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For new Bumble Bee Blinds owners

Averan Bumble Bee Blinds Opening Package Offer

Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Bumble Bee Blinds location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Bumble Bee Blinds’ 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.

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The Bumble Bee Blinds opening package

Bumble Bee Blinds’ 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $163,466 to $208,676, so getting the finances right from the start matters.

Averan helps Bumble Bee Blinds franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated home improvement specialist.

  • QuickBooks set up for Bumble Bee Blinds’ reporting requirements.
  • Build-out spending tracked against Bumble Bee Blinds’ 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 Bumble Bee Blinds conversion package.

What the Bumble Bee Blinds opening package includes

QuickBooks file

We build a QuickBooks file for your Bumble Bee Blinds 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 Bumble Bee Blinds asks its owners for.

Analytics package

Each month we compare your results with the figures in Bumble Bee Blinds’ 2026 FDD.

Budget tracker

We turn Bumble Bee Blinds’ 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 Bumble Bee Blinds requires, its job scheduling and invoicing system and your payroll to the books.

Tested before opening

Before your Bumble Bee Blinds location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.

Handoff to monthly

Your Bumble Bee Blinds royalty, brand fund and report due dates go on one calendar for the monthly close.

Timeline

  1. 1Kickoff5 business days

    We hold a kickoff call and send the list of documents we need.

  2. 2Setup10 business days

    We build the QuickBooks file and connect your accounts.

  3. 3Build-outEach month

    We tag every payment to a line of Bumble Bee Blinds’ Item 7 and prepare each loan draw.

  4. 4Systems45 days before opening

    We test the point of sale, the other systems and payroll.

  5. 5Opening dayYour opening date

    We match each day of sales to the deposits that follow it.

Bumble Bee Blinds figures from the FDD

Bumble Bee Blinds franchisees averaged $574,432 of gross sales in 2025, with a median of $547,993, according to Item 19 of Bumble Bee Blinds’ 2026 FDD, issued 20 April 2026. The 34 in that group are 56%* of Bumble Bee Blinds’ 61 franchisees. Fees paid to Bumble Bee Blinds come to about 10.41%* of sales.

Bumble Bee Blinds’ 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Bumble Bee Blinds location costs $163,466 to $208,676, including the $59,500 initial franchise fee.

At the Bumble Bee Blinds average of $574,432 of gross sales a year, the 6% royalty comes to about $2,872* a month.

At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Bumble Bee Blinds had 39 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.

Send us to start

  • Your signed Bumble Bee Blinds franchise agreement.
  • Bumble Bee Blinds’ current FDD.
  • The Bumble Bee Blinds 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 Bumble Bee Blinds requires.
  • The job scheduling and invoicing system.
  • The Bumble Bee Blinds 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 Bumble Bee Blinds owners

Does Averan Advisors work with Bumble Bee Blinds owners?

Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Bumble Bee Blinds owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Bumble Bee Blinds’ 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.

How does the Bumble Bee Blinds royalty show up in the books?

The Bumble Bee Blinds royalty is 6% of sales, according to Bumble Bee Blinds’ 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the Bumble Bee Blinds average of $574,432 a year, it comes to about $2,872 a month, by Averan’s calculation.

What does it cost to open a Bumble Bee Blinds franchise?

Bumble Bee Blinds’ 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Bumble Bee Blinds location costs $163,466 to $208,676. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.

What happens after my Bumble Bee Blinds location opens?

Your Bumble Bee Blinds 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 Bumble Bee Blinds’ 2026 FDD.

Talk to us about your Bumble Bee Blinds opening

Send the short form for the Bumble Bee Blinds opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Bumble Bee Blinds location and your opening date.

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