Averan IMAGE Studios Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new IMAGE Studios location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows IMAGE Studios’ 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The IMAGE Studios opening package
IMAGE Studios’ 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $773,392 to $1,734,462, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps IMAGE Studios franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated beauty specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for IMAGE Studios’ reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against IMAGE Studios’ 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 IMAGE Studios conversion package.
What the IMAGE Studios opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your IMAGE Studios 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 IMAGE Studios asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in IMAGE Studios’ 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn IMAGE Studios’ 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 IMAGE Studios requires, its booking and membership system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your IMAGE Studios location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your IMAGE Studios 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 IMAGE Studios’ 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.
IMAGE Studios figures from the FDD
IMAGE Studios franchisees averaged $445,097 of sales in 2025, according to Item 19 of IMAGE Studios’ 2026 FDD, issued 26 January 2026. The 82 in that group are 65%* of IMAGE Studios’ 127 locations. Fees paid to IMAGE Studios come to about 8.32%* of sales. An IMAGE Studios franchise costs $773,392 to $1,734,462 to open.
The IMAGE Studios initial franchise fee is $64,500, which is part of the IMAGE Studios Item 7 estimate, according to IMAGE Studios’ 2026 FDD.
At the IMAGE Studios average of $445,097 of sales a year, the 6% royalty comes to about $2,225* a month and the 2% brand fund to about $742* a month.
34 IMAGE Studios locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of IMAGE Studios’ 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, IMAGE Studios had 31 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed IMAGE Studios franchise agreement.
- IMAGE Studios’ current FDD.
- The IMAGE Studios 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 IMAGE Studios requires.
- The booking and membership system.
- The IMAGE Studios 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 IMAGE Studios owners
Does Averan Advisors work with IMAGE Studios owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for IMAGE Studios owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of IMAGE Studios’ 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the IMAGE Studios royalty show up in the books?
The IMAGE Studios royalty is 6% of sales, according to IMAGE Studios’ 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the IMAGE Studios average of $445,097 a year, it comes to about $2,225 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open an IMAGE Studios franchise?
IMAGE Studios’ 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one IMAGE Studios location costs $773,392 to $1,734,462. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my IMAGE Studios location opens?
Your IMAGE Studios 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 IMAGE Studios’ 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your IMAGE Studios opening
Send the short form for the IMAGE Studios opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your IMAGE Studios location and your opening date.
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