Averan Slick City Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Slick City location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Slick City’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Slick City opening package
Slick City’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $1,492,800 to $4,708,400, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Slick City franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated indoor recreation specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Slick City’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Slick City’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 Slick City conversion package.
What the Slick City opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Slick City 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 Slick City asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Slick City’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Slick City’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 Slick City requires, its booking and party reservation system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Slick City location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Slick City 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 Slick City’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.
Slick City figures from the FDD
Slick City’s 13 parks open from 1 March 2025 to 28 February 2026 averaged $4,000,499 of sales, with a median of $3,941,997, according to Item 19 of Slick City’s 2026 FDD, issued 27 May 2026. Of those 13 Slick City parks, 4 are corporate-owned, 7 are affiliate-owned and 2 are franchised, and the 13 are 52%* of Slick City’s 25 parks at the end of 2025. Fees paid to Slick City come to about 8.57%* of sales.
Slick City’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Slick City location costs $1,492,800 to $4,708,400, including the $75,000 initial franchise fee.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Slick City had 54 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed Slick City franchise agreement.
- Slick City’s current FDD.
- The Slick City 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 Slick City requires.
- The booking and party reservation system.
- The Slick City 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 Slick City owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Slick City owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Slick City owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Slick City’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Slick City royalty show up in the books?
The Slick City royalty is 7% of sales, according to Slick City’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 Slick City franchise?
Slick City’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Slick City location costs $1,492,800 to $4,708,400. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Slick City location opens?
Your Slick City 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 Slick City’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Slick City opening
Send the short form for the Slick City opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Slick City location and your opening date.
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