Averan Brain Balance Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Brain Balance location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Brain Balance’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Brain Balance opening package
Brain Balance’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $221,503 to $503,681, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Brain Balance franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated childcare and education specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Brain Balance’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Brain Balance’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 Brain Balance conversion package.
What the Brain Balance opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Brain Balance 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 Brain Balance asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Brain Balance’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Brain Balance’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 Brain Balance requires, its enrollment and tuition billing system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Brain Balance location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Brain Balance 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 Brain Balance’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.
Brain Balance figures from the FDD
Brain Balance franchisees averaged $682,933 of sales in 2025, with a median of $559,395, according to Item 19 of Brain Balance’s 2026 FDD, issued 26 May 2026. The 67 in that group are 92%* of Brain Balance’s 73 locations. Fees paid to Brain Balance come to about 10%* of sales. A Brain Balance franchise costs $221,503 to $503,681 to open.
The Brain Balance initial franchise fee is $45,000, which is part of the Brain Balance Item 7 estimate, according to Brain Balance’s 2026 FDD.
At the Brain Balance average of $682,933 of sales a year, the 8% royalty comes to about $4,553* a month and the 2% brand fund to about $1,138* a month.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Brain Balance had 14 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed Brain Balance franchise agreement.
- Brain Balance’s current FDD.
- The Brain Balance 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 Brain Balance requires.
- The enrollment and tuition billing system.
- The Brain Balance 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 Brain Balance owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Brain Balance owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Brain Balance owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Brain Balance’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Brain Balance royalty show up in the books?
The Brain Balance royalty is 8% of sales, according to Brain Balance’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the Brain Balance average of $682,933 a year, it comes to about $4,553 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open a Brain Balance franchise?
Brain Balance’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Brain Balance location costs $221,503 to $503,681. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Brain Balance location opens?
Your Brain Balance 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 Brain Balance’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Brain Balance opening
Send the short form for the Brain Balance opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Brain Balance location and your opening date.
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