YourVenture Application Form

Welcome to YourVenture application form. We are excited you are taking your first step towards professionalizing your family child care business. Our program is meant to provide tools, resources, and support needed to reach your financial goals and grow your business.

Please note this program is only intended for licensed Family Child Care providers in the state of Minnesota.

Please complete this application in its entirety, and our team will reach out to you soon to schedule an interview.

First Name *

Last Name *

Legal Business Name *

Doing Business As (DBA): *

Please provide your business address below:

Street Address *

City *

State *

Zip Code *

Phone Number *

County * 🛈

Email Address *

Family Child Care License Type *

Your license number *

Please provide the number of children you currently serve based on the age groups below

	Number of Children
Infant	Number of Children
Toddler	Number of Children
Preschool	Number of Children
School-Age	Number of Children

How long have you had your child care business (month and year of establishment, MM/YYY)? *

What is your current child care business yearly revenue? *

What is your total amount of your on-going monthly business expenses? *

Do you currently use any management software for your business (i.e Brightwheel, ProCare)? *

Yes

No

What is the name of the software? *

Do you currently have a bookkeeper for your child care business? *

Yes

No

Do you have a helper in your child care business? *

Yes

No

Do you have a separate business bank account? *

Yes

No

To be part of the program, would you open a separate business account for your business? *

Yes

No

Do you own or lease the house you operate your child care business? *

Own

Lease

Do you live in the house where you operate your business? *

Yes

No

Child Care Business Insights

The following questions will provide insights to our team about your current business opportunities and challenges. There are no right or wrong answers. These responses help support your candidate conversation to ensure the program is the right fit for you at this time.

In your experience in being a child care business owner what have been some of your major challenges in operating your business? *

0/500 words

What do you believe to be some of the major opportunities for your child care business? *

0/500 words

What are your current business and personal financial goals? *

0/250 words

Do you have any business growth plans? If yes, please describe them. *

0/250 words

If you were to design your ideal child care business what would it be (profit amount, program offering, hours worked etc.)? *

0/500 words

Program Declarations

Please review and answer the following declarations. These are designed to ensure an optimal experience for you and your future business colleagues in child care. Your advisor will review these answers with you during your application review call.

I have an appropriate space for learning and virtual engagement that is generally free of distractions *

Yes

No

I agree to use the Brightwheel (child care management software) in my business *

Yes

No

I agree to use Quickbooks (a bookkeeping software) for my business *

Yes

No

I agree to work with a bookkeeper assigned by WomenVenture for my business *

Yes

No

I agree share business data with YourVenture project consultants? *

Yes

No

Please check all items that you currently have in your possession? *

How would you rate your comfort level in using technology (1 - uncomfortable, 2 - neutral, 3 - comfortable)? *

	Computer		Internet		Zoom		Excel
	1	2	3		1	2	3		1	2	3		1	2	3
Comfort level	1	2	3		1	2	3		1	2	3		1	2	3

Additional Program Offerings

Do you need financing for your business at this time? *

Yes

No