Running a nursery can be a lonely place at times. Neil & Dave will bring a little fun, motivation, ideas and tips for you to implement so that you can improve your business. Our strengths are the business and marketing - we get others to deliver the care side If you want to chat about your business and your challenges, email hello@yourchildcarebusiness.com https://yourchildcarebusiness.com/
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Finance professionals are often forced to be the bad guy, which can lead to some uncomfortable conversations with employees about business purchases. On this show, we sit down with finance leaders to discuss their most awkward conversations, and what they’ve learned throughout their careers.
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60 - Are you spending too much on TAX?
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Send us a text In this episode Dave is talking to Geoff Day about ... savings on your tax bill. If you want to talk directly to Geoff you can email him at Geoff.Day@sjpp.co.uk Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.comAv David Kyte & Neil Dudman
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Send us a text Sian Millar exited the industry in 2019 with a great payout. Now she is back. She filled her nursery from zero in 6 weeks - furthermore, she has a waiting list of over 100 children. Listen to how the Queen of Marketing has used social media to recruit staff and children. You can contact Sian sian@polkadotfarm.co.uk Get help with your…
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Send us a text For once Childcare will be centre stage in the 2023 Budget. What will the chancellor reveal? Neil and Dave pontificate on what's in the red box. Do you agree? Fingers crossed for a good day on the 15th March Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.comAv David Kyte / Neil Dudman
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57 - How much should you pay for your next nursery?
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Send us a text In this episode, we highlight 5 things to consider before you make an offer to buy a nursery. It could just save you a lot of grief. Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.comAv David Kyte & Neil Dudman
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David Lapter, CFO of Dashlane, recounts the highs and lows of his career and the lessons he learned along the way Teampay brings all your company spend into one streamlined, easy-to-use place so you can boost your productivity and reach your goals faster. To learn more go to https://www.teampay.co/ Where to connect with the guest : David Lapter : L…
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Send us a text Who you hang around with REALLY matters - as you will find out in Nursery Rule 10. Neil has allegedly turned over a new leaf and now only does stuff that is on the calendar - we are the sum of our daily habits, listen to rule 6. Happy Valentines Day people. Book your conference tickets as they are currently whizzing out the door. Get…
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55 - Multiple Nurseries went into liquidation last week - why?
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Send us a text AND ... We're back - Finally! Neil and Dave talk about HMRC and why some nursery owners are landing up in trouble. We also talk about the DNO conference this May. Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.comAv David Kyte & Neil Dudman
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Planning Your Future Career in Finance
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Teampay brings all your company spend into one streamlined, easy-to-use place so you can boost your productivity and reach your goals faster. To learn more go to https://www.teampay.co/ Where to connect with the guest : Dan Fletcher https://www.linkedin.com/in/danfletchersf/ Learn more about Planful https://planful.com/…
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Checking All The Boxes with Naeem Ishaq
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Teampay brings all your company spend into one streamlined, easy-to-use place so you can boost your productivity and reach your goals faster. To learn more go to https://www.teampay.co/ Where to connect with the guest : Naeem Ishaq https://www.linkedin.com/in/naeemishaq Learn more about Checkr https://checkr.com/…
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The Intersection of Art and Finance with Nigel Glenday
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Teampay brings all your company spend into one streamlined, easy-to-use place so you can boost your productivity and reach your goals faster. To learn more go to https://www.teampay.co/ Where to connect with the guest Nigel Glenday https://www.linkedin.com/in/nglenday Learn more about Masterworks https://www.masterworks.io…
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Teampay brings all your company spend into one streamlined, easy-to-use place so you can boost your productivity and reach your goals faster. To learn more go to https://www.teampay.co/ Where to connect with the guests Greg Kyte, CPA Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregkyte LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkyte/…
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Get the gift of an integrated financial model gift.brightzen.com https://www.brightzen.com/ Meet John Zdanowski https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnzdanowski To learn more about Teampay, visit: https://www.teampay.co/Av Teampay
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What Happens In Vegas with Jack McCullough
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Meet Jack McCullough: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackmcculloughcfo/ CFO Leadership Council: https://cfoleadershipcouncil.com/about/ Get Jack's books here: Secrets of Rockstar CFOs - https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Rockstar-CFOs-Jack-McCullough/dp/1947821199 The Psychopathic CEO: An Executive Survival Guide - https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod…
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Stay Tuned for Some Awkward Conversations
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Thank you for subscribing to Awkward Conversations: Tales from the Finance Department. Our first episode is coming soon.Av Teampay
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Send us a text In this weeks episode of the nursery business podcast, Dave & Neil discuss the value of your nursery. When you sell it, will it be enough to retire? Listen to find out ... Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.com
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Send us a text This episode of the Nursery Business Podcast reveals the first 5 Nursery "Business Rules" - maxims and philosophies that can help you run your nursery profitably. #NurseryBusinessRules Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.comAv David Kyte & Neil Dudman
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Send us a text After a substantial break, season 2 of the Nursery Business Podcast is back. If you are a self-employed nursery owner ... be very scared. If you have more than one nursery but only one limited company, you might want to change your structure. It's good to be back - we have missed our listener :) Get help with your marketing ... https…
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51 - Realistic pricing for selling and buying a nursery ...
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Send us a text In episode 51 of the nursery business podcast, Dave explains what each letter in the acronym P.O.A.D means. The long and short of it is - money in your pocket. Dave and Neil talk about realistic pricing when you buy and sell your nrusery Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.com…
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50 - Are you wasting your advertising dollars?
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Send us a text In episode 50 of the nursery business podcast, Neil reveals how some owners are wasting their advertising budget by delivering their adverts for their nursery (in Oldham) to Neil who lives in Bournemouth ... MADNESS. Are you guilty? Do you have more than one nursery, registered in the same limited company? Then you need to make one o…
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Send us a text In episode 49 of the nursery business podcast, Neil rants on about companies that use COVID 19 as an excuse to deliver poor customer service. Have you checked your customer service lately? Dave's Mum brings yet another scam to Dave's attention. Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.com…
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Send us a text In episode 48 of the nursery business podcast, Dave & Neil discuss adding your photo/origin story to the home page of your website. People buy from people they know like and trust. How are you engaging with your parents? Do you introduce your staff to potential clients? If not - why not? Find out how you can add personality. Get help…
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47 - How do you assess your new negotiated rent rate?
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Send us a text In episode 47 of the Nursery Business Podcast, Neil & Dave discuss how to assess the fairness of your new rent review? How do you compare the rent of two different size nurseries - say a 25 place and an 80 place nursery. Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.com…
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46 - Are you raising your fees? If so when?
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Send us a text In episode 46 of the Nursery Business Podcast, Neil and Dave discuss the dilemma of raising your fees, and when is a good time to make the rise. Neil also talks about his new acquisition - his backup just in case he can't go abroad this Summer. Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.com…
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45 - Micro WOW moments and Nursery Events
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Send us a text In episode 45 of the Nursery Business Podcast, Neil & Dave talk about Micro WOW moments and Boris' escape plan. If all goes well, we will be able to host Nursery parties again - and that means recruitment Tsunais :) #MicroWOW #NurseryPodcast Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.com…
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44 - How are you controlling your team's workflow?
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Send us a text In episode 44 of the Nursery Business Podcast Dave reveals the free online tool he has used for years to manage his many business interests. Neil admitted he has it too, but has never used :( Di you get your Jab - half of Neil's team did, how about your team> Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.com…
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43 - Price Increases, that Golden minute and your L'Oreal moment ...
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Send us a text After a brief layoff (Thanks RONER virus), the Nursery Business podcast team are back with some topics to inspire What missing ONE fee increase will cost you over 10 years, The golden minute when OFSTED or a prospect walks into your setting The L'Oreal moment, because your child is worth it And the power of BECAUSE ... Get help with …
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Send us a text In episode 42 of the nursery Business Podcast, Dave & Neil talk to Vance Morris. Vance teaches small business owners how to create experiences from mundane events. Vance work at Disney Orlando for 10 years and wants your business to stand out from the crowd; to no longer be a commodity. When you implement Vance's ideas, you can charg…
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Send us a text In episode 41 of the Nursery Business Podcast , Dave asks Neil whether he puts his Fees on his website and why? What are the pros and cons of posting your fees, and is there a better way using Facebook's Messenger? Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.com
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Send us a text In episode 40 of the Nursery Business Podcast (YES - episode 30), Dave asks Neil to reveal his recruiting and interviewing strategies. Neil hates candidates arriving too early for an interview, whereas Dave has no problem with that, but arriving late, now that is definitely a NO NO! Dave talks about Microsofts recruitment findings, f…
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Send us a text In episode 39 of the Nursery Business podcast, Dave and Neil talk about the 4 recruitment channels Neil uses. Standing out is the key to attracting quality candidates. If you are advertising a low-cost job, with no perks ... guess what type of candidate you will get? How can you change up your offer? Get help with your marketing ... …
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Send us a text In episode 38 of the Nursery Business Podcast, Neil helps out local restaurants by eating out every meal until Thursday (But then that's nothing new). Neil also reports that since the announcement of the latest lockdown he has signed up 7 extra sessions - WHY? The new furlough system needs looking into a lot more deeply - but at leas…
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Send us a text In episode 37 of the nursery business podcast, Dave & Neil discuss the key elements of a lease that you need to check before you buy a nursery. Here are a few key sections Lease length Breakpoints Rent reviews Who pays the legal costs? Insurance Usage restrictions and more Even if the lease only has a 1-year rolling lease, the nurser…
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Send us a text In episode 36 of the Nursery Business Podcast, Dave asks Neil how much he cam to the valuations for the 7 nurseries that he has bought. Every nursery is worth something, even if is losing money and only has a short lease. Many nursery owners drastically over-value their nursery. A business is ONLY worth as much as a buyer is prepared…
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Send us a text In episode 35 of the nursery business podcast, Dave asks Neil how he approaches negotiating the purchase of a nursery. If you want to sell a nursery, then this episode will get you into the mind of a current buyer, what they are looking for, what they are prepared to pay and the questions you have to overcome. Get help with your mark…
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Send us a text In episode 34 of the Nursery Business Podcast, Dave & Neil discuss the latest scams that are prevalent right now, how to spot them and what to watch out for. Neil also reviews the listener on the latest updates for bubble loans. Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.com…
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Send us a text In episode 33 of the Nursery Business Podcast, Neil talks about complaints - the cost to the business, the time-wasting for senior staff and how he reduces complaints in his nurseries. Neil and Dave also talk about KPIs. The one number that instantly reveals how whether you are on track or not. Get help with your marketing ... https:…
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32 - Are you making these mistakes with Googe Ads
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Send us a text In episode 32 of the Nursery Business Podcast, Dave reveals the 5 biggest mistakes he sees when people create Adwords campaigns. These mistakes can cost the owner thousands of pounds in wasted ads. Even if you pay someone to run your campaigns for you, even the professionals might be making these mistakes. Get more for your Adword's …
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31 - Get Ready for Local Lock Downs - Coming to a City Near You!
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Send us a text In episode 31 of the nursery business podcast, Neil and Dave discuss "Getting Ready For Local Lockdown". You may have more cash in your bank than you have ever had before, but you still need to take care of the fundamentals in your business. Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.com…
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30 - Get Out Of The Nursery - To Grow Your Business
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Send us a text Letting go of the reigns is tough, but you need to get out of the nursery before you can really grow. Since the only way to grow your business (when you're full) is to get your next setting, in episode 30 of the nursery business podcast, Neil & Dave discusses the process of delegating for growth. Get help with your marketing ... http…
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Send us a text Tesla make you wait for your test drive, during that time the send you stuff, loads of stuff to pre-sell you. Guess what, you can do this too. In episode 29 of the Nursery Business podcast, Dave & Neil talk about how you can adapt Tesla's marketing strategy ... what's more, you can do it for free! Get help with your marketing ... htt…
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28 - Are you missing out with Facebook
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Send us a text In episode 28 of the Nursery Business podcast, Neil & Dave reveal SOME of the things that you can do easily to get more clients using your Facebook account. When was the last time you changed your page banner? Don't know how to do that? Listen to the podcast ... Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.com…
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Send us a text On episode 27 of the nursery business podcast, Dave sets out the rules for good and more importantly the BAD things to do on your website. Grab a pen and paper, there are many nuggets to implement in this show. Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.comAv David Kyte & Neil Dudman
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26 - How do you stand out from the crowd?
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Send us a text In episode 26 of the Nursery Business podcast (That's 6 months!), Neil and Dave suggest ways that you can stand out from the crowd, even if you run a plain old, bog-standard nursery. Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.comAv David Kyte & Neil Dudman
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25 - Would you buy a nursery right now?
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Send us a text In episode 25 of the nursery business podcast, Dave asks Neil what he looks for when he is in the market for a new nursery. Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.comAv David Kyte & Neil Dudman
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24 - Neil recruits 10 people in a week for £80 using Facebook Ads
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Send us a text In episode 24 of the nursery business podcast, Neil moves house AND recruits 10 people using Facebook Ads for only £80, with no agency fees. Are you using Facebook Ads - if not, it's time to learn. Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.com
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23 - Interview with Sian Millar (Nisbet) of Dizzy Ducks
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Send us a text Sian Millar (Nisbet) is an amazing marketer. Recently she sold her nurseries and is retired - she is way too young to retire. Listen in and she reveals her secrets to filling her nurseries. grab a pen and listen to this interview several times - it's solid gold. Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.com…
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Send us a text In episode 22 of the Nursery Business Podcast – Neil feels strange now that the storm has passed – and decides, now is the time to personally recover and Dave celebrates getting out of hospital. Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.comAv David Kyte & Neil Dudman
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21 - The one involving alcohol free beer and returns on investment
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Send us a text In episode 21 of the nursery business podcast, Neil drinks alcohol free beer in the garden, but it's ok because we did the podcast in the dark, and Neil and Dave discuss the Returns on investments, comparing property and nurseries. Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.com…
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20 - What is the difference between Talent and Skill
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Send us a text In episode 20 of the Nursery Business Podcast, I debunk the TALENT myth in favour of coached practice i.e. learning a skill and ... Neil steals an idea for sending photos of the children in the nursery on postcards to generate some PR in these challenging times. Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.com…
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19 - The One Where We Get Back On The Horse
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Send us a text It's time to ramp up your marketing again. Dave suggests that you need to be able to test offers on your website quickly. How one nursery chain trashes a treasured resource ... And Neil finally gets to book his summer holiday. Get help with your marketing ... https://yourchildcarebusiness.com…
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