ABA Centers of America is bootstrapping its way to national expansion, adding four new state markets to its footprint.
The Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based autism diagnostics and therapy company is expanding into Texas, Tennessee, Georgia and the Washington D.C. area. The center already operates in Florida, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and New Jersey. It is also working through the final stages of licensing for locations in Pennsylvania.
So far, ABA Centers of America has not engaged with a private equity firm or similar backer to grow, CEO and founder Chris Barnett told Behavioral Health Business. Barnett is a serial entrepreneur who owns and operates several ventures through the holding company, ICBD Holdings. The private equity industry has been behind the rise of the national autism platform companies that top the industry in terms of size and reach. Read more.
