Averan Hand & Stone Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Hand & Stone location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Hand & Stone’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Hand & Stone opening package
Hand & Stone’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $320,891 to $864,729, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Hand & Stone franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated spa and massage specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Hand & Stone’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Hand & Stone’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 Hand & Stone conversion package.
What the Hand & Stone opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Hand & Stone 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 Hand & Stone asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Hand & Stone’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Hand & Stone’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 Hand & Stone requires, its booking and membership system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Hand & Stone location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Hand & Stone 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 Hand & Stone’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.
Hand & Stone figures from the FDD
Hand & Stone’s 134 spas that reported expenses averaged $1,402,246 of gross sales in 2025, with a median of $1,280,006, according to Item 19 of Hand & Stone’s 2026 FDD, issued 6 April 2026. The 134 in that group are 22%* of Hand & Stone’s 600 locations. Fees paid to Hand & Stone come to about 7%* of sales.
Hand & Stone’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Hand & Stone location costs $320,891 to $864,729, including the $49,500 initial franchise fee.
25 Hand & Stone locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of Hand & Stone’s 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Hand & Stone had 63 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed Hand & Stone franchise agreement.
- Hand & Stone’s current FDD.
- The Hand & Stone 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 Hand & Stone requires.
- The booking and membership system.
- The Hand & Stone 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 Hand & Stone owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Hand & Stone owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Hand & Stone owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Hand & Stone’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Hand & Stone royalty show up in the books?
The Hand & Stone royalty is 6% of sales, according to Hand & Stone’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 Hand & Stone franchise?
Hand & Stone’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Hand & Stone location costs $320,891 to $864,729. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Hand & Stone location opens?
Your Hand & Stone 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 Hand & Stone’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Hand & Stone opening
Send the short form for the Hand & Stone opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Hand & Stone location and your opening date.
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