BrightStar Care

#169

At a Glance

Products & Services: Medical/nonmedical home care & medical staffing

Number of Locations: 247

Total Investment: $90.38K - 165.68K

Founded: 2002

Began Franchising: 2005

About BrightStar Care

Shelly Sun and husband J.D. Sun were already franchisees for two hotel chains when they started BrightStar Care in 2002. They began franchising the company just three years later. BrightStar Care franchisees offer both medical and nonmedical home care services, as well as medical staffing.

Franchise Units

Year	U.S.	Canadian	International	Company Owned
2013	244	1	0	2
2012	234	2	0	2
2011	243	0	0	1
2010	163	0	0	1
2009	129	0	0	1

Where Seeking Franchisees: Franchisor is seeking new franchise units in the U.S.,Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Western Europe.

Startup Costs, Ongoing Fees and Financing

Total Investment: $90,378 - $165,676
Franchise Fee: $48,000
Ongoing Royalty Fee: 5-6%
Term of Franchise Agreement: 10 years, renewable

Financial Requirements

Net Worth: $500,000
Liquid Cash Available: $100,000

Operations

8% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 10. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators).

Financing Type	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee
Startup Costs
Equipment
Inventory
Accounts Receivable
Payroll

How This Franchise Supports Franchisees

Training: Available at headquarters: 10 days. Online training : 100+ hours.

Ongoing Support: Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support: Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising,