MT Zero to 5: The Three Phases of Starting a Childcare Business – Webinar

To Register: https://mtsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/6315

Business Fundamentals: The Three Phases of Starting a Childcare Business Webinar
Date: 1/12/2027
Time: 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM (MST)
Registration Deadline: 1/12/2027 12:30 PM (MST)
Fee: No Fee

Point of Contact: Jason Nitschke (406) 513-1115×104

Program Format: Online Meeting (Live)
Training Topics: Business Plan, Business Start-up/Preplanning, Market Research, Woman-owned Businesses
Description:
Most people who start an early childhood business spend too much time asking, “How do I start?” and not enough time asking, “Should I start?”

This session introduces a practical framework for evaluating, planning, and launching an Early Care and Education (ECE) business through three distinct phases: The Idea Stage, The Planning Stage, and The Launch Stage.

Participants will learn how successful business owners make high-quality, data-driven decisions before investing significant time, money, and energy into a new venture. The session emphasizes market demand, financial viability, operational readiness, leadership capacity, and risk management before focusing on licensing, curriculum, facilities, or programming.

Special attention will be given to evaluating startup capital needs, understanding the risks associated with debt financing, assessing the limitations of grant funding, and recognizing when the best decision may be to pause, pivot, or stop a business idea altogether.

By focusing on business fundamentals first, participants will gain a clear framework for determining whether an ECE business opportunity is viable, sustainable, and aligned with their professional and personal goals.