WomenVenture’s YourVenture child care business training is a FREE course offered to licensed family child care providers in Minnesota offering business consulting, training, and financial tools to grow their businesses. Courses are held online and in-person.
Course Overview
For family childcare providers, detailed record keeping, on-going fiscal management, marketing, and parent engagement are important components to building and operating a sustainable business. However, these key business components are not always a provider’s primary focus. This training assists family childcare providers in creating strong business, marketing, and parent engagement practices so their business can thrive.
Program participation includes a stipend for financial management software, access to WomenVenture’s business consulting services, cohort meetings, and business focused workshops. This course is Developed approved and participants who complete the training are eligible for 4 training credits along with a stipend for financial management software.
YourVenture is made possible through funding from the State of Minnesota’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
Course Objectives
- Recognize the need for clear and accurate small business records and the importance of setting aside time to maintain paperwork required to maximize tax deductions and assess financial sustainability.
- Discuss the importance of employing business best practices (Secretary of State registration, business bank account, enrollment contracts, etc.).
- Explain the key elements needed in a parent contract and identify outside resources to help with the creation of these documents.
- Name key policies to include in parent handbook and explain how those policies and procedures impact profitability.
- Identify the special features that make a childcare program unique and demonstrate an understanding of how those unique elements help market a business and attract families.
- Identify key elements of a successful phone and face to face interviews with prospective clients and create an interview plan, packet, and phone script.
Upcoming Course Dates
April 23 and 30, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CST | Somali Language Cohort, In Person
May 11 and 18 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CST | Online
July 21 and 28 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CST | Online
October 22 and 29 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CST | Online
Ready to Sign Up?
Registration for YourVenture is by application only. You will need to provide licensing and financial information during the application process. The information provided in your application will not be shared or sold.
If you have any questions, please contact Katie Messerli or Hawo Abud at childcare@womenventure.org .