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Friendly.
I am a very friendly person, and I will welcome any and everybody regardless of their past, present, or future. This is a good character trait to have when owning a business, but especially with owing a daycare since I will be working with kids.

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Trustworthy.
Although I have a problem trusting others, I'm a very trustworthy person, and with owning any type of business, the owner must be trustworthy, or the business will sink.

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Remembering.
I tend to forget things easily, especially if there is nothinh or nobody to remind me. When you own a business, you can't forget important dates, what time meeting starts, when paper work is due and more stuff like that, so it's a must that I start working

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Communication.
I commumicate very well, especially when it comes to important things. When owning a business, that is the 2nd most important skill, being that you have to work with others.

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Deadlines
You can't own a business and be late to everything. So working on being on time to everything, and not missing deadlines are important areas I really need to work on.

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Trust.
In order for me to have ownership of anything, or any place, I must trust people. I can't do everything by myself, so I will have to have people to handle the money and other important factors, so my trust is something I have to work on.

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Owning a daycare is already a plus in america nowadays, then having a black owned daycare will be a great plus, because it's making us look good as African American people.

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Vannessa Wade supports black business with her money and her talents

Vannessa Wade says she was prompted to renew her effort to support black businesses after coming across the Wealth for Life Principles in Black Enterprise.

"I've been reading Black Enterprise for years. For me, when it comes to the principle about giving back to the [black business] community, it made me pause and think, 'what am I doing to help?' Financially, how am I supporting those around me?' It made me seek out black business owners that I could support. It feels good to know my dollars are helping to empower and benefit the community," says Wade.

Wade was also moved to support black businesses because of the sometimes disrespectful manner in which black shoppers are treated by non-minority store owners. "Sometimes when I shop, and I see the way I'm treated, or the way another customer [of color] is treated; it makes me think that there has to be a minority store owner who can provide the services I'm seeking and do it in the right way," says Wade.

Wade, who spends between $120 and $250 per month with black businesses, primarily relies on word of mouth when looking for new places to shop. Wade also keeps an eye out for black businesses while traveling or while walking around her neighborhood.

"For me, it was more than just finding a black hair stylist. I wanted to support black businesses who provided other services that I use in my day-to-day life," says Wade. For example, Wade needed direction for her public relations firm Connect the Dots, so she hired a black business coach. Wade also patronizes black-owned businesses for her banking, car-care, and fitness needs.

Wade took her support beyond the consumer level and makes an effort to support black businesses professionally. She takes notice whenever she comes across a black business owner during networking events or through professional recommendations.

Wade says she wants to do more than just buy black-she wants to help grow black businesses. She uses black vendors for her business needs and provides word-of-mouth referrals.

"It's not just about me thriving, but working together to create partnerships," says Wade, who used the power of partnerships to help support a local black-owned educational center. "By supporting black business, you're creating jobs and opportunities," says Wade.

E. Faye Clinton, owner of Houston, Texas-based Precious Moments Learning Center, says she is grateful for Wade's help. "I was struggling to get started and to get my business out there. The business is located in a low-income area. When Vannessa heard that I wanted to start a daycare center, she knew this area had a great need and that the residents could benefit from the daycare's services," says Clinton. "Vannessa helped us with grant writing, and helped us get the word out. She volunteered her services." Wade also arranged to help the daycare obtain math and English tutoring services, as well as donated computers.

After working with Wade, Clinton says more parents started enrolling their children. The center, founded in 2005, opened with just 10 students. Today, there are more than 330 children across three locations in Houston, Texas.

"We were barely at $100 when we first started," says Clinton, who predicts revenues will be $1 million for 2013.

Wade isn't shy about her mission to help black businesses. She says she sometimes simply starts a conversation with a minority business owner and asks how she can help. For Wade, the duty to support black business has been ingrained in her since childhood. She says her father encouraged her to give her business to black entrepreneurs whenever possible.

Says Wade, "each year, I provide my services to two or three nonprofits pro bono or for a reduced rate. This year, I selected Laugh 4 A Cure, a comedy show to raise funds and awareness for Sickle Cell. Being that I have the disease, I decided to work with them because I felt no one else would be able to capture the face of Sickle Cell like I would. The result was an increase in donations and record attendance. It showed me the power of working together for a greater cause."

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How One Black Enterprise Reader is Helping Black-Owned Businesses

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Vannessa Wade supports black business with her money and her talents Vannessa Wade says she was prompted to renew her effort to support black businesses after coming across the Wealth for Life Principles in Black Enterprise. "I've been reading Black Enterprise for years.

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This article increases my drive to want to own daycare's, especially now since teenagers are having babies like crazy, daycare's will come in handy.

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that day care businesses will have some of the fastest employment growth of all industries through 2020, and, according to new data from Sageworks, child day care businesses in the U.S. have consistently grown sales in recent years, even as many other industries struggled in the economic recession and subsequent recovery.

Sales among privately held firms providing child day care services (NAICS 6244) have grown nearly 9% over the last 12 months, according to a financial statement analysis by Sageworks. Perhaps more impressive is that businesses in this category grew sales, on average, by 6% to 7% annually between 2008 and 2012 -- even during the recession. Other privately held companies saw a decline, on average, of 5% in 2009.

Sageworks' data also show profitability for child day care businesses has improved since the recession, but industry experts say operating a child day care business can be an ongoing struggle to balance expenses with parents' ability to pay.

In addition to handling increasing demand, owners of child day care services must also focus on industry regulations, since scrutiny from customers (parents) and government agencies comes with the territory. Arkansas, for example, is considering proposed changes for child care providers that cover a range of issues, from safety, such as the ratio of staff to children, to psychological (eliminating behavior charts), according to a published report.

Regulations can add to costs - sometimes before operators are able to recover the increase through higher fees.

Average net profit margin for child day care businesses in Sageworks' database lagged the average for all industries in 2010 and 2011, but rebounded to around 8% in the last 12 months, which is on par with all privately held companies.

"On average, the industry has a healthy net profit margin and somewhat consistent sales growth," said Sageworks analyst Libby Bierman.

Through its cooperative data model, Sageworks collects financial statements for private companies from accounting firms, banks and credit unions, and aggregates the data at an approximate rate of 1,000 statements a day. Net profit margin has been adjusted to exclude taxes and include owner compensation in excess of their market-rate salaries. These adjustments are commonly made to private company financials in order to provide a more accurate picture of the companies' operational performance.

Bierman noted child day care businesses tend to have really high gross margins, on average around 96%. This might mean it's easy for business owners to scale and grow their day care operations. On the other hand, it could also mean businesses are lumping expenses together, considering nearly half of expenses are classified as overhead - a category typically used to account for selling, general and administrative expenses that cannot be attributed to the direct cost of providing a service.

"If they are lumping expenses together, it could make it difficult to identify expenses that may be out of line or manage those expenses should they need to be trimmed," Bierman said.

The number of child care facilities has increased greatly over the last several decades, with U.S. Census Bureau figures showing an increase to 766,401 child care facilities in 2007 from 262,511 facilities in 1987. Demand has been driven by increased numbers of working women, the Census Bureau says. In fact, 61% of mothers with kids under the age of three are working or looking for work, and changes in family structure and the desire to provide young children with educational opportunities have also contributed to demand, according to the government. Nine in 10 child care businesses don't have employees (other than the owner), and these businesses, many of which are operated in-home, require less financial investment than larger centers and therefore, allow owners to readily enter and exit the market as needed.

Alison T. Jacks, an Enrolled Agent (EA) who specializes in tax-related work for child care providers in the San Francisco Bay area, said many of her clients are "in about as good a position as they've been in awhile" financially. "The economy is holding up here in the San Francisco Bay area, and we have some better employment numbers," she said.

Even so, many child care operators remain on guard for the next "bust" cycle in the economy. "And there just are a lot of pressures, especially if clients have a large child care or a center with employees," she said.

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In the past, I have let my parents down, personally, and academically. I would like them to see that even though their baby girl has made some mistakes in the past, she still ended up successful, and learned all of her lessons.

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My dad's mom had a daycare when she was younger, and from what I hear, she did pretty good, so I would like her to be proud of her due to the fact I am following her footsteps.

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Of course, Beyoncé is a person who I would want to be. It's the same concept with Michelle Obama , despite all the negative comments Beyoncé receives, she is still on top of the game, without being in any scandals.

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I would like to be like Michelle Obama because she is proof that words cannot hurt you, they simply motivate you. No matter how many mean comments she receive about her and her family, she still continues to show that she will succeed, despite what the haters say.

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"She's just a girl and she's on fire".
If I be successful with my first daycare, and I choose to own multiple daycares, I will indeed be on fire.

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Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire (Inferno Version) ft. Nicki Minaj

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"All the Women Independent, throw your hands up at me".
Looks like I will be throwing my hands up at her, because I will own my daycare independently.

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destiny's child love destiny: mathew knowles & music world present vol. 2 independent women

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Provided to YouTube by Ingrooves Independent Women, Pt. 1 · Destiny's Child Love Destiny: Mathew Knowles & Music World Present Vol. 2 ℗ ℗ 2016 Music World Music Released on: 2016-08-23 Writer: Beyoncé Knowles Writer: Samuel Barnes Writer: Cory Rooney Writer: Jean Claude Olivier Auto-generated by YouTube.

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"Diva is a female version of a hustla'". Although I'm not calling my daycare a "hustle", that will be how I collect my coins

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Provided to YouTube by Sony Music Entertainment Diva · Beyoncé / 碧昂絲 I AM... SASHA FIERCE ℗ 2008 Sony Music Entertainment Released on: 2008-11-14 Composer, Lyricist: Beyoncé Knowles Producer: Shondrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford" for The Practice Team S. Dot, Inc. Composer, Lyricist: Shondraé "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford Producer: Sean "The Pen" Garrett for The Practice Team S.

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This quote speaks to me because I have wanted to work with kids for a very long time, and I feel like I was born to do this. Even though I have my doubts about if it will succeed, I believe that I will be successful.

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-Daycare internships
-Get an internship with the  CEO of a company, or the actual owner of any company.

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This quote is plain simple, I will own my daycare, so therefore, I will not be bossy, I will be the boss

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Beyoncé is my spiritual animal, along with being my mom, so of course her quotes will inspire me. This quote inspires me because its saying that if you don't realize what's going in your life, you will not realize all the pieces to your life.

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-Business Club
-Baby clubs
-Mommy & Me organizations

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- Math
-English
-Science
-Child Devlepment
-Child Care
-Psychology

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1. Make sure I apply to colleges, for scholarships, and have all my fees paid.
2.  Take all my courses that are mandatory to graduate
3. When I get in college, I will make sure to get all the help I need with my classes, and take the correct classes that are necessary in my field of work.
4. When I get out of college, I will look for the perfect place to set up for a daycare, all while working at a daycare.

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Bethune-Cookman University (Daytona Beach, Florida)

2. University of Texas at San Antonio (San Antonio, Texas)

3. Miami Dade (Miami Dade County, Florida)

4. University of North Texas (Denton, Texas)

5. Texas Woman's University (Berkeley, California)

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I plan to own a daycare that will be affordable, and provide kids with the best care possible

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-Child Development
-Business Management
-4 Core Classes
-Psychology
-Child Care

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I want to create a system that will help my fellow Americans achieve all dreams by creating a source that will get rid of a few of their struggles.