Averan Big Blue Swim School Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Big Blue Swim School location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Big Blue Swim School’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Big Blue Swim School opening package
Big Blue Swim School’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $1,898,350 to $3,478,100, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Big Blue Swim School franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated childcare and education specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Big Blue Swim School’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Big Blue Swim School’s Item 7.
- Loan draw packages prepared for your lender.
- Point of sale, payroll and other systems connected and tested before opening.
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Already open with another bookkeeper? See the Big Blue Swim School conversion package.
What the Big Blue Swim School opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Big Blue Swim School 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 Big Blue Swim School asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Big Blue Swim School’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Big Blue Swim School’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 Big Blue Swim School requires, its enrollment and tuition billing system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Big Blue Swim School location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Big Blue Swim School 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 Big Blue Swim School’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.
Big Blue Swim School figures from the FDD
Big Blue Swim School’s 42 schools open all of 2025, 22 franchised and 20 affiliate-owned, averaged $1,636,545 of sales, with a median of $1,620,442, according to Item 19 of Big Blue Swim School’s 2026 FDD, issued 15 June 2026. The 42 Big Blue Swim School schools are 81%* of Big Blue Swim School’s 52 schools at the end of 2025.
Big Blue Swim School’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Big Blue Swim School location costs $1,898,350 to $3,478,100, including the $50,000 initial franchise fee.
8 Big Blue Swim School locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of Big Blue Swim School’s 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Big Blue Swim School had 19 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed Big Blue Swim School franchise agreement.
- Big Blue Swim School’s current FDD.
- The Big Blue Swim School 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 Big Blue Swim School requires.
- The enrollment and tuition billing system.
- The Big Blue Swim School 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 Big Blue Swim School owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Big Blue Swim School owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Big Blue Swim School owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Big Blue Swim School’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Big Blue Swim School royalty show up in the books?
The Big Blue Swim School royalty is 6% of sales, according to Big Blue Swim School’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales.
What does it cost to open a Big Blue Swim School franchise?
Big Blue Swim School’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Big Blue Swim School location costs $1,898,350 to $3,478,100. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Big Blue Swim School location opens?
Your Big Blue Swim School 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 Big Blue Swim School’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Big Blue Swim School opening
Send the short form for the Big Blue Swim School opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Big Blue Swim School location and your opening date.
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