Start-Up Costs and Fees |
| Investment |
35000 - 150000 |
112881 - 199376 |
| Franchise Fee |
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| Royalty Fee |
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5% |
| Advertising Fee |
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1% |
| Year Founded |
2007 |
2009 |
| Year Franchised |
2009 |
2010 |
| Term Of Agreement |
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Business Experience Requirements |
| Experience |
*We expect that you will live in the market in which you operate the franchise.
*We carefully consider your personal experience, people skills, and managerial potential.
*You must understand the unique model of operating a business within a franchise system.
*You must have $35,000 in liquid assets and access to $150,000 in additional capital.
*You must have the desire to own your own business and the ambition to seek out a franchise in the healthcare personnel industry. |
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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Training & Support |
| Training |
Our 6-month training program provides a daily support system, business readiness coaching and mentoring with a seamless transition as you build your revenue as a franchisee business. Whether you are an individual franchisee or area representative our level of support enables you to grow with your individualized business plan.
Through your GUAVA business plan and financials we work with you to define your direction and course of growth. Your training begins within the first week of signing your franchise agreement. As your business begins in the comfort of your home office through a web based introduction, GUAVA corporate team members are strategically introduced as your business takes form leveraging the many talents of corporate team.
Corporate training at the local office provides insight and a hands-on approach to mastering the many facets of your business. We make training innovative, fun and one that will give you measurable benchmarks making significant process every day.
On-line training, daily phone calls, on-site visits, mentoring and coaching because your success is our success! |
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 |
| Support |
The GUAVA management team wants to empower you to quickly and efficiently manage your business and drive growth. We provide a proven online business support system that allows you to open an office anywhere in the country while maintaining consistent reliability and dependability of operations without reinstalling any software.
We provide you with a comprehensive and scalable business management solution that will easily adapt to your rate of business growth. Our system allows optimal efficiency with greater productivity. It enables you to benchmark your performance with other franchisees in several areas such as marketing, human resources and finance. You can choose from a broad range of predefined reports tailored for GUAVA franchisees to meet their regulatory and business requirements.
GUAVA technology reduces administrative costs, improves employee retention and enhances profitability and helps you deliver the quality care your clients expect. It simplifies scheduling, time sheet management, billing, payroll, marketing, human resources, client records, finance, insurance claims, integrated telephone for clock-in and no-show caregivers and much more.
Our system is a powerful web-based, easy to use solution that allows access to the system any time of day, any day of the week from anywhere in the world. |
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 |
| Marketing |
We provide state of the art marketing planning, coaching and tools through our marketing partner, Crew360, Inc. You will begin your business with a 360 degree assessment of your marketing needs and an individualized strategic marketing plan. We are innovative in our marketing approach, applying the latest strategies and technologies such as online marketing, email blasts, search engine marketing, digital and print PR, social media, statistical tracking and analysis, mobile marketing, audio and video production as well as one-on-one relationship building and face-to-face marketing in your community. This will all be clearly laid out in your year one marketing plan.
A comprehensive marketing plan will be customized to your community. A customized web site will provide you with the freedom to update and enhance content, giving you a high quality, cost effective corporate approach. Hundreds of choices of marketing materials and promotional items for distribution within your target market will be available on our online store. Our marketing team works hand in hand with you on your one year plan.
Whether you have broad and in-depth marketing experience or if you would benefit from a Marketing 101 approach, we are here to help ensure your success.
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Co-op Advertising
Ad Templates
National Media
Regional Advertising
Social media
SEO
Website development
Email marketing
Loyalty program/app |
| Operations |
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Absentee Ownership Allowed
Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 |
Expansion Plans |
| US Expansion |
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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 |
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Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion |
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Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
| Investment |
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| Franchise Fee |
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| Royalty Fee |
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| 5% |
| Advertising Fee |
|
| 1% |
| Year Founded |
| 2007 |
| 2009 |
| Year Franchised |
| 2009 |
| 2010 |
| Term Of Agreement |
|
|
| Renewal Fee |
|
|
Business Experience Requirements |
| Experience |
| *We expect that you will live in the market in which you operate the franchise.
*We carefully consider your personal experience, people skills, and managerial potential.
*You must understand the unique model of operating a business within a franchise system.
*You must have $35,000 in liquid assets and access to $150,000 in additional capital.
*You must have the desire to own your own business and the ambition to seek out a franchise in the healthcare personnel industry. |
| 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 |
| |
|
| Franchise Fees |
|
|
| Start-up Costs |
|
|
| Equipment |
|
|
| Inventory |
|
|
| Receivables |
|
|
| Payroll |
|
|
Training & Support |
| Training |
| Our 6-month training program provides a daily support system, business readiness coaching and mentoring with a seamless transition as you build your revenue as a franchisee business. Whether you are an individual franchisee or area representative our level of support enables you to grow with your individualized business plan.
Through your GUAVA business plan and financials we work with you to define your direction and course of growth. Your training begins within the first week of signing your franchise agreement. As your business begins in the comfort of your home office through a web based introduction, GUAVA corporate team members are strategically introduced as your business takes form leveraging the many talents of corporate team.
Corporate training at the local office provides insight and a hands-on approach to mastering the many facets of your business. We make training innovative, fun and one that will give you measurable benchmarks making significant process every day.
On-line training, daily phone calls, on-site visits, mentoring and coaching because your success is our success! |
| 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 |
| Support |
| The GUAVA management team wants to empower you to quickly and efficiently manage your business and drive growth. We provide a proven online business support system that allows you to open an office anywhere in the country while maintaining consistent reliability and dependability of operations without reinstalling any software.
We provide you with a comprehensive and scalable business management solution that will easily adapt to your rate of business growth. Our system allows optimal efficiency with greater productivity. It enables you to benchmark your performance with other franchisees in several areas such as marketing, human resources and finance. You can choose from a broad range of predefined reports tailored for GUAVA franchisees to meet their regulatory and business requirements.
GUAVA technology reduces administrative costs, improves employee retention and enhances profitability and helps you deliver the quality care your clients expect. It simplifies scheduling, time sheet management, billing, payroll, marketing, human resources, client records, finance, insurance claims, integrated telephone for clock-in and no-show caregivers and much more.
Our system is a powerful web-based, easy to use solution that allows access to the system any time of day, any day of the week from anywhere in the world. |
| 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 |
| Marketing |
| We provide state of the art marketing planning, coaching and tools through our marketing partner, Crew360, Inc. You will begin your business with a 360 degree assessment of your marketing needs and an individualized strategic marketing plan. We are innovative in our marketing approach, applying the latest strategies and technologies such as online marketing, email blasts, search engine marketing, digital and print PR, social media, statistical tracking and analysis, mobile marketing, audio and video production as well as one-on-one relationship building and face-to-face marketing in your community. This will all be clearly laid out in your year one marketing plan.
A comprehensive marketing plan will be customized to your community. A customized web site will provide you with the freedom to update and enhance content, giving you a high quality, cost effective corporate approach. Hundreds of choices of marketing materials and promotional items for distribution within your target market will be available on our online store. Our marketing team works hand in hand with you on your one year plan.
Whether you have broad and in-depth marketing experience or if you would benefit from a Marketing 101 approach, we are here to help ensure your success.
|
| Co-op Advertising
Ad Templates
National Media
Regional Advertising
Social media
SEO
Website development
Email marketing
Loyalty program/app |
| Operations |
|
| Absentee Ownership Allowed
Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 |
Expansion Plans |
| 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 |
| Canada Expansion |
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| Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion |
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