... Strategy and Positioning Analysis Part 1 Child care services are mainly used by working parents who are in need for someone to watch their child(ren) after school during the week. Child care could be better if that caregiver were able to pick up the child from school and take the child home. Now there is such a service. Introducing the Mommy Taxi, a service provided by Care.com, Mommy Taxi is there for those parents that are unable to pick up the child from school and take them to the nanny. Mommy Taxi is a trusted and verified service from the same people who brought you Care.com Overview of Organization Mommy Taxi is a service that is part of Care.com. Parents can use this service to have the caregiver pick up the child from school, daycare, etc. Full-time users are those parents who are working full-time and do not have a set person to pick up the child from school. Mommy Taxi is an add-on option to the already scheduled child care service. Being a part of Care.com, they already have a background check and a DMV check. The service will also come with a legal release that the parent can fill out, sign and email to the caregiver and the child's school to let them know that this caregiver is allowed to pick up the child. For the full-time users, who schedule a nanny five days a week for after school care, this service will help provide relief knowing that the nanny will be able to pick up the child and take him/her home as part of the normal use for the...
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...chosen a Child Day Care Center as my service of choice. Marketing Variables There is a large consumer base for the day care industry. More than 20% of the children in the United States live in single parent households. (Smallbusinessnotes.com, 2009) In the last decade, more young mothers have a desire to work outside of the home. With this in mind, I feel that a day care center will be an excellent business venture. Pretty much everywhere you go; there is a need for this type of business. Research has proven that the most important years in a child’s development are the ages of one to six. (Smallbusinessnotes.com, 2009) The habits that children form during this critical time period will affect their ability to learn and adjust as they grow older. Parents of today are demanding pre-school education for their children that is offered by modern day care centers. Product A children’s day care center provides supervision and recreation for children of pre-school age. Day care centers are usually operated during daytime hours while the parents are at work. A good day care center will act as much more than just a babysitting service. They will provide education, recreational activities, and hot meals. Because the economy is constantly changing, I must always consider the wants and needs of consumers when developing my business. (Ebert & Griffin, 2009) This is one of the reasons why I plan on offering additional services in my day care business...
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...Executive Summary Heavenly Daycare is a full-service development center that cares for infants to five years of age. Heavenly Daycare will be concentrating on the upper end of the market: double-income professional parents. These professional ambitious parents are typically eager in terms of their children's development and will be willing to pay to have their children attend the best facilities. Through specialized training of the staff and innovative learning systems, Heavenly Daycare is cutting edge in terms of child development. This curriculum, coupled with a custom designed facility and a low teacher: student ratio ensures a top shelf service for the children and the parents. We emphasize in offering high quality services to our customers. Business Description and Vision Mission Statement: Heavenly Daycare mission is to provide top level childcare. We exist to attract and maintain customers. Close personal attention to each child is essential to providing a quality experience for all children; therefore adequate personnel will be hired to ensure each child has the proper supervision in our care. Our services will exceed the expectations of our customers. Company Vision: Heavenly Daycare will offer childcare services for infants to five years of age from 5am to 11pm. The children will be exposed to a wide range of activities including arts and crafts, socialization, and general learning. Heavenly Daycare will be priced out of some customers’ budget, but will offer low...
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...Executive Summary Heavenly Daycare is a full-service development center that cares for infants to five years of age. Heavenly Daycare will be concentrating on the upper end of the market: double-income professional parents. These professional ambitious parents are typically eager in terms of their children's development and will be willing to pay to have their children attend the best facilities. Through specialized training of the staff and innovative learning systems, Heavenly Daycare is cutting edge in terms of child development. This curriculum, coupled with a custom designed facility and a low teacher: student ratio ensures a top shelf service for the children and the parents. We emphasize in offering high quality services to our customers. Business Description and Vision Mission Statement: Heavenly Daycare mission is to provide top level childcare. We exist to attract and maintain customers. Close personal attention to each child is essential to providing a quality experience for all children; therefore adequate personnel will be hired to ensure each child has the proper supervision in our care. Our services will exceed the expectations of our customers. Company Vision: Heavenly Daycare will offer childcare services for infants to five years of age from 5am to 11pm. The children will be exposed to a wide range of activities including arts and crafts, socialization, and general learning. Heavenly Daycare will be priced out of some customers’ budget, but will offer low...
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...VIEWPOINT This analysis is taken in the views of the four owners of Mama Bear Child Care Center – Mylene Bartolome, Antonette Evangelista, Mary Rose Ang and Alalyn Ramos. TIME CONTEXT The problem arised when the four owners disccussed about business expansion and venturing to other market segment on 3rd quarter of 2010. I. PROBLEM STATEMENT A disagreement arised among the owners on how Mama Bear Child Care Center can venture on new market segment to expand the business. II. STATEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVE This analysis aims to identify whether Mama Bear should retain, expand or sell its business. III. AREAS OF CONSIDERATION Strengths • Mama Bear Child Care Center’s services are customized, with affordable rates • The company runs the business privately that is not under pressure to grow at a certain pace or to declare dividends. • Mama bear has several clients in Makati City • The company has already a winning formula and team in running the business • Alalyn is a special education teacher • Mama bear is a “child-on cam” with advanced quality childcare services Weaknesses • Not all owners to have the courage to venture and expand the business • Almost all owners like to expand the business but they do not have the money to do so • They will have less...
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...optimal growth in your children. In this order for a child is to develop a high self-esteem, and we focus on developing the socialization and self-help skills needed to succeed in the other areas of development. How a child would learn to get along with others. Play is the way children will learn about how their world, themselves, and others, and the way in developing in their skills and knowledge as they will need kid, and to be a kid they have to play, to play dirty time to time in having fun enjoy their play time. MISSION STATEMENT The Precious Lil’s Creations mission is to provide the highest quality of care and education for young children. Our role is to encourage realistic opportunity for success. As for the child center staff members, parents of this community of United State all play an integral part in promoting and providing an environment rich in learning different skills of learning experiences and opportunity for children within in this community. Precious Lil’s Creations adhere to highest, and everything will fall into place. But yes our services will be greatly exceeded to the expectations of our customers and parents. VISION STATEMENT Every child/family that comes through our doors will be treated with love and respect that when they leave here they will be able to pass on the love and respect to others that they were shown. SERVICES OF OPERATIONS Precious Lil’s Creations is open Monday-Friday child care is offered on some weekend, as in evenings and not...
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...Childcare and In-home Providers Valencia Mensah BUS311: Business Law I Instructor: Carol Parker Sunday 24, 2011 Many parents work full time jobs or even full time students. Most parents that are not stay at home parents rely on childcare services and even in home childcare services to help meet their needs while they are at work or school. Parents trust providers to care for their children like they where their own while they are meeting the needs of the family. In this research paper you will read about daycare centers and in-home center, childcare corporations, licensing rules and regulations and finally my own experience. When a parent is looking for child care most parents go for what they already know, which means if they have a friend that have their kids in childcare somewhere or if they use to work for a childcare provider. For the most part parents also look for now enrolling sign that childcare provider advertises for more business and to get their enrollment up. Enrollment openings change daily as they fill up on a first come, first serve basis. For most childcare and in-home enrollment you must fill out an enrollment form for however many children you plan on having at that childcare or in-home. Enrollment are also based on if the children will be part-time or full-time children. Enrollment varies throughout the year. Enrollment also has its ups and downs for childcare and in-home. Depending on the year a childcare can be full all year around and it can...
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...necessity in the workplace, women. More and more companies are starting to put women in the higher levels of management due in part to the knowledge and skill women have. Women are just as qualified as men in many aspects of today’s society. However, this is not easy since there is still an overwhelming sense of gender bias in today’s workplace. Many corporations feel as if women are not as good as white men. Men hold 96% of all top executive jobs in America today. There have been several turning points in Americas’ history for women and it has helped women start to work their way up the corporate totem pole. Deutsche Telecom has made it a point to have at least 30% of the places in executive development programs held by women. They are also starting to have the company revolve around the work environment and work-family issues. They are currently looking into expanding family leave and giving manager more flexible hours. Deutsche Telecom is also looking to expand the number of places in company child-care programs. With Deutsche having a 30% quota it appears to me they are trying too hard to move away from the gender bias. Women should not have to worry about fitting a quota. The quota can be seen as disturbing to women; however, on the other hand it shows that women can hold higher ranked positions within their company that they may not be able to hold in other companies. Also with the expanded child-care they can feel they have a place they can work in and not feel...
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...Organizational Development a for Developmental disabilities school Tina Towndrow BUS 370 Organizational Development Instructor Jerry Spight May 22, 2014 Organizational Development for Developmental disabilities school Starting a nonprofit human services organization in the form of a daycare/learning facility is never an easy task. Difficulties range from funding, experience, cultural acceptance, even parental acceptance. In this paper I plan to discuss my business plan and the difficulties that I face with starting it. I also plan to discuss diagnostic skills to identify OD issues, problems, and opportunities. This paper will also touch on organizational situations that require professional assistance, and I will diagnose a few system issues and I will discuss appropriate interventions. My future business plan involves different aspects of the learning process. My best friend Rachael has a master degree in early childhood education as well as specific training in developmental disabilities in children. I have almost ten years of experience working with adults with developmental disabilities and almost finished with my degree in Business Administration and a minor in Human resources. Our business plan is to create a learning environment for children from age 2 to 5 with developmental disabilities. This is just the beginning because eventually we would like to expand and create a school specifically for all children with developmental disabilities. A brief...
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...Abstract…………………………………………………………………………….3 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………4 Business Description………………………………………………………………..4 Definition of Market………………………………………………………………..4-5 Description of the Proposed Production or Services……………………………….5 Organization and Management Descriptions………………………………………..6 Marketing Strategy………………………………………………………………….6 Product……………………………………………………………………………….6 Price…………………………………………………………………………………..7 Place………………………………………………………………………………….7 Promotion……………………………………………………………………………8-9 Financial Management……………………………………………………………….9 Assumptions…………………………………………………………………………10 References……………………………………………………………………………11 Abstract The suggested company is an answer to the flourishing needs of families to have a place to take care of their pre-school kids where they will be safe, and taught the beginnings of the education. Their exclusive selling slogan will be, “Security, Amenity, and Benefits of a Home-Like Setting”. Kids at Home Learning Center Introduction Primarily, this business will be a sole proprietorship. The spouse of the administrator, as she has the correct skills needed, will run the business. The company will be based amongst a society that has young partners that have one or more children that could possibly enroll in our pre-school. Research on demand depicts a reliable market share which will be grabbed by our pre-school. Estimates of our first year of business show that we will not be in need of extra financing, and that...
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...Child Care Center Feasibility Study Mariposa County November 2009 Prepared by Chevon Kothari, Jill Harry, and Megan Rogers, Consultants, for the Mariposa County Local Child Care Planning Council "Promoting and supporting a community-wide effort that results in a child care system that meets the needs of our children." Table of Contents LCP Mission and Goals -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------iv Age Ranges Defined ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- v Local Child Care Planning Council Member List -----------------------------------------------------vi Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 Section I: Community Information ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Mariposa County Profile ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Nature of the Child Care Industry ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Existing Child Care Options in Mariposa County ------------------------------------------------ 6 Section II: Survey Data -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Summary of the 2009 Child Care Needs Assessment --------------------------------------------- 9 Child Care Needs Survey Results -------------------------------------------------------------------...
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...BUSINESS PLAN OF [pic] “EVERY CHILD IS SPECIAL” [pic]EASTWEST UNIVERSITY Course Title Introduction to Business (Bus-101) Prepared For Rumana Parveen Senior Lecturer Business Administration Department East West University Prepared By- 1.Abdalur Rahman Sadi ID# 2009-2-10-167 2.Quazi Shamsul Islam ID# 2009-2-10-154 3.Jubair Rahman ID# 2009-2-10-155 4.Mohammad Golam Syed ID# 2009-2-10-240 5.Mustafijur Rahman ID# 2009-2-10-171 Submission Date: 29-07-2009 PROFILE OF THE GROUP The team of the business plan consists of five members. These members are going to start the business. We will share the ownership of the business equally. The share of the ownership will be based on the investment of the owners. All of the owners are going to invest TK. 8, 00,000/- for the establishment of the business. These owners will take every major decision for the business and they will share the profit or loss of the business equally. We will appoint the management of the business and will closely supervise them. Initially, the five partners or entrepreneurs will hold all the managerial post. However, as we grow bigger then we can consider hiring any professional manager to take care of matters. For any decisions to be approved all of our owners must be agree. Otherwise, the decision will not be accepted. For the better management of the business as well as for the communication and decision-making...
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...| | | | Small Business Idea Paper Nakisha Burton ACC/561 Accounting June 9, 2013 | | One of the most important business choices one can make is the decision to become an entrepreneur and invest the necessary time, money, and energy into starting a business. I always dream of owning and running my very own childcare center. The childcare business offers entrepreneurs the opportunity to pursue a passion for child care and child development while enjoying the independence and responsibility of being his or hers own boss. However, starting a childcare business is not as easy as one may think. There is a great deal of information one must be fully aware of. The decision of which type of forms, such as Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, C Corporation, S Corporation, and Limited Liability Company (LLC), can challenging. The legal, tax, accounting implications, the advantages, and disadvantages, the financial statements associated with a childcare center, and plan to present to market, are the reasons to consider for a well designed center that can be develop into a successful plan. Sole proprietorship advantages and disadvantages Unless I choose a specific form of business, my new business will become by default a sole proprietorship or partnership (Daily, 2011). The advantage of a sole proprietorship is ease in establishment and ongoing maintenance as the owner manages operations without the need to consult others. In addition, the solitary owner...
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...Global Issues That Effect Business We all know that earthshaking events are taking place on a daily basis. The world is shrinking through technology, while at the same time the changes that its inhabitants are experiencing are accelerating. Nowhere is this more apparent than when we consider global issues that affect business. What trends are emerging in the business world and how are we to analyze and make use of them? Additionally, what form of business and business models will emerge as most successful? And remember, the number one business rule is documentation, documentation and more documentation. Transparency in reporting processes equate to ethical corporate and social responsibility. Here are three major issues and perspectives on their evolution in the area of business: The Impact of Slowing Economic Growth Right now the slowing economy in the Unites States is causing a ripple effect throughout the world. The main causes of this slowdown are the current housing crisis, high energy costs and the over extension of consumer debt. The major effect being felt from this crisis is that people are losing their jobs and new job creation is not keeping pace with unemployment. When this happens, interest in starting and owning businesses begins to increase. The right kind of business to own in such an environment is a franchise business that deals with essentials that consumers cannot do without. Why a franchise? Because it provides the investor with a chance to use readymade...
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...The Cliff between Business and Social Entrepreneurs Social entrepreneurship is an increasing trend today. On the one hand social entrepreneurs are focusing on financial returns and on the other hand, they are trying to solve social problems or provide social benefits. As the Austrian economist and father of modern entrepreneurship theory Joseph A. Schumpeter indicated, “entrepreneurs are heroic figures uniquely possessing the will to introduce revolutionary ‘new combinations’ that attack the very foundations of existing firms and destroy the prevailing equilibrium;”(Chiles et al 2007, p. 470) this is well acquainted in the society as the “creative destruction”. Social entrepreneurship is using business methods to solve social problems, which creates new business opportunity for the society. However, the financial return from successful social entrepreneurs cannot be compared to prosperous business entrepreneurs due to their different objectives. Analyzing the differences between business entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs can provide the society the tool to promote social entrepreneurs in order to tackle social problems efficiently. There are three distinguishing core elements between business and social Entrepreneurs: personality, strategy and the intrinsic motivation to start-up a new venture. One of the main differences between business entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs lays in their personality. According to Bornstein (2004) social entrepreneurs do not need high...
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