Averan Seniors Blue Book Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Seniors Blue Book location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Seniors Blue Book’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Seniors Blue Book opening package
Seniors Blue Book’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $77,614 to $165,116, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Seniors Blue Book franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated business services specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Seniors Blue Book’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Seniors Blue Book’s 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 Seniors Blue Book conversion package.
What the Seniors Blue Book opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Seniors Blue Book 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 Seniors Blue Book asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Seniors Blue Book’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Seniors Blue Book’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 Seniors Blue Book requires, its client scheduling and billing system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Seniors Blue Book location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Seniors Blue Book 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 Seniors Blue Book’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.
Seniors Blue Book figures from the FDD
The 11 franchised Seniors Blue Book locations in Item 19 averaged $179,854* of revenue in 2025, with a median of $186,870*, according to Item 19 of Seniors Blue Book’s 2026 FDD, issued 28 January 2026. Fees paid to Seniors Blue Book come to about 7.2%* of sales. A Seniors Blue Book franchise costs $77,614 to $165,116 to open.
The Seniors Blue Book initial franchise fee is $50,000, which is part of the Seniors Blue Book Item 7 estimate, according to Seniors Blue Book’s 2026 FDD.
2 Seniors Blue Book locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of Seniors Blue Book’s 2026 FDD reports.
Send us to start
- Your signed Seniors Blue Book franchise agreement.
- Seniors Blue Book’s current FDD.
- The Seniors Blue Book 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 Seniors Blue Book requires.
- The client scheduling and billing system.
- The Seniors Blue Book 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 Seniors Blue Book owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Seniors Blue Book owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Seniors Blue Book owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Seniors Blue Book’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Seniors Blue Book royalty show up in the books?
The Seniors Blue Book royalty is 6% of sales, according to Seniors Blue Book’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 Seniors Blue Book franchise?
Seniors Blue Book’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Seniors Blue Book location costs $77,614 to $165,116. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Seniors Blue Book location opens?
Your Seniors Blue Book 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 Seniors Blue Book’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Seniors Blue Book opening
Send the short form for the Seniors Blue Book opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Seniors Blue Book location and your opening date.
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