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BrightStar in the News

The Wall Street Journal

March 17, 2008

Taking Care of Business

Why in-home health care is one of the hottest concepts in franchising today...Read More

Southern Arizona Healthcare

February 28, 2008

Emerging Trends in Nursing...Read More

Franchise Times

February 2008

Personality...Read More

San Diego Business Journal

February 2008

National Health Care Staffing Agency to Open

Local Franchise... Read More

Entrepreneur 29th Annual

Franchise 500

January 2008

by Carol Tice

Super Sleuthing...Read More

Suburban Life

December 23, 2007

by Patti Murphy

At-home provider 'brightstar' on healthcare horizon...Read More

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

December 19, 2007

Staffing agency plans to expand here...Read More

Novi News

November 1, 2007

by Tracy Mishler

A shiny 'BrightStar' comes to Novi Read More

Entrepreneur

November 2007

Fastest-Growing Women-Led Companies. Read More

Puget Sound Business Journal

October 26, 2007

by Peter Neurath

Newcomer hopes to crack local home care market. Read More

Franchising News

October 9, 2007

Wells Fargo and The National Association of Women Business Owners recognize.... Read More

Deseret Morning News

September 2007

BrightStar Healthcare is expanding... Read More

Small Business Resources

August 15, 2007

by Aliza Pilar Sherman

Building a Franchise Read More

The Upstate Business Journal

August 9, 2007

by Devanie Angel

"Health Care Franchises Prove Popular, Profitable"

Houston Business Journal

July 9, 2007

BrightStar staffs up for booming senior class 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.

The Post-Crescent - Health care workers in growing demand

February 25, 2007

By Judy Waggoner

Expansion

February 12, 2007

Caregiving network expands

February 11, 2007

By Krista B. Ledbetter

BRIGHTSTAR: Care for all ages Read More

The Post-Crescent - Home care staffing franchise opens

February 11, 2007

By Judy Waggoner

Hot Leads

February 2, 2007

Tucson - Business Edge

February 2007

Expanding services to Tucson

Health care staffing firm opens first local office- BrightStar plans three more after Oakley location

January 12, 2007

By James Ritchie

Orange County Business Journal

December 11-17, 2006

Staffing Agency Eyes OC

Arizona Daily Star

November 23, 2006

The Business Journal of Milwaukee - Illlinois medical staffing firm plans six Wisconsin locations

October 13, 2006

By Ben Fischer

BrightStar Healthcare, a Lake Forest, Ill., medical staffing company, intends to sell six new franchises in Wisconsin in the next 18 months, including four in the Milwaukee area.

The company is in the midst of a nationwide expansion, hoping to grow its current stable of 13 locations to 400 franchises and 40
corporate-owned offices by 2010. 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 - Self-Made Millionaires

October 1, 2006

By Tracey Porpora

SHELLY SUN
35, founder and president of BrightStar Healthcare in Chicago, Gurnee and McHenry, IL.

Founded in October 2002, BrightStar Healthcare provides medical and non-medical homecare to private clients as well as supplemental healthcare staff to corporate clients such as hospitals and nursing homes. Today, BrightStar, which now has over 100 employees, generates over $2 million a year. Shelly says she hopes to have 400 BrightStar Healthcare franchises open across the country by 2010. 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. Read More

Atlanta INtown

www.atlantaintownpaper.com

August 2006

Chicago-based BrightStar Healthcare will open four locations throughout Georgia by the end of 2006, targeting Atlanta, Marietta and Savannah. BrightStar is a full-service agency that specializes in providing both medical and non-medical staff for private duty homecare and healthcare for corporate clients. Read More

The Story Buckhead - BrightStar Healthcare expands Georgia network

News, views and issues that affect you and your community, neighborhood and home

August 3, 2006

Volume V, Number 18

Chicago-based BrightStar Healthcare recently announced it would open four locations throughout Georgia by the end of 2006, targeting Atlanta, Marietta and Savannah for expansion.

“The healthcare industry in Georgia is rapidly growing,” said Shelly Sun, founder and president of BrightStar Healthcare. “BrightStar is at the forefront of the movement, setting industry standards as a growing national franchise that is providing every level of care for aging adults, as well as anyone else in need of assistance.” Read More

The Business Journal - Acquisitions, trends spark growth for Advanced Home Care

July 21-27, 2006

By Mark Tosczak

High Point — A Triad company that provides nursing care, medical therapy and other health care services to people in their homes is growing rapidly thanks to acquisitions, changing trends in hospital care and an aging population.

Advanced Home Care, which is owned by several area hospitals, had been growing at double–digit rates the last couple years. Read More

Orlando Business Journal - Medical staffing franchiser draws bead on Orlando

July 7-13, 2006

By Kate Howell

BrightStar Healthcare, a staffing provider to hospitals and other medical establishments as well as the home-care field, is looking to open three franchises in the Orlando area, plus branches in Jacksonville, Miami and Fort Lauderdale.

The Chicago-based company already operates franchises in Tampa, Naples, Fort Myers and Sarasota. Read More

Savannah Morning News - BrightStar Healthcare expanding to Savannah

June 28, 2006

Chicago-based BrightStar Healthcare recently announced it will open four locations throughout Georgia by the end of 2006, targeting Savannah, Atlanta and Marietta for expansion. Read More

The News & Observer - Healthcare staffing company coming to N.C.

June 22, 2006

A Chicago-based healthcare staffing agency plans to open six new locations in North Carolina by year's end. Read More

i-Parenting - Moms Today the Community for Moms and Moms-to-Be

May 24, 2006

By Sue Marquette Poremba

If you are a woman, at some point in your life, you will be a caregiver. Care giving happens throughout life, both in expected and unexpected places. Read More

Orlando Business Journal - BrightStar Healthcare expands into Orlando

May 19, 2006

BrightStar Healthcare, a health care staffing agency and franchise, is targeting Orlando
for expansion due to the fact that senior citizens make up 10 percent of the city's population.

The Chicago-based firm -- which has seven locations in Illinois, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania
-- plans to open 10 Florida locations, including three in Orlando, by the end of the year. Read More

Ashville Citizen-Times - Health care staffing firm targets North Carolina

May 2, 2006

Asheville – Responding to the growing need for personal care, Chicago-based BrightStar Healthcare has recently announced it will open six locations throughout North Carolina by the end of 2006, targeting Asheville, Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro and Winston-Salem. Read More

The Business Journal - BrightStar Healthcare to open in Glendale

April 28, 2006

By Rosland Briggs Gammon

A BrightStar Healthcare home health and medical staffing agency franchise will open in Glendale on May 1.

The office at 5261 N. Port Washington Road will provide private duty nursing services for in-home care as well as supplmental staffing for hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities, said owner Corey Schneider. Schneider previously worked as a physical therapist for seven years. Read More

Spartanburg Herald Journal - Staffing agency plans to expand into S. Carolina

April 19, 2006

By Susan Orr

A Chicago-based healthcare staffing agency is expanding into 10 new states, and Spartanburg is one of its target markets.

The company is called BrightStar Healthcare, and it provides both medical and non-medical staffing for home health, hospital and nursing home settings. Read More

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.

That's why she was quick to sign up for a mentoring program for women entrepreneurs offered at the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center. "I was able to triple my business because of what they were able to help me do," said Sun, who recently completed the Athena PowerLink mentoring program. Read More

The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area - Health care staffing franchise targets Triad for growth

April 2006

A Chicago health care staffing franchise plans to open six locations in North Carolina this year, including two in the Triad.

BrightStar Healthcare provides medical and nonmedical home health care staff as well as supplemental staffing for corporate clients.

BrightStar, which now has five locations, formed a franchising division in January 2005 and is targeting 10 states, including North Carolina, for expansion. The company hopes to open franchise locations in Greensboro and Winston-Salem, as well as other North Carolina cities. Read More

Springfield Business Journal - BrightStar plans expansion to Springfield

March 27, 2006

By Jessica Lindsey

Chicago-based BrightStar Healthcare hopes to open its first Springfield franchise before the end of the summer, providing home-care services to individuals, and staffing services to care facilities.

BrightStar provides medical and nonmedical short- or long-term assistance so the aging population can remain at home rather than move to a nursing home or assisted-living facility. Read More

Minorities and Women in Business - Women Who Make A Difference

February/March 2006

SHELLY SUN
Shelly Sun is founder, president and chief executive officer of BrightStar Healthcare and BrightStar Franchising. The company is a fullservice healthcare staffing agency that provides the medical and non-medical care to corporate and private clients. Read More

Chicago-based BrightStar Healthcare Expands Caregiving Network to McHenry County

February 2006

Chicago - BrightStar Healthcare, a Chicago-based, full-service healthcare staffing agency, announces the expansion of its caregiving network with the opening of the company's newest corporate location, located at 365 Millennium Drive, Suite C in Crystal Lake, Ill. Responding to the population's growing need for personal care, BrightStar of McHenry County joins three existing locations in the region, serving Chicago, Gurnee, and the North Cook County areas. Read More

Cincinnati Business Courier - Healthcare staffing agency plans four sites

February 10, 2006

Cincinnati is key in the expansion plans of a Chicago-based health care staffing agency. BrightStar Healthcare hopes to have four franchised locations in Cincinnati and its suburbs within a couple of years. Read More

Chicago-Based BrightStar Healthcare Expands Caregiving Network to McHenry County

January 20, 2006

New location ‘Just what the doctor ordered” for local residents

CHICAGO - BrightStar Healthcare, a Chicago-based, full-service healthcare staffing agency, announces the expansion of its caregiving network with the opening of the company’s newest corporate location, located at 365 Millennium Drive, Suite C in Crystal Lake, Ill. Responding to the population’s growing need for personal care, BrightStar of McHenry County joins three existing locations in the region, serving Chicago, Gurnee, and the North Cook County areas. Read More

FranchiseGator.com - BrightStar Healthcare Announces Caregiving Franchise Network Expansion

January 20,2006

Chicago - According to a new federal report,* U.S. health care spending increased to nearly $1.9 trillion in 2004, consuming 16 percent of the nation's economic output and emphasizing the importance of high-quality care for Americans in need. Responding to the population's growing need for personal care, Chicago-based BrightStar Healthcare is embarking on its first large-scale growth initiative since launching the franchise opportunity in August 2005. Read More

Chicago Tribune - Optimism depends on type of work

January 16, 2006

By Joyce M. Rosenberg
Associated Press
It's a mistake to try to pin a label like "optimistic" or "pessimistic" on small-business owners as a whole. But those who are feeling upbeat about business in 2006 are likely to be in industries on the rise or in a market niche that ensures their companies will have solid growth. Read More