BrightStar CareFastest Growing Senior Care Franchise

BrightStar Makes the Fast 55 List

BrightStar is one of the country's fastest growing, young franchises based on new unit openings, according to the

2010 Franchise Times Fast 55 list.

BrightStar Moves Up the Ranks on Inc. 500|5000 List of Fastest Growing

Companies

BrightStar has been moving up through the Inc. 500|5000 ranks over the past years, ranking #2225 in 2007, #1988

in 2008, #217 in 2009 and now #181 in 2010.

BrightStar Becomes First Approved Franchise System to Receive Credit Facility

from New SBA Guaranteed Lending Program

BrightStar has become the first franchisor to receive a credit facility from a new SBA guaranteed lending program

created by Franchise America Finance and The Bancorp Bank.

NMFI selects 50 Top Franchises for Minorities

Senior Care and Home Healthcare Franchises

BrightStar Ranked Amongst the Top 500 Franchises in Entrepreneur's Franchise

500(R)

BrightStar has been named one of the top 500 franchises in the United States, ranking #152 in Entrepreneur

Magazine's Franchise 500®.

BrightStar Care debuted at number 41 after adding 51 new units in the last year. Chuck Bailey, BrightStar's

president, says several factors converged to prime the growth of in-home care companies, and BrightStar plans to

open 90 locations this year, including units in England, Ireland and Australia.

Franchisee Satisfaction Surveys Help Investors Identify Optimal Franchise

Opportunities

BrightStar Care earned $100 million in system-wide sales last year, up from $52

million in 2009. The company projects sales of $175 million in 2011.

Shelly Sun, CEO of BrightStar Care attributes the company's expansion to a growing preference among

seniors for home-based health care rather than relocation to a nursing home or assisted-living facility.

What Makes BrightStar a Great Healthcare

Franchise Opportunity?