Take a Look at Competitors

Prior to opening a child care information and referral services business in your town, it's essential to see how you will fit in the competitive landscape. Use the link below to generate a list of competitors nearby. Just enter your city, state and zip code to get a list of child care information and referral services businesses in your community.

• Search for Child Care Information & Referral Services Businesses Near You

Is the established competition doing a good job? It's important to understand their strengths and weaknesses and think through how you'll stake up against those established businesses.

Learn from Others Who Are Already In This Space

Once you've finished assessing the competion, be sure to talk to somebody who is already in the business. Local competitors are not going to give you the time of day, mind you. It'd be crazy for them to teach you the business.

However, an entrepreneur who owns a child care information and referral services business in a different city can be a great learning resource for you, once they realize that you are not going to directly compete with them in their community. In fact, they are often very willing to share startup advice with you. If you are persistent, you can find a business mentor who is willing to help you out.

Where can an aspiring entrepreneur like you find somebody who runs a child care information and referral services business in a different locale who can assist you?

Here's one way to do it. Just use our link below, find somebody and call them.

• Find Child Care Information & Referral Services Business Owners Who Might Advise You

Don't Rule Out Franchising

Recognize that your chances of being a successful business owner are substantially improved if you go the franchising route rather than going it alone.

Before starting a child care information and referral services business, you should determine whether franchising might alleviate your startup process.

The link below gives you access to our franchise directory so you can see if there's a franchise opportunity for you. You might even find something that points you in a completely different direction.

• How Do I Buy a Franchise?