Averan Lightbridge Academy Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Lightbridge Academy location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Lightbridge Academy’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Lightbridge Academy opening package
Lightbridge Academy’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $834,868 to $1,409,735, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Lightbridge Academy franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated childcare and education specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Lightbridge Academy’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Lightbridge Academy’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 Lightbridge Academy conversion package.
What the Lightbridge Academy opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Lightbridge Academy 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 Lightbridge Academy asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Lightbridge Academy’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Lightbridge Academy’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 Lightbridge Academy requires, its enrollment and tuition billing system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Lightbridge Academy location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Lightbridge Academy 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 Lightbridge Academy’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.
Lightbridge Academy figures from the FDD
Lightbridge Academy franchisees averaged $2,599,877 of sales in fiscal 2025, with a median of $2,664,063, according to Item 19 of Lightbridge Academy’s 2026 FDD, issued 10 April 2026. The 47 in that group are 69%* of Lightbridge Academy’s 68 locations. Fees paid to Lightbridge Academy come to about 10%* of sales.
Lightbridge Academy’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Lightbridge Academy location costs $834,868 to $1,409,735, including the $50,000 initial franchise fee.
At the Lightbridge Academy average of $2,599,877 of sales a year, the 7% royalty comes to about $15,166* a month and the 3% brand fund to about $6,500* a month.
8 Lightbridge Academy locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of Lightbridge Academy’s 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Lightbridge Academy had 133 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed Lightbridge Academy franchise agreement.
- Lightbridge Academy’s current FDD.
- The Lightbridge Academy 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 Lightbridge Academy requires.
- The enrollment and tuition billing system.
- The Lightbridge Academy 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 Lightbridge Academy owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Lightbridge Academy owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Lightbridge Academy owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Lightbridge Academy’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Lightbridge Academy royalty show up in the books?
The Lightbridge Academy royalty is 7% of sales, according to Lightbridge Academy’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the Lightbridge Academy average of $2,599,877 a year, it comes to about $15,166 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open a Lightbridge Academy franchise?
Lightbridge Academy’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Lightbridge Academy location costs $834,868 to $1,409,735. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Lightbridge Academy location opens?
Your Lightbridge Academy 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 Lightbridge Academy’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Lightbridge Academy opening
Send the short form for the Lightbridge Academy opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Lightbridge Academy location and your opening date.
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