A 6-week business development course for new and existing businesses

LEADING EDGE™ for Child Care Providers

The LEADING EDGE™ Course is a trademarked, statewide program for current business owners (or startups who are moving from idea stage to implementation). 

The Pikes Peak SBDC’s  LEADING EDGE™ for Childcare Providers helps both licensed childcare providers (home and center-based) and start-ups. The program assists childcare providers to strengthen business practices when coping with the challenges and the ever-changing landscape of the Colorado workforce. 

In partnership with the Joint Initiatives and Early Connections, the SBDC will hold TWO  6-week  series with the goal of enhancing business owner skills. One for home based providers and one for center care providers!

This program is funded through a collaborative between the State of Colorado’s Office of Early Childhood,  the Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) and the Colorado SBDC network. A primary objective of this project is to strengthen the childcare provider business model and enhance business owner skills so that these critically important services can continue to support our local economies.

Who Is It For?

LEADING EDGE™ for Childcare Providers is for existing or new businesses (home or center-based) that wish to strengthen their business practices.

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What To Expect

  • Six virtual sessions (3 hours each) including interactive group work, subject matter experts and guest speakers
  • Access to classes via Go To Meeting with weekly presentations, group discussion forums, homework, financial spreadsheets and templates
  • One-on-one consulting with certified SBDC consultants, during the course and beyond
  • Direct connections with local and statewide industry experts and key business leaders
  • Continuous feedback on your business plan and strategy during the course
  • Free registration to workshops at the Pikes Peak SBDC while enrolled
  • Assistance getting a funding ask together

Course Outline - Center Based Child Care Providers

REGISTER

Week 1
Marketing
Telling Your Story
Partnerships
Ratings
Leadership

Week 2
Financials
Understanding your Costs
Your Budget
Taxes
Restricted vs. Unrestricted Funds
Grant Applications
Building Your Cash Flow

Week 3
Workforce Essentials
Recruitment & Retention
Compensation Philosophy
Career Pathways
Employee Support & Workplace Culture
Finding Employees

Week 4
Marketing
Building Your Pipeline
Building Your Website
Digital Assets & Advertisement
Understanding Your Market

Week 5
Insurance
Understanding Your Liabilities
Coverage You Need and Why
Operations
Managing Challenging Relationships
Scheduling
Resources & Regulations

Week 6
Cybersecurity – Protecting Your Data
Graduation!

Course Outline - Home Based Child Care Providers

Date TBD

Week 1
Program Objectives
Course Overview
Goal Settings
Marketing/Telling Your Story
Partnerships
Ratings

Week 2
Financials
The Iron Triangle
Understanding your Costs
Your Budget
Taxes

Week 3
Financials
Building Your Cash Flow

Week 4
Marketing
Building Your Pipeline, Website
Digital Advertisement
Understanding Your Market

Week 5
Legal 
Employee vs. Contractor
Business Documents
Operations
Managing Challenging Relationships
Scheduling
Resources and Regulations

Week 6
Cybersecurity- Protecting Your Data
Graduation!

One-on-One Consulting: Based on the attendee needs, one-on-one consulting is highly recommended. Additional education is also provided through workshops that are at no cost to LEADING EDGE™ participants.

Graduation Requirements

  • No unexcused absences from the training series
  • Completing at least 3 hours of one-on-one consulting throughout the course
  • Turning in completed financials and business plan outline at the end of the course.

Investment

Standard Fee: FREE for licensed child care providers 

Meet the Facilitator

Cory Arcarese

Cory Arcarese is the CEO and Owner of CArc Enterprises Inc. – parent corporation of CArc Business Consulting. CArc Business Consulting  is a Colorado based Strategic Business Consulting Agency. Cory Ostos Arcarese, a former print media executive, founded CArc Business Consulting LLC in 2010 to assist business owners with strategic planning and drive profit growth. Cory is an award winning, bilingual business executive with more than 25 years of progressive business experience and an expansive portfolio which includes having assisted over 1,000 companies with strategic planning, capital access and business startup.

Cory is also a Community Lending Advisor for the Colorado Enterprise Fund. Cory opened it’s Southern Colorado office. CEF’s mission is to accelerate community prosperity by financing and supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses. Their loans vary in size from a few thousand dollars to $500,000. Colorado Enterprise Fund believes in the power of a diverse and growing small business sector in Colorado Springs and communities south.

Cory is a consultant and facilitator for the following Pikes Peak SBDC programs:

  • Early Childhood Education 
  • Southeast Colorado Springs
  • Disaster Relief
  • Connect2Dot
  • Minority Business Office

Develop your ideas.

Write your goals.

Estimate your numbers.

Grow!

LEADING EDGE IS A PROGRAM OF
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
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@ Catalyst Campus
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The Colorado Small Business Development Center Network (SBDC) is funded through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBDC Network is a partnership between the State of Colorado, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, the Small Business Administration (SBA), Colorado’s institutions of higher education, local economic development organizations and local chambers of commerce.

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