Benefits
•    Enjoy the satisfaction of helping others.
•    Enjoy the prestige of networking with other professionals.
•    Family friendly hours, Monday – Friday 9-5.
•    Become known in your community as a care-giver.
•    Ride the wave of the growing senior demographic.

Description
1. 13 years in Business
2. The only company offering In-Home Care and Assisted Living Placement Services in a single opportunity. Two revenue streams from the same referral source. ABC is the only franchise concept to offer this!
3. The Virtual Office—Powerful web-based system integrating all the needed business systems, offering a seamless flow of data, from client management, invoicing and payroll, to key performance indicators and metrics that all business owners need. The Virtual Office integrates it all.
4. ABC Intranet—an extensive online tool for franchisees. Sales, Marketing, Training, Statistics, Operational material and even blogs all built into the Virtual Office dashboard.
5. Flexibility to work anywhere there is access available. “Set-up” shop virtually anywhere!
6. Dedicated support team just for franchisees. 24/7—365 days a year.
7. Every Franchise has its own website created for them.
8. Environmentally friendly—virtually no paperwork needed to run business.
9. Press Releases sent out on behalf of every franchise as they join our “franchise family”.
10. ABC offers more training for the franchise fee then any competitor in our industry.
11. Weekly on going training and education provided via live web conferencing.
12. Fresh marketing material added monthly to intranet for franchisees to use in their markets.
13. Corporate person dedicated to obtaining National and Regional Contracts in support of our franchisees
14. Multi-territory discounts provided
15. Territories based on protected accounts and population, not just population.
16. Area Developer opportunities
17. Vet Fran program member
18. Minority Fran program member
19. Financing available
20. Auto email bi-weekly to all sales leads for top-of mind reminders
21. Automated internal sales system
22. Testimonial link on sales inquiry
23. Application link on sales inquiry
24. When conducting competitive analysis we win every time
25. System promotes growth in other countries, currency and languages
26. Weekly web demos for new franchisee sales
27. State of the art sales and marketing approach
28. Winner of the Philips Lifeline leadership award 2006
29. Test market advertising concepts first prior to franchisees ever spending a penny.
30. Unlike our competitors, we actually tell the franchisees what the licensing requirements are in their state!
31. Provide a detailed business plan to assist prospective franchisee through the loan or grant process, which has actual helped two individuals obtain funding.
 
Always Best Care Senior Services (ABC) specializes in offering a unique combination of assisted living placement services, non medical in-home care services and selective skilled care to seniors as our core business model.  Upon a franchisee reaching gross target revenue of $500,000, (normally in about 2 years) they will have the opportunity to add skilled care, (home health services) if they wish to.  What’s unique about this model is all three revenue streams come from the same referral source.  No additional marketing of services is needed.    These clients are usually referred by other health care professionals such as physicians, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, insurance companies, and other businesses that market to seniors.

Features of Always Best Care   
-    Provide the public with non-medical in-home care and assisted living placement services using our distinctive system, and then adding skilled care as third revenue steam 2/3 years down the road.      
-    Each region/state has an area developer who provides local support and brings that region together as a team.  No other senior care opportunity offers this kind of local support.   
-    Repeat Customers- Many in-home care clients eventually need assisted living care.  When this happens the franchisee places them and receives a fee from the assisted living facility.  
-    Culture- ABC culture is about putting the customer first.  We teach our zees if you do this the rest will follow…
-    Location- You can work from home or get an office.  Corporate has negotiated with a “virtual office” vendor for those zees who would like an office.  
-    Bottom line Profits- Margins are typically high because of the assisted living component.  Currently our item 19 shows this for the corporate location.  
-    Software- ABC virtual office is second to none.  Our system is web based so you can access it anywhere with real type metrics allowing the franchise to stay on top of their business vs. in the business.  We focus on keeping back office costs down so profits stay up.  

Function of the Owner/Daily Tasks
-    Role of the single unit owner- Manage Sales, Manage Customers, Manage Employees, and Manage Finances.  At ABC the franchise is caring for someone’s loved one which makes this a relationship based business that requires a quick response time.  Building relationships with medical facilities, eldercare businesses, senior communities, etc. is the number one job of the franchisee.  


Background:
Year Established:           1996
Year First Franchised:    2007        
Franchised Units:          62    
Company Owned Units:   1           
 
Financial/Terms:  
Cash Investment:       $34,500
Total Investment:       62k   
Minimum Net Worth:  N/A
Franchise Fee:        $34,500
Discounts: 5% for Veterans and 5% for Minorities
Royalty:        6%  
Average # of Employees: 2
 
Support & Training Provided:
Financial Assistance Provided:       Yes, 3rd party                                
Training:  
30 days of modules one-on-one with personal coach.
5 days training at corporate office.
45 days of one-on-one with training with personal coach
5 days advanced training at franchisee location.
90 day action plan is created with franchise, followed up by home office.