Averan Kitchen Tune-Up Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Kitchen Tune-Up location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Kitchen Tune-Up’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Kitchen Tune-Up opening package
Kitchen Tune-Up’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $121,930 to $198,850, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Kitchen Tune-Up franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated home improvement specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Kitchen Tune-Up’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Kitchen Tune-Up’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 Kitchen Tune-Up conversion package.
What the Kitchen Tune-Up opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Kitchen Tune-Up 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 Kitchen Tune-Up asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Kitchen Tune-Up’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Kitchen Tune-Up’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 Kitchen Tune-Up requires, its job scheduling and invoicing system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Kitchen Tune-Up location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Kitchen Tune-Up 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 Kitchen Tune-Up’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.
Kitchen Tune-Up figures from the FDD
Kitchen Tune-Up’s 75 single-territory franchisees open all of 2025 averaged $521,522 of sales, with a median of $361,644, according to Item 19 of Kitchen Tune-Up’s 2026 FDD, issued 20 February 2026. Kitchen Tune-Up’s Item 19 covers 135 franchisees holding 229 of Kitchen Tune-Up’s 250 franchised territories at the end of 2025, or 92%*. Fees paid to Kitchen Tune-Up come to about 8%* of sales. A Kitchen Tune-Up franchise costs $121,930 to $198,850 to open.
The Kitchen Tune-Up initial franchise fee is $19,950, which is part of the Kitchen Tune-Up Item 7 estimate, according to Kitchen Tune-Up’s 2026 FDD.
Send us to start
- Your signed Kitchen Tune-Up franchise agreement.
- Kitchen Tune-Up’s current FDD.
- The Kitchen Tune-Up 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 Kitchen Tune-Up requires.
- The job scheduling and invoicing system.
- The Kitchen Tune-Up 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 Kitchen Tune-Up owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Kitchen Tune-Up owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Kitchen Tune-Up owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Kitchen Tune-Up’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Kitchen Tune-Up royalty show up in the books?
The Kitchen Tune-Up royalty is 6% of sales, according to Kitchen Tune-Up’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 Kitchen Tune-Up franchise?
Kitchen Tune-Up’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Kitchen Tune-Up location costs $121,930 to $198,850. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Kitchen Tune-Up location opens?
Your Kitchen Tune-Up 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 Kitchen Tune-Up’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Kitchen Tune-Up opening
Send the short form for the Kitchen Tune-Up opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Kitchen Tune-Up location and your opening date.
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