Averan FS8 Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new FS8 location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows FS8’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The FS8 opening package
FS8’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $349,300 to $840,700.
Averan helps FS8 franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated fitness specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for FS8’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against FS8’s Item 7.
- Loan draw packages prepared for your lender.
- Point of sale, payroll and other systems connected and tested before opening.
Book a 30-minute call to talk through your opening.
Owners who are already open can use the FS8 conversion package.
What the FS8 opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your FS8 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 FS8 asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in FS8’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn FS8’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 FS8 requires, its membership and class booking system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your FS8 location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your FS8 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 FS8’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.
FS8 figures from the FDD
FS8 franchised studios open at least 12 months averaged $508,660 of Gross Sales in the 12 months to February 28, 2026, with a median of $388,541, according to Item 19 of FS8’s 2026 FDD, issued 1 April 2026. The 7 in that group are 18%* of FS8’s 39 franchised studios. Fees paid to FS8 come to about 16.31%* of sales.
FS8’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one FS8 location costs $349,300 to $840,700, including the $60,000 initial franchise fee.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, FS8 had 88 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed FS8 franchise agreement.
- FS8’s current FDD.
- The FS8 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 FS8 requires.
- The membership and class booking system.
- The FS8 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 FS8 owners
Does Averan Advisors work with FS8 owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for FS8 owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of FS8’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the FS8 royalty show up in the books?
The FS8 royalty is 7% of sales, according to FS8’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales.
What does it cost to open a FS8 franchise?
FS8’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one FS8 location costs $349,300 to $840,700. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my FS8 location opens?
Your FS8 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 FS8’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your FS8 opening
Send the short form for the FS8 opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your FS8 location and your opening date.
Request the opening package → Book a 30-minute call