Home Care Assistance

Founded: 2003 Franchising since: 2004

148 Hawthorne Ave. Palo Alto, California 94301

Phone: (650)462-9501

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 9 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	46	1	0	3
2008	40	1	0	3
2007	24	1	0	3
2006	17	0	0	2
2005	9	0	0	1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.

Total investment: $95K-150K Franchise fee: $29.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: 1-5% Term of agreement: Term of agreement renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	Yes
Startup Costs	No	No
Equipment	No	No
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $200K
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 4
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (85% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising