Inspirational and Empowering Child Care Business Owners To Build Successful Child Care Businesses

Posts tagged ‘Child Care Business Owner’

Tips For Sharing Your Business Card

This blog post was inspired by one of my Facebook friends, Christina Margolis. The day before I published this blog post, I made a bank deposit and as I made the deposit, I decided to share a few of my business cards to the bank teller.

I waited for the teller to greet me after my transaction reached the inside of the bank and he said: “Good evening!  I replied, Hello! (with an exciting tone of voice), Good evening to you as well… then I said,  I own a center not too far from here, if you know someone looking for child care or preschool, please share my card with them. The teller said, Sure! Then I replied, thank you and you have a great day!”

I shared this moment with you, because I want to inspire you to get in the habit of telling others about your Business. In fact, if you are shy, that’s OK….just keep practicing and you will become more comfortable with sharing your Business cards. I’m introverted by nature, however, over the years, I have come out of my shyness and I tell others about my business on a regular basis.

The next time that you are in the grocery store or  out shopping and you see a mom or dad with children,  that’s a great opportunity for you to gain a potential client.

For example: Slowly walk over to the parent, (smile) and say, “Excuse me ma’am or sir , I see that you have some beautiful children and I was wondering if your children are enrolled in childcare or a preschool program?”  If the parent says no, consider Offering  the family a trial day in your program and give the parent  a few  of your business cards. Then say, “It was a pleasure meeting you and I look forward to hearing from you soon!”

If the parent already has childcare, you could simply say: ” I was just wondering if you were in need of childcare, because I own a Child Care Business and if you are ever seeking to make a change in your child care provider, feel free to give me a call (hand the parent your Business card). Thanks for taking the time to speak with me and you have a great day.”

I look forward to reading your comments about today’s blog post. Be sure to leave your comment below.

To your Success!

Shiketa

Category:

Enrollment Building, Marketing

Tagged with:

The Business Skill That You Must Makeover In 2014

Child Care Business Owner Makeover Series
Business Makeover Tip #7:
It Is Vital That You Makeover Your Leadership Skills in 2014
Leadership Ability Determines a Persons Level of Effectiveness. ~John Maxwell

Every Child Care  Business Owner has one thing in common: We all want successful Businesses! So with that in mind, It is also important for you to be aware of the simple fact that Success never happens by accident and there are many factors that contribute to your success as a Child Care Business owner.

The #1 factor is your ability to Lead! ” Personal success without Leadership ability brings only limited effectiveness. Without leadership ability, a person’s impact is only a fraction of what it could be with good leadership. What is Leadership? Leadership is simply influence…nothing more and nothing less.

Think about this: How much influence do you have with the parents in your daycare? Do you have influence with your employees or the children? How has your influence impacted your relationship with your parents, employee, community or the children?

Now that I have you thinking, I want to give you a Free Copy of a 7-page Leadership Assessment form that I use with my clients who want to Grow as a Business Owner. Download Your copy Now.

(Be sure to share your thoughts about the assessment on the Child Care Business Owner Facebook page or tweet me @ccarebusiness

In summary, I have studied Leadership for 8- years and I must say that growing as a Leader has empowered me to grow on a personal and a Business level. In fact, as I grew as a Leader, my influence increased with parents, the children, my employees, my friends, social media followers, the readers of my books and my coaching clients. I want the same for you!

If you are ready to grow as a leader and makeover your Child Care Business in 2014,  Join me and my Guest Coach (Andrea Dickerson) on an upcoming Teleseminar where you will be empowered with Business Skills including Leadership Principles, Big Thinking, Enrollment & Marketing strategies, along with information on how you can Improve the quality of care in your program. Its time to take your marketing to another level…..

Let the Makeover Begin…
Shiketa

(Click the image below)

 About Shiketa Morgan
Wife, Mother, Gmama, Child Care Business Owner since 1998, Business Consultant, Blogger, Self Published Author. Shiketa provides Business Owners with the inspiration they need to  Start-up a Business; Effectively Manage their Businesses and shares Divine Wisdom and Business Principles that will empower you to Build a Successful Business

Category:

Business Expansion, Business Management, Child Care Center, Enrollment Building

Tagged with:

Tag Cloud