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FUNDED: The Complete SBA Loan Guide for Childcare Center Owners, book cover

FUNDED Series

SBA Loans for Childcare Center Owners

Buying a center and its building, buying the center you run, or building a new one. What a lender counts, and how the deal is structured under SBA SOP 50 10 8.1.

By Thomas Hartwell

ISBN: 979-8-950252-07-5 (Paperback)

$9.99 Kindle | $39.99 Paperback

What's inside

  • SBA 7(a) and 504 for childcare centers
  • Buying the center you run: the Owner Buyout rules
  • Tuition, subsidies, and what a center is worth
  • Older buildings, environmental review, and the lead rule
  • Down payment rules and seller notes on full standby

Three owners, three deals

Monica is buying a center licensed for 140 children, building and all, and the building's age adds a step most buyers never see coming.

Jen has directed the same center for six years and is buying it from the retiring owner.

Aaron is building a new center through SBA 504, and his lender wants to see the cash that carries him to year two.

Every rule is checked against SBA SOP 50 10 8.1 (effective October 1, 2026), 13 CFR Part 120, and current SBA notices.

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