Averan Closets by Design Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Closets by Design location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Closets by Design’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Closets by Design opening package
Closets by Design’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $154,000 to $511,000, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Closets by Design franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated home improvement specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Closets by Design’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Closets by Design’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 Closets by Design conversion package.
What the Closets by Design opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Closets by Design 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 Closets by Design asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Closets by Design’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Closets by Design’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 Closets by Design requires, its job scheduling and invoicing system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Closets by Design location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Closets by Design 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 Closets by Design’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.
Closets by Design figures from the FDD
Closets by Design franchisees averaged $10,175,625 of sales in fiscal 2025, with a median of $7,666,809, according to Item 19 of Closets by Design’s 2026 FDD, issued 30 April 2026. The 60 in that group are 71%* of Closets by Design’s 84 locations. Fees paid to Closets by Design come to about 9.5%* of sales.
Closets by Design’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Closets by Design location costs $154,000 to $511,000, including the $20,000 initial franchise fee.
At the Closets by Design average of $10,175,625 of sales a year, the 7.25% royalty comes to about $61,478* a month and the 2.25% brand fund to about $19,079* a month.
Send us to start
- Your signed Closets by Design franchise agreement.
- Closets by Design’s current FDD.
- The Closets by Design 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 Closets by Design requires.
- The job scheduling and invoicing system.
- The Closets by Design 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 Closets by Design owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Closets by Design owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Closets by Design owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Closets by Design’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Closets by Design royalty show up in the books?
The Closets by Design royalty is 7.25% of sales, according to Closets by Design’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the Closets by Design average of $10,175,625 a year, it comes to about $61,478 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open a Closets by Design franchise?
Closets by Design’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Closets by Design location costs $154,000 to $511,000. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Closets by Design location opens?
Your Closets by Design 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 Closets by Design’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Closets by Design opening
Send the short form for the Closets by Design opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Closets by Design location and your opening date.
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