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For new Pet Wants owners

Averan Pet Wants Opening Package Offer

Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Pet Wants location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Pet Wants’ 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.

Get the Pet Wants opening package

The Pet Wants opening package

Pet Wants’ 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $148,150 to $239,400, so getting the finances right from the start matters.

Averan helps Pet Wants franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated pet care specialist.

  • QuickBooks set up for Pet Wants’ reporting requirements.
  • Build-out spending tracked against Pet Wants’ 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 Pet Wants conversion package.

What the Pet Wants opening package includes

QuickBooks file

We build a QuickBooks file for your Pet Wants 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 Pet Wants asks its owners for.

Analytics package

Each month we compare your results with the figures in Pet Wants’ 2026 FDD.

Budget tracker

We turn Pet Wants’ 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 Pet Wants requires, its booking system and your payroll to the books.

Tested before opening

Before your Pet Wants location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.

Handoff to monthly

Your Pet Wants royalty, brand fund and report due dates go on one calendar for the monthly close.

Timeline

  1. 1Kickoff5 business days

    We hold a kickoff call and send the list of documents we need.

  2. 2Setup10 business days

    We build the QuickBooks file and connect your accounts.

  3. 3Build-outEach month

    We tag every payment to a line of Pet Wants’ Item 7 and prepare each loan draw.

  4. 4Systems45 days before opening

    We test the point of sale, the other systems and payroll.

  5. 5Opening dayYour opening date

    We match each day of sales to the deposits that follow it.

Pet Wants figures from the FDD

Pet Wants franchisees averaged $427,433* of sales, with a median of $336,125, according to Item 19 of Pet Wants’ 2026 FDD, issued 9 April 2026. The 51 in that group are 76%* of Pet Wants’ 67 store franchises. Fees paid to Pet Wants come to about 9.14%* of sales. A Pet Wants franchise costs $148,150 to $239,400 to open.

The Pet Wants initial franchise fee is $53,500, which is part of the Pet Wants Item 7 estimate, according to Pet Wants’ 2026 FDD.

14 Pet Wants locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of Pet Wants’ 2026 FDD reports.

At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Pet Wants had 1 franchise agreement signed for a location not yet open.

Send us to start

  • Your signed Pet Wants franchise agreement.
  • Pet Wants’ current FDD.
  • The Pet Wants 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 Pet Wants requires.
  • The booking system.
  • The Pet Wants 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 Pet Wants owners

Does Averan Advisors work with Pet Wants owners?

Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Pet Wants owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Pet Wants’ 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.

How does the Pet Wants royalty show up in the books?

The Pet Wants royalty is 7% of sales, according to Pet Wants’ 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 Pet Wants franchise?

Pet Wants’ 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Pet Wants location costs $148,150 to $239,400. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.

What happens after my Pet Wants location opens?

Your Pet Wants 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 Pet Wants’ 2026 FDD.

Talk to us about your Pet Wants opening

Send the short form for the Pet Wants opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Pet Wants location and your opening date.

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