Averan Fresh Coat Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Fresh Coat location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Fresh Coat’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Fresh Coat opening package
Fresh Coat’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $86,150 to $125,250, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Fresh Coat franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated home improvement specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Fresh Coat’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Fresh Coat’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 Fresh Coat conversion package.
What the Fresh Coat opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Fresh Coat 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 Fresh Coat asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Fresh Coat’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Fresh Coat’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 Fresh Coat requires, its job scheduling and invoicing system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Fresh Coat location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Fresh Coat 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 Fresh Coat’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.
Fresh Coat figures from the FDD
Fresh Coat franchisees averaged $751,964 of sales in 2025, with a median of $653,107, according to Item 19 of Fresh Coat’s 2026 FDD, issued 17 April 2026. The 62 in that group are 34%* of Fresh Coat’s 182 locations. Fees paid to Fresh Coat come to about 8.8%* of sales. A Fresh Coat franchise costs $86,150 to $125,250 to open.
The Fresh Coat initial franchise fee is $54,900, which is part of the Fresh Coat Item 7 estimate, according to Fresh Coat’s 2026 FDD.
At the Fresh Coat average of $751,964 of sales a year, the 6% royalty comes to about $3,760* a month and the 2% brand fund to about $1,253* a month.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Fresh Coat had 1 franchise agreement signed for a location not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed Fresh Coat franchise agreement.
- Fresh Coat’s current FDD.
- The Fresh Coat 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 Fresh Coat requires.
- The job scheduling and invoicing system.
- The Fresh Coat 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 Fresh Coat owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Fresh Coat owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Fresh Coat owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Fresh Coat’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Fresh Coat royalty show up in the books?
The Fresh Coat royalty is 6% of sales, according to Fresh Coat’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the Fresh Coat average of $751,964 a year, it comes to about $3,760 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open a Fresh Coat franchise?
Fresh Coat’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Fresh Coat location costs $86,150 to $125,250. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Fresh Coat location opens?
Your Fresh Coat 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 Fresh Coat’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Fresh Coat opening
Send the short form for the Fresh Coat opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Fresh Coat location and your opening date.
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