Averan Sport Clips Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Sport Clips location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Sport Clips’ 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Sport Clips opening package
Sport Clips’ 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $236,800 to $580,500, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Sport Clips franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated beauty specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Sport Clips’ reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Sport Clips’ 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 Sport Clips conversion package.
What the Sport Clips opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Sport Clips 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 Sport Clips asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Sport Clips’ 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Sport Clips’ 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 Sport Clips requires, its booking and membership system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Sport Clips location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Sport Clips 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 Sport Clips’ 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.
Sport Clips figures from the FDD
Sport Clips mature franchised stores averaged $419,485 of gross sales in 2025, with a median of $416,189, according to Item 19 of Sport Clips’ 2026 FDD, issued 1 April 2026. The 1,645 in that group are 97%* of Sport Clips’ 1,702 franchised stores. Fees paid to Sport Clips come to about 13.74%* of sales.
Sport Clips’ 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Sport Clips location costs $236,800 to $580,500, including the $30,000 initial franchise fee.
14 Sport Clips locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of Sport Clips’ 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Sport Clips had 54 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed Sport Clips franchise agreement.
- Sport Clips’ current FDD.
- The Sport Clips 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 Sport Clips requires.
- The booking and membership system.
- The Sport Clips 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 Sport Clips owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Sport Clips owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Sport Clips owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Sport Clips’ 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Sport Clips royalty show up in the books?
The Sport Clips royalty is 6% of sales, according to Sport Clips’ 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 Sport Clips franchise?
Sport Clips’ 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Sport Clips location costs $236,800 to $580,500. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Sport Clips location opens?
Your Sport Clips 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 Sport Clips’ 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Sport Clips opening
Send the short form for the Sport Clips opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Sport Clips location and your opening date.
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