Averan Sky Zone Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Sky Zone location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Sky Zone’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Sky Zone opening package
Sky Zone’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $3,246,160 to $5,683,710, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Sky Zone franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated indoor recreation specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Sky Zone’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Sky Zone’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 Sky Zone conversion package.
What the Sky Zone opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Sky Zone 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 Sky Zone asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Sky Zone’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Sky Zone’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 Sky Zone requires, its booking and party reservation system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Sky Zone location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Sky Zone 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 Sky Zone’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.
Sky Zone figures from the FDD
Sky Zone franchisees averaged $2,255,992 of sales in 2025, with a median of $2,140,768, according to Item 19 of Sky Zone’s 2026 FDD, issued 6 May 2026. The 106 in that group are 87%* of Sky Zone’s 122 locations. Fees paid to Sky Zone come to about 9.79%* of sales. A Sky Zone franchise costs $3,246,160 to $5,683,710 to open.
The Sky Zone initial franchise fee is $75,000, which is part of the Sky Zone Item 7 estimate, according to Sky Zone’s 2026 FDD.
At the Sky Zone average of $2,255,992 of sales a year, the 6% royalty comes to about $11,280* a month and the 3% brand fund to about $5,640* a month.
4 Sky Zone locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of Sky Zone’s 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Sky Zone had 70 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed Sky Zone franchise agreement.
- Sky Zone’s current FDD.
- The Sky Zone 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 Sky Zone requires.
- The booking and party reservation system.
- The Sky Zone 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 Sky Zone owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Sky Zone owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Sky Zone owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Sky Zone’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Sky Zone royalty show up in the books?
The Sky Zone royalty is 6% of sales, according to Sky Zone’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the Sky Zone average of $2,255,992 a year, it comes to about $11,280 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open a Sky Zone franchise?
Sky Zone’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Sky Zone location costs $3,246,160 to $5,683,710. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Sky Zone location opens?
Your Sky Zone 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 Sky Zone’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Sky Zone opening
Send the short form for the Sky Zone opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Sky Zone location and your opening date.
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