BrightStar Care

Medical/nonmedical home care, medical staffing

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About

Founded

2002

Franchising Since

2005 (15 Years)

Corporate Address

1125 Tri-State Pkwy., #700
Gurnee, IL 60031

Leadership

Parent Company

BrightStar Group Holdings Inc.

Financial Requirements

Initial Investment ⓘ

$101,656 - $169,414

Liquid Cash Requirement ⓘ

$150,000

Ongoing Fees

Initial Franchise Fee ⓘ

$50,000 - $50,000

Ongoing Royalty Fee

5.25%

Ad Royalty Fee

Financing Options

BrightStar Care has relationships with third-party sources which offer financing to cover the following:  franchise fee, startup costs, equipment, inventory, accounts receivable, payroll

Veteran Incentives

$5,000 off first-unit franchise fee

Support Options

Ongoing Support

Purchasing Co-ops

Newsletter

Meetings/Conventions

Toll-Free Line

Grand Opening

Online Support

Security/Safety Procedures

Field Operations

Proprietary Software

Franchisee Intranet Platform

Marketing Support

Co-op Advertising

Ad Templates

National Media

Regional Advertising

Social media

SEO

Website development

Email marketing

Loyalty program/app

On-The-Job Training:

234 hours

Classroom Training:

104.25 hours

Additional Training:

Online training

Number of Employees Required to Run:

4 - 10

BrightStar Care is ranked #316 in the Franchise 500!

Bio

Shelly Sun was already a franchisee for two hotel chains when she started BrightStar Care in 2002. She began franchising the company just three years later. BrightStar Care franchisees offer both medical and nonmedical home care services, as well as medical staffing.

Cost

Initial Investment: Low - $101,656 High - $169,414

Units

+0.6%+2 UNITS (1 Year) +8.1%+25 UNITS (3 Years)

Units (Locations)

Where Seeking Franchisees:

Franchisor is seeking new franchise units throughout the U.S.

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