Averan BFT Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new BFT location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows BFT’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The BFT opening package
BFT’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $691,372 to $1,151,135, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps BFT franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated fitness specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for BFT’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against BFT’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 BFT conversion package.
What the BFT opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your BFT 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 BFT asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in BFT’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn BFT’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 BFT requires, its membership and class booking system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your BFT location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your BFT 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 BFT’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.
BFT figures from the FDD
BFT franchisees averaged $399,433 of sales in 2025, with a median of $388,949, according to Item 19 of BFT’s 2026 FDD, issued 17 April 2026. The 36 in that group are 82%* of BFT’s 44 locations. Fees paid to BFT come to about 11.15%* of sales. A BFT franchise costs $691,372 to $1,151,135 to open.
The BFT initial franchise fee is $60,000, which is part of the BFT Item 7 estimate, according to BFT’s 2026 FDD.
At the BFT average of $399,433 of sales a year, the 7% royalty comes to about $2,330* a month and the 2% brand fund to about $666* a month.
8 BFT locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of BFT’s 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, BFT had 34 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed BFT franchise agreement.
- BFT’s current FDD.
- The BFT 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 BFT requires.
- The membership and class booking system.
- The BFT 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 BFT owners
Does Averan Advisors work with BFT owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for BFT owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of BFT’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the BFT royalty show up in the books?
The BFT royalty is 7% of sales, according to BFT’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the BFT average of $399,433 a year, it comes to about $2,330 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open a BFT franchise?
BFT’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one BFT location costs $691,372 to $1,151,135. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my BFT location opens?
Your BFT 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 BFT’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your BFT opening
Send the short form for the BFT opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your BFT location and your opening date.
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