Averan Pause Studio Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Pause Studio location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Pause Studio’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Pause Studio opening package
Pause Studio’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $755,663 to $1,084,566, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Pause Studio franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated health and wellness specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Pause Studio’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Pause Studio’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 Pause Studio conversion package.
What the Pause Studio opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Pause Studio 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 Pause Studio asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Pause Studio’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Pause Studio’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 Pause Studio requires, its booking and membership system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Pause Studio location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Pause Studio 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 Pause Studio’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.
Pause Studio figures from the FDD
Pause Studio franchisees averaged $714,330 of sales in the 12 months to 31 July 2026, according to Item 19 of Pause Studio’s 2026 FDD, issued 26 August 2026. The 10 in that group are 71%* of Pause Studio’s 14 locations. Fees paid to Pause Studio come to about 8%* of sales.
Pause Studio’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Pause Studio location costs $755,663 to $1,084,566, including the $60,000 initial franchise fee.
At the Pause Studio average of $714,330 of sales a year, the 7% royalty comes to about $4,167* a month and the 1% brand fund to about $595* a month.
11 Pause Studio locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of Pause Studio’s 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Pause Studio had 87 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed Pause Studio franchise agreement.
- Pause Studio’s current FDD.
- The Pause Studio 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 Pause Studio requires.
- The booking and membership system.
- The Pause Studio 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 Pause Studio owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Pause Studio owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Pause Studio owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Pause Studio’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Pause Studio royalty show up in the books?
The Pause Studio royalty is 7% of sales, according to Pause Studio’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the Pause Studio average of $714,330 a year, it comes to about $4,167 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open a Pause Studio franchise?
Pause Studio’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Pause Studio location costs $755,663 to $1,084,566. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Pause Studio location opens?
Your Pause Studio 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 Pause Studio’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Pause Studio opening
Send the short form for the Pause Studio opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Pause Studio location and your opening date.
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