Averan CertaPro Painters Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new CertaPro Painters location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows CertaPro Painters’ 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The CertaPro Painters opening package
CertaPro Painters’ 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $171,000 to $320,500, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps CertaPro Painters franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated home improvement specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for CertaPro Painters’ reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against CertaPro Painters’ 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 CertaPro Painters conversion package.
What the CertaPro Painters opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your CertaPro Painters 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 CertaPro Painters asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in CertaPro Painters’ 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn CertaPro Painters’ 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 CertaPro Painters requires, its job scheduling and invoicing system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your CertaPro Painters location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your CertaPro Painters 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 CertaPro Painters’ 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.
CertaPro Painters figures from the FDD
CertaPro Painters franchisees averaged $2,102,015 of sales in 2025, with a median of $1,294,333, according to Item 19 of CertaPro Painters’ 2026 FDD, issued 23 March 2026. The 291 in that group are 97%* of CertaPro Painters’ 299 locations. Fees paid to CertaPro Painters come to about 9.4%* of sales. A CertaPro Painters franchise costs $171,000 to $320,500 to open.
The CertaPro Painters initial franchise fee is $65,000, which is part of the CertaPro Painters Item 7 estimate, according to CertaPro Painters’ 2026 FDD.
At the CertaPro Painters average of $2,102,015 of sales a year, the 6% royalty comes to about $10,510* a month and the 3% brand fund to about $5,255* a month.
15 CertaPro Painters locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of CertaPro Painters’ 2026 FDD reports.
Send us to start
- Your signed CertaPro Painters franchise agreement.
- CertaPro Painters’ current FDD.
- The CertaPro Painters 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 CertaPro Painters requires.
- The job scheduling and invoicing system.
- The CertaPro Painters 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 CertaPro Painters owners
Does Averan Advisors work with CertaPro Painters owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for CertaPro Painters owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of CertaPro Painters’ 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the CertaPro Painters royalty show up in the books?
The CertaPro Painters royalty is 6% of sales, according to CertaPro Painters’ 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the CertaPro Painters average of $2,102,015 a year, it comes to about $10,510 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open a CertaPro Painters franchise?
CertaPro Painters’ 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one CertaPro Painters location costs $171,000 to $320,500. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my CertaPro Painters location opens?
Your CertaPro Painters 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 CertaPro Painters’ 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your CertaPro Painters opening
Send the short form for the CertaPro Painters opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your CertaPro Painters location and your opening date.
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