When do the monthly performance standards for a Brightstar Care franchise begin?
Brightstar_Care Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Beginning the first twelve (12) months of operations after the Minimum Start Date, your monthly performance must meet or exceed the following "Monthly Performance Standards." Your Minimum Start Date ("MSD") will be the Opening Date (defined as the earlier of the date of your first billing or 180 days after signing this Agreement). You are initially required to obtain whatever licensure may be required to perform Companion and Personal in-home care services in your state. In states where it may take longer than 180 days to obtain the license to perform those services, the Minimum Start Date will be the Monday following the receipt of licensure which enables you to perform Companion and Personal in-home care services. You must diligently and actively pursue all licenses to enable you to perform the fullest extent of the BrightStar business model. If
you acquired the Agency as a result of a transfer, the Minimum Start Date will be the effective date of the transfer.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 117–118)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Brightstar Care's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the monthly performance standards begin in the first twelve months of operations after the Minimum Start Date (MSD). The Minimum Start Date is defined as the earlier of the date of the first billing or 180 days after signing the Franchise Agreement.
However, there is an exception to this rule. In states where it takes longer than 180 days to obtain the necessary license to perform Companion and Personal in-home care services, the Minimum Start Date will be the Monday following the receipt of licensure which enables the franchisee to perform Companion and Personal in-home care services.
If the Brightstar Care agency was acquired as a result of a transfer, the Minimum Start Date will be the effective date of the transfer.