When it comes to Early Childhood Education, Andy Sherrard and Danny Stevens have done their homework.
Featured in Home Magazine, September 2010
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O2B Kids ranked 40th Fastest Growing Education Company by Inc. Magazine
O2B Kids is set to award more than $10,000 in preschool, afterschool and membership scholarships to deserving children for the 2009-2010 school year.
O2B Kids owners Andy Sherrard and Danny Stevens discuss the business and their inspiration.
O2B Kids is the real winner! The name is catchy and recalls the positive feelings associated with childhood.
The center's immediate success came as no surprise to Dr. William Warring, a High Springs family physician and co-owner of O2B Kids.
The Alachua branch is expected to enroll 180 kids and have between 30 and 40 employees. Preschool care will be offered, as well as an afterschool program and a variety of classes, including ones for karate, dance, fitness, cheerleading and gymnastics.
According to three business owners including Andy Sherrard of O2B Kids, the recipe for success is fairly simple: find a successful mentor, hire good people and train them well, keep a positive outlook, know your customer, get involved in the community and, most of all, love what you do.