Averan Bar Method Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Bar Method location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Bar Method’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Bar Method opening package
Bar Method’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $240,288 to $491,358, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Bar Method franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated fitness specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Bar Method’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Bar Method’s Item 7.
- Loan draw packages prepared for your lender.
- Point of sale, payroll and other systems connected and tested before opening.
Do you have 30 minutes this week? Book a 30-minute call.
Already open with another bookkeeper? See the Bar Method conversion package.
What the Bar Method opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Bar Method location and connect every bank account and card to it.
Reporting format
We set up the chart of accounts so the books produce the monthly report Bar Method asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Bar Method’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Bar Method’s Item 7 estimate into your opening budget and record every opening cost against its line.
Loan draw packages
We prepare a file for each loan draw your lender asks for, including SBA loan draws.
Systems connected
We connect the point-of-sale system Bar Method requires, its membership and class booking system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Bar Method location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Bar Method royalty, brand fund and report due dates go on one calendar for the monthly close.
Timeline
- 1Kickoff5 business days
We hold a kickoff call and send the list of documents we need.
- 2Setup10 business days
We build the QuickBooks file and connect your accounts.
- 3Build-outEach month
We tag every payment to a line of Bar Method’s Item 7 and prepare each loan draw.
- 4Systems45 days before opening
We test the point of sale, the other systems and payroll.
- 5Opening dayYour opening date
We match each day of sales to the deposits that follow it.
Bar Method figures from the FDD
Bar Method franchisees averaged $422,969 of sales in the 12 months to 28 February 2026, with a median of $383,926, according to Item 19 of Bar Method’s 2026 FDD, issued 31 March 2026. The 73 in that group are 95%* of Bar Method’s 77 locations. Fees paid to Bar Method come to about 9.52%* of sales.
Bar Method’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Bar Method location costs $240,288 to $491,358, including the $42,500 initial franchise fee.
At the Bar Method average of $422,969 of sales a year, the 6% royalty comes to about $2,115* a month and the 2% brand fund to about $705* a month.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Bar Method had 9 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed Bar Method franchise agreement.
- Bar Method’s current FDD.
- The Bar Method monthly report format and the software it uses.
- Your entity documents and EIN letter.
- Your lease, contractor bid and loan agreements.
Access we need
- Your payroll processor.
- The point-of-sale system Bar Method requires.
- The membership and class booking system.
- The Bar Method reporting portal.
- Your invoice and expense software.
- View access to your bank accounts and credit cards, with no power to move money.
- How you want inventory tracked.
Questions from Bar Method owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Bar Method owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Bar Method owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Bar Method’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Bar Method royalty show up in the books?
The Bar Method royalty is 6% of sales, according to Bar Method’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the Bar Method average of $422,969 a year, it comes to about $2,115 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open a Bar Method franchise?
Bar Method’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Bar Method location costs $240,288 to $491,358. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Bar Method location opens?
Your Bar Method books move to the Monthly Close, which closes each month and sends a profit and loss, a balance sheet and the royalty reconciliation. The QuickBooks file stays yours.
* Averan Advisors calculation from the figures in Bar Method’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Bar Method opening
Send the short form for the Bar Method opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Bar Method location and your opening date.
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