Averan Goldfish Swim School Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Goldfish Swim School location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Goldfish Swim School’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Goldfish Swim School opening package
Goldfish Swim School’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $1,663,263 to $3,746,733, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Goldfish Swim School franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated childcare and education specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Goldfish Swim School’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Goldfish Swim School’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 Goldfish Swim School conversion package.
What the Goldfish Swim School opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Goldfish Swim School 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 Goldfish Swim School asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Goldfish Swim School’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Goldfish Swim School’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 Goldfish Swim School requires, its enrollment and tuition billing system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Goldfish Swim School location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Goldfish Swim School 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 Goldfish Swim School’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.
Goldfish Swim School figures from the FDD
Goldfish Swim School franchisees averaged $1,994,169 of sales in 2025, with a median of $1,781,634, according to Item 19 of Goldfish Swim School’s 2026 FDD, issued 6 March 2026. The 169 in that group are 88%* of Goldfish Swim School’s 192 locations. Fees paid to Goldfish Swim School come to about 8%* of sales.
Goldfish Swim School’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Goldfish Swim School location costs $1,663,263 to $3,746,733, including the $50,000 initial franchise fee.
At the Goldfish Swim School average of $1,994,169 of sales a year, the 6% royalty comes to about $9,971* a month and the 2% brand fund to about $3,324* a month.
23 Goldfish Swim School locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of Goldfish Swim School’s 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Goldfish Swim School had 34 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed Goldfish Swim School franchise agreement.
- Goldfish Swim School’s current FDD.
- The Goldfish Swim School 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 Goldfish Swim School requires.
- The enrollment and tuition billing system.
- The Goldfish Swim School 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 Goldfish Swim School owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Goldfish Swim School owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Goldfish Swim School owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Goldfish Swim School’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Goldfish Swim School royalty show up in the books?
The Goldfish Swim School royalty is 6% of sales, according to Goldfish Swim School’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the Goldfish Swim School average of $1,994,169 a year, it comes to about $9,971 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open a Goldfish Swim School franchise?
Goldfish Swim School’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Goldfish Swim School location costs $1,663,263 to $3,746,733. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Goldfish Swim School location opens?
Your Goldfish Swim School 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 Goldfish Swim School’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Goldfish Swim School opening
Send the short form for the Goldfish Swim School opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Goldfish Swim School location and your opening date.
Get the offer → Book a 30-minute call