Averan Discovery Map Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Discovery Map location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Discovery Map’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Discovery Map opening package
Discovery Map’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $29,250 to $36,300, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Discovery Map franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated business services specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Discovery Map’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Discovery Map’s 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 Discovery Map conversion package.
What the Discovery Map opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Discovery Map 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 Discovery Map asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Discovery Map’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Discovery Map’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 Discovery Map requires, its client billing system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Discovery Map location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Discovery Map 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 Discovery Map’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.
Discovery Map figures from the FDD
Discovery Map franchisees averaged $58,171 of sales in the fiscal year to 30 September 2025, with a median of $53,210, according to Item 19 of Discovery Map’s 2026 FDD, issued 1 December 2025. The 102 in that group are 88%* of Discovery Map’s 116 locations. Fees paid to Discovery Map come to about 13.8%* of sales.
Discovery Map’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Discovery Map location costs $29,250 to $36,300, including the $25,000 initial franchise fee.
At the Discovery Map average of $58,171 of sales a year, the 10% royalty comes to about $485* a month and the 1% brand fund to about $48* a month.
Send us to start
- Your signed Discovery Map franchise agreement.
- Discovery Map’s current FDD.
- The Discovery Map 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 Discovery Map requires.
- The client billing system.
- The Discovery Map 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 Discovery Map owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Discovery Map owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Discovery Map owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Discovery Map’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Discovery Map royalty show up in the books?
The Discovery Map royalty is 10% of sales, according to Discovery Map’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the Discovery Map average of $58,171 a year, it comes to about $485 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open a Discovery Map franchise?
Discovery Map’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Discovery Map location costs $29,250 to $36,300. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Discovery Map location opens?
Your Discovery Map 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 Discovery Map’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Discovery Map opening
Send the short form for the Discovery Map opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Discovery Map location and your opening date.
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