Averan Garage Force Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Garage Force location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Garage Force’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Garage Force opening package
Garage Force’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $132,900 to $200,600, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Garage Force franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated home improvement specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Garage Force’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Garage Force’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 Garage Force conversion package.
What the Garage Force opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Garage Force 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 Garage Force asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Garage Force’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Garage Force’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 Garage Force requires, its job scheduling and invoicing system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Garage Force location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Garage Force 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 Garage Force’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.
Garage Force figures from the FDD
Garage Force franchisees averaged $422,998 of sales in 2025, with a median of $318,744, according to Item 19 of Garage Force’s 2026 FDD, issued 20 May 2026. The 69 in that group are 23%* of Garage Force’s 301 locations. Fees paid to Garage Force come to about 6.12%* of sales. A Garage Force franchise costs $132,900 to $200,600 to open.
The Garage Force initial franchise fee is $49,500, which is part of the Garage Force Item 7 estimate, according to Garage Force’s 2026 FDD.
At the Garage Force average of $422,998 of sales a year, the 5% royalty comes to about $1,762* a month and the 1% brand fund to about $352* a month.
95 Garage Force locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of Garage Force’s 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Garage Force had 6 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed Garage Force franchise agreement.
- Garage Force’s current FDD.
- The Garage Force 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 Garage Force requires.
- The job scheduling and invoicing system.
- The Garage Force 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 Garage Force owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Garage Force owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Garage Force owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Garage Force’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Garage Force royalty show up in the books?
The Garage Force royalty is 5% of sales, according to Garage Force’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the Garage Force average of $422,998 a year, it comes to about $1,762 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open a Garage Force franchise?
Garage Force’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Garage Force location costs $132,900 to $200,600. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Garage Force location opens?
Your Garage Force 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 Garage Force’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Garage Force opening
Send the short form for the Garage Force opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Garage Force location and your opening date.
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