Averan Gold’s Gym Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Gold’s Gym location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Gold’s Gym’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Gold’s Gym opening package
Gold’s Gym’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $2,356,000 to $5,162,000, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Gold’s Gym franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated fitness specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Gold’s Gym’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Gold’s Gym’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 Gold’s Gym conversion package.
What the Gold’s Gym opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Gold’s Gym 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 Gold’s Gym asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Gold’s Gym’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Gold’s Gym’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 Gold’s Gym requires, its membership and class booking system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Gold’s Gym location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Gold’s Gym 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 Gold’s Gym’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.
Gold’s Gym figures from the FDD
Gold’s Gym’s 126 franchised facilities in the 2025 data set averaged $1,797,000 of gross revenue, with a median of $1,759,000, according to Item 19 of Gold’s Gym’s 2026 FDD, issued 14 August 2026. The 126 in that group are 95%* of Gold’s Gym’s 132 franchised facilities. Fees paid to Gold’s Gym come to about 7.03%* of sales.
Gold’s Gym’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Gold’s Gym location costs $2,356,000 to $5,162,000, including the $40,000 initial franchise fee.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Gold’s Gym had 19 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed Gold’s Gym franchise agreement.
- Gold’s Gym’s current FDD.
- The Gold’s Gym 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 Gold’s Gym requires.
- The membership and class booking system.
- The Gold’s Gym 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 Gold’s Gym owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Gold’s Gym owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Gold’s Gym owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Gold’s Gym’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Gold’s Gym royalty show up in the books?
The Gold’s Gym royalty is 5% of sales, according to Gold’s Gym’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 Gold’s Gym franchise?
Gold’s Gym’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Gold’s Gym location costs $2,356,000 to $5,162,000. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Gold’s Gym location opens?
Your Gold’s Gym 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 Gold’s Gym’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Gold’s Gym opening
Send the short form for the Gold’s Gym opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Gold’s Gym location and your opening date.
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