I. Introduction Education entrepreneurs, companies and investors seized opportunities during the past decade to continue development of a for-profit education business sector. Investor interest in the industry reaches a broad audience, and the Internet transforms the competitive landscape of education markets. The 1990s will be remembered as a time when the for-profit education industry came of age. The foundations for a vibrant 21st century education industry – entrepreneurship, technology innovations and market opportunities – began to coalesce …showed first 75 words of 2040 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2040 total…belief that this fosters more long-term success and achievement. However, Childtime could learn from some of the financial and marketing strategies that have been applied at Bright Horizons family solutions to tackle and manage the challenges that the entire childcare industry faces, including small profit margins and strong competition. If Childtime makes the necessary changes, I believe that Childtime can continue to define new best practices that others in the industry will follow and emulate.