPWORKBK.pdf\nhttp://www.misbtdc.org/documents/CDCPLAN.pdf\nhttp://sbdcnet.utsa.edu/sbic/bplans.htm \n\nOther articles you may want to read:\n\nStarting a Child Day Care Business http://www.libsci.sc.edu/BOB/class/clis748/Studentwebguides/ss02/pollack2.htm\nChildcare.net http://childcare.net/indexnew.shtml\nHow To Start Your Own Day Care Center http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol40/daycare.htm \nStarting a child-care services business http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,290241,00.html\nHOW TO START A QUALITY CHILD CARE BUSINESS http://www.sba.gov/library/pubs/mp-29.pdf\n\nFor in-depth information, I suggest checking out the following books:\n\n- Start and Run a Profitable Home Day Care \n- The Daycare Provider's Workbook \n- Start Your Own At-Home Child Care Business \n- So You Want to Open a Profitable Child Care Center : \nEverything You Need to Know to Plan, Organize and Implement a Successful Program \n\nIt is also important that you learn the tax rules affecting daycare centers, especially if you are going to open one from your home. Here is the IRS page on child care centers: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/industries/content/0,,id=99878,00.html\n\nAs for the licenses and requirements in your state, the Administration for Children and Families provide a state by state listing of contacts for licensing and regulations governing child care businesses:\nhttp://www.nccic.org/statedata/dirs/regoffic.html\n\nIn Connecticut, for example, you would need http://www.dph.state.ct.us/Licensure/apps/G_C_InitialAppReq.pdf \n- child day care center initial application\n- supplemental application\n- lead testing (for pre 1979 buildings/houses)\n- first aid course certification\n- proof of worker's compensation form\n- verification of experience for head teacher\n- local health department approval\n- fingerprints of staff\n- many more
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start out by writing business plan of your own \ninternet has alot of bussiness questions for you to ask\nI think even microsoft has a business plan\nstart with those\nhere a link to get you started\nhttp://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html