BrightStar News
International Franchise Association Names Shelly Sun "Entrepreneur of the Year"
February 2010
Franchise Times
January 4, 2010
20 To Watch Read More
Liberty Tribune
December 3, 2009
BrightStar helps struggling familes Read More
Rockville Gazette
November 6, 2009
Executive Snapshot - Barnett Lloyd Read More
Trib Local Business
October 15, 2009
Healthcare Staffing Agency Receives Pioneer Award Read More
The Pocono Record
October 11, 2009
Snydersville Office Brings Health Care Home Read More
The Providence Journal
October 10, 2009
BrightStar Hiring Healthcare Workes Read More
The Times
October 10, 2009
Man Starts BrightStar After Two Decades in Corporate World Read More
San Jose Mercury News
October 10, 2009
A Career Change Read More
The Providence Journal
October 10, 2009
BrightStar Comes to East Providence, RI Read More
Taking The Right Road
October 1, 2009
BrightStar Offer Care in Eden Prairie, MN
September 3, 2009
September 3, 2009
There Are Almost Endless Opportunities in Nursing
July 2009
Prior Lake American
May 16, 2009
Weathering the storm Read More
Austin American Statesman
May 3, 2009
Nursing's broad scope offers an array of professional paths...Read More
Spartanburg Herald Journal
April 11, 2009
BrightStar Healthcare Offers In-home Services to County's Elderly...Read More
SmartMoney
April 1, 2009
Jon McIntosh leaves corporate job in the nick of time to open BrightStar franchise...Read More
Chattanooga Times Free Press
March 29, 2009
BrightStar Healthcare opens in Chattanooga...Read More
Wheaton Leader
March 19, 2009
Wheaton couple strikes out on their own...Read More
Franchise Times Magazine
March 13, 2009
BrightStar Healthcare Named One of 2009's Fastest Growing Franchises
Franchise Times Magazine recently named BrightStar Healthcare as one of the fastest growing franchises in its annual
"Fast 55" list for 2009. BrightStar Healthcare ranked number 21 out of the 55 most rapidly growing, young
companies in the country.
In order to determine which companies should be on this annual list, Franchise Times Magazine uses two main criteria to judge who should be part of the "Fast 55." The first standard requires that the company must a brand that has been franchising for five years or less; the second requires that the company must exhibit positive franchise unit growth for each year during this period.
BrightStar Healthcare has been in business since 2002 and has been franchising since 2005. Currently, BrightStar has 120 independently-owned franchise locations in 30 states, and that number is projected to reach 400 franchises by 2010. BrightStar has experienced 963 percent growth in the number of locations and 811 percent system-wide revenue growth from 2006 to 2008.
The Roseville Press Tribune
February 25, 2009
BrightStar Healthcare comes to Roseville...Read More
Gwinnett Herald
January 30, 2009
BrightStar provides healthcare...Read More
Gwinnett Daily Post
January 24, 2009
Around the house: Home healthcare provider opens locations in Gwinnett Read More
Business Journal
January 23, 2009
Longtime banker finds good fit with health franchise Read More
USA Today
January 9, 2009
What do franchisees really want? Franchisor support, frequent communication, ongoing collaboration – oh yes, healthy profits. Read More
Fox Business News
December 15, 2008
BrightStar Healthcare CEO Shelly Sun discusses the impact on the healthcare industry of the economy and a new presidential administration.
Orange County Business Journal
December 15, 2008
BrightStar is a "Healthy Franchise"... Read More
Entrepreneur
July 2008
Franchise Success "How We Did It"...Read More
The Wall Street Journal
March 17, 2008
Taking Care of Business - Why in-home health care is one of the hottest concepts in franchsing today...Read More
Entrepreneur
November 2007
Fastest-Growing Women-Led Companies. Read More
Franchising News
October 9, 2007
Wells Fargo and The National Association of Women Business Owners recognize.... Read More
Small Business Resources - Building a Franchise
August 15, 2007
The Upstate Business Journal
August 9, 2007
"Health Care Franchises Prove Popular, Profitable" Read More
(Crain's) Have you hugged your CEO today?
July 5, 2007
(Crain’s) — A word of caution to prospective BrightStar Healthcare franchisees: Those who find the thought of hugging the CEO disagreeable need not apply. Read More
The Capital Times - Helping hands: BrightStar offers in-home health care services
October 13, 2006
By Jeff Richgels
When JD Sun's grandmother fell ill with cancer in late 2001, he and his fiance struggled to find health care that would allow her to remain in her home.
"There were a lot of companies who could come and sit with her and make her a meal," said Shelly Sun. "But she was getting to the point where she couldn't bathe herself or get up on her own so she really needed hands-on care. And she was taking pain medication by injection so we needed a nurse to administer those. We had to hire three different agencies." Read More
Complete Woman - Enterprising Women Self-Made Millionaires
October 1, 2006
Many people dream of becoming millionaires. But it’s just that for the majority: a dream. However, a select few make this fantasy a reality—often through hard work, determination and a good business plan or concept. CW found four self-made millionaires who struck it rich in their 30’s after taking financial risks that paid off in a big way. We asked these successful businesswomen to share some of their best “get rich quick secrets with you! Read More
CRAIN'S - Chicagobusiness.com - It's good to be (franchise) queen
September 11, 2006
Wanted: sales skills and respect for elders
By Dee Gill
How do you take a young, community-based company and turn it into a nationwide franchise? Shelly Sun, 36, founder of Chicago-based BrightStar Healthcare, has a plan. Ms. Sun, a former insurance industry CPA who started BrightStar in 2002 after flying to find in-home help for her husband’s ailing grandmother, started selling franchises two years ago. The business now has four company-owned locations and seven franchisees in seven states with one location each who plan to increase that to a total of 25. Crain’s talked to Ms. Sun, who plans to have 400 offices by 2010.
Chicago Tribune - Mentors can help steer past pitfalls
April 2006
By Ann Meyer - Special to the Tribune
Chicago - Entrepreneur Shelly Sun would rather learn from someone else's mistakes than make her own on the path to expansion. Read More
Minorities and Women in Business
February/March 2006
Women Who Make A Difference Read More
