Are you an OEC-licensed child care provider looking for individualized, long-term business development support to strengthen your business? WBDC has partnered up with OEC to support you through a unique program!
Donor Name: Women’s Business Development Council
State: Connecticut
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Program
Deadline: Ongoing
Details:
The Women’s Business Development Council is offering licensed child care businesses in Connecticut a customized business development incentive program.
The Women’s Business Development Council’s (WBDC’s) Business Incentive Program empowers OEC-licensed child care providers to expand their business knowledge and adopt healthy business practices through a comprehensive business development program that awards grants and incentives to businesses as they reach key milestones of business health.
Through the Business Incentive Program, businesses receive incentives as they reach key milestones of business health. Milestones can be achieved by participating in core WBDC and partner classes & services, and working on business goals, such as writing a business plan and practicing good bookkeeping for 3 months. Incentives include technology, cash grants, gift cards, vouchers, and more! Clients must be willing to commit to working with WBDC and OEC partners over 12 months to move the business forward to implement healthy operations.
Eligibility Criteria
- Operating as an OEC-licensed family home, group home, or center with children for at least one month
- Currently have a minimum of 20% of licensed capacity enrolled, including school age children
- Committed to working with WBDC and/or OEC resource partners over the next 12 months to strengthen your business knowledge and business practices –
- This includes participating in a business training or advising session with WBDC or a partner at least once per quarter for at least 4 quarters.
- This includes agreeing to share action plan progress with WBDC at least once per quarter for at least 4 quarters.
- Plan to remain in business with enrolled children for at least the next 12 months
- Those that meet the above criteria are encouraged to apply. Also, please note:
- Businesses that received a WBDC Technology Grant in the last 12 months are already considered part of the Business Incentive Program and do not need to apply here.
- Child care businesses that received or are applying for WBDC Start-up, Emergency, Facilities, Expansion, or Equity Match Grants ARE eligible to apply for this program.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Additionally, the following businesses are NOT eligible:
- License-exempt programs, licensed youth camps, are not eligible for this WBDC incentive program.
- Businesses outside of the child care industry are not eligible, but they encourage you to participate in WBDC programs and services.
For more information, visit WBDC.