Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| FirstLight HomeCare | Mastercare | |
| Investment | 112881 - 199376 | 117800 - 215450 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 2009 | 2012 |
| Year Franchised | 2010 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| FirstLight HomeCare | Mastercare | |
| Experience | Success-minded individuals from all occupations and walks of life will find great potential with the FirstLight HomeCare operating system. We look for people or teams of people who are caring, compassionate, outgoing, detail-oriented, visionary, entrepreneurial, positive, self-motivated, with a willingness to follow a proven system, a desire to deliver great service and a desire to be on a winning team. A minimum of $50,000 in working capital and the ability to have an equity owner participating in the business are required. | |
Financing Options |
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| FirstLight HomeCare | Mastercare | |
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| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| FirstLight HomeCare | Mastercare | |
| Training | Our training is state-of-the art in the senior care industry and begins with five full days at our headquarters in suburban Cincinnati, OH. This is very hands-on and personalized in small group settings to maximize the learning experience. Additionally, ongoing training modules for your managers, caregivers, referral networking managers and care managers/schedulers are provided as your business grows and your training needs evolve. We believe in "learning for life" and have patterned our franchise services in the same manner On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours | Initial pre-start up training In house administrative training |
| Support | We are driven by the simple approach that if our franchisees are successful, we will all be successful. Our support infrastructure is geared to enabling your success first. You will receive a range of direct services and training via a five day, extensive, new owner learning session; onsite visits; telephone coaching; operational analysis; Intranet forums; regional meetings and national conferences; entrepreneurial network sharing; and future services as we evolve and your needs change as your FirstLight business grows. Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Accounting Home Care Management Software systems Troubleshooting |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Design support Events e.g. Senior Fairs Mass mailing support Print support Media: Broadcast and Internet Start up and ongoing marketing support |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| FirstLight HomeCare | Mastercare | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| FirstLight HomeCare | |
| Mastercare | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| FirstLight HomeCare | |
| Mastercare | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| FirstLight HomeCare | 5% |
| Mastercare | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| FirstLight HomeCare | 1% |
| Mastercare | |
| Year Founded | |
| FirstLight HomeCare | 2009 |
| Mastercare | 2012 |
| Year Franchised | |
| FirstLight HomeCare | 2010 |
| Mastercare | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| FirstLight HomeCare | |
| Mastercare | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| FirstLight HomeCare | |
| Mastercare | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| FirstLight HomeCare | Success-minded individuals from all occupations and walks of life will find great potential with the FirstLight HomeCare operating system. We look for people or teams of people who are caring, compassionate, outgoing, detail-oriented, visionary, entrepreneurial, positive, self-motivated, with a willingness to follow a proven system, a desire to deliver great service and a desire to be on a winning team. A minimum of $50,000 in working capital and the ability to have an equity owner participating in the business are required. |
| Mastercare | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| FirstLight HomeCare | |
| Mastercare | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| FirstLight HomeCare | |
| Mastercare | |
| Equipment | |
| FirstLight HomeCare} | |
| Mastercare | |
| Inventory | |
| FirstLight HomeCare | |
| Mastercare | |
| Receivables | |
| FirstLight HomeCare | |
| Mastercare | |
| Payroll | |
| FirstLight HomeCare | |
| Mastercare | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| FirstLight HomeCare | Our training is state-of-the art in the senior care industry and begins with five full days at our headquarters in suburban Cincinnati, OH. This is very hands-on and personalized in small group settings to maximize the learning experience. Additionally, ongoing training modules for your managers, caregivers, referral networking managers and care managers/schedulers are provided as your business grows and your training needs evolve. We believe in "learning for life" and have patterned our franchise services in the same manner On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Mastercare | Initial pre-start up training In house administrative training |
| Support | |
| FirstLight HomeCare | We are driven by the simple approach that if our franchisees are successful, we will all be successful. Our support infrastructure is geared to enabling your success first. You will receive a range of direct services and training via a five day, extensive, new owner learning session; onsite visits; telephone coaching; operational analysis; Intranet forums; regional meetings and national conferences; entrepreneurial network sharing; and future services as we evolve and your needs change as your FirstLight business grows. Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Mastercare | Accounting Home Care Management Software systems Troubleshooting |
| Marketing | |
| FirstLight HomeCare | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Mastercare | Design support Events e.g. Senior Fairs Mass mailing support Print support Media: Broadcast and Internet Start up and ongoing marketing support |
| Operations | |
| FirstLight HomeCare | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 |
| Mastercare | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| FirstLight HomeCare | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Mastercare | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| FirstLight HomeCare | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Mastercare | |
| International Expansion | |
| FirstLight HomeCare | |
| Mastercare | |