Overview:  

This webinar will look specifically at funding child care businesses. Hear from an experienced lender discuss the lending process and provide some examples of childcare loans that they have seen both approved and passed on.  You’ll also hear from our local partner at YCEA about grants designed for this industry.  Finally, an experienced business owner will share their experiences navigating from education into ownership.  They will tell you about their how funding helped the business grow and discuss their lessons learned.  

 Learning Objectives:

• Find – Identify Loans, grants, and other opportunities available to child care businesses
• Finance – Understand what lenders look for and how the lending process works (and what doesn’t!) 
• Follow – Hear about a real-world journey from child care educator to business owner and learn how funding supported growth along the way.