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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

Atlanta Hospital News

April 1, 2009

Hiring Supplemental Healthcare Staff – Written by Shelly Sun...Read More

SmartMoney

April 1, 2009

Jon McIntosh leaves corporate job in the nick of time to open a 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

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

 

 

Healthline

November 20, 2008

BrightStar Healthcare expands caregiving network to Fort Collins, CO. Read More

 

Baltimore Examiner

November 19, 2008

New health care franchise provides in-home senior care Read More

 

San Diego Metropolitan

November 14, 2008

Gene Lin of BrightStar Healthcare in San Diego receives award at conference Read More

 

White Bear Press

November 5, 2008

Former executive starts in-home care Read More

 

Grand Rapids Press

November 2, 2008

On their own, but not alone...Read More

 

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

November 1, 2008

In-home care firm expands to Duluth, GA. Read More

 

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

October 26, 2008

BrightStar Healthcare opens in Lubbock, TX. Read More

 

OC Metro

October 17, 2008

Newest BrightStar opened in Lake Forest Read More

 

Deseret News

September 14, 2008

Helping the caregivers: Company provides stopgap care for children and the elderly Read More

 

Indianapolis Recorder

August 22, 2008

BrightStar Healthcare’s easy transition to home health care Read More

 

Naperville Sun

August 11, 2008

Lidia Kolarikova: Franchise owner Read More

 

Naperville Sun

August 6, 2008

BrightStar Healthcare opens in Naperville, IL. Read More

 

Advance for Nurses

July 21, 2008

Entrepreneurial endeavor: Combining two passions results in a new career Read More

 

Entrepreneur

July 2008

Franchise Success "How We Did It"...Read More

 

Brandon News Tribune

June 4, 2008

BrightStar Healthcare opens second franchise location in Tampa, FL. Read More

 

Crain's Cleveland Business

May 12, 2008

New star in town: BrightStar Healthcare has opened an office in Beachwood, OH. 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 franchising today...Read More

 

The Gazette

March 15, 2008

Home is where the demand is: they’re no doctors, but these locals operate successfully in health care 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

 

Business Ledger

December 24, 2007

BrightStar opens in Oak Brook, IL. 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

 

Franchising News

October 9, 2007

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

 

Rossmoor News

October 3, 2007

New BrightStar Healthcare provides compassionate care...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"

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(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.

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Island Packet

May 1, 2007

BrightStar Healthcare opens Bluffton location Read More

 

Beaufort Gazette

May 1, 2007

BrightStar Healthcare opens Bluffton location Read More

 

The Post-Crescent - Health care workers in growing demand

February 25, 2007

By Judy Waggoner

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The Tampa Tribune -

Expansion

February 12, 2007

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Oshkosh Northwestern

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

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Tucson - Business Edge

February 2007

Expanding services to Tucson

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The Business New

December 18, 2006

BrightStar Healthcare expands to Appleton, WI. Read More

 

Orange County Business Journal

December 11-17, 2006

Staffing Agency Eyes OC Read More

 

Arizona Daily Star

November 23, 2006

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Arkansas Business

November 13, 2006

Mike Scott brings BrightStar to Little Rock, AR. Read More

 

Denver Post

November 9, 2006

Health care staffing agency opens office 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

Voume 12 • Number 8 ©2006

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

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

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

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