Averan Storm Guard Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Storm Guard location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Storm Guard’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Storm Guard opening package
Storm Guard’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $209,300 to $247,600, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Storm Guard franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated home improvement specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Storm Guard’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Storm Guard’s Item 7.
- Loan draw packages prepared for your lender.
- Point of sale, payroll and other systems connected and tested before opening.
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Already open with another bookkeeper? See the Storm Guard conversion package.
What the Storm Guard opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Storm Guard 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 Storm Guard asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Storm Guard’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Storm Guard’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 Storm Guard requires, its job scheduling and invoicing system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Storm Guard location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Storm Guard 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 Storm Guard’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.
Storm Guard figures from the FDD
Storm Guard franchisees averaged $2,415,395 of sales in 2025, with a median of $1,746,868, according to Item 19 of Storm Guard’s 2026 FDD, issued 30 April 2026. The 31 in that group are 89%* of Storm Guard’s 35 locations. Fees paid to Storm Guard come to about 7%* of sales. A Storm Guard franchise costs $209,300 to $247,600 to open.
The Storm Guard initial franchise fee is $65,000, which is part of the Storm Guard Item 7 estimate, according to Storm Guard’s 2026 FDD.
At the Storm Guard average of $2,415,395 of sales a year, the 6.25% royalty comes to about $12,580* a month and the 0.75% brand fund to about $1,510* a month.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Storm Guard had 3 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed Storm Guard franchise agreement.
- Storm Guard’s current FDD.
- The Storm Guard 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 Storm Guard requires.
- The job scheduling and invoicing system.
- The Storm Guard 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 Storm Guard owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Storm Guard owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Storm Guard owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Storm Guard’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Storm Guard royalty show up in the books?
The Storm Guard royalty is 6.25% of sales, according to Storm Guard’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the Storm Guard average of $2,415,395 a year, it comes to about $12,580 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open a Storm Guard franchise?
Storm Guard’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Storm Guard location costs $209,300 to $247,600. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Storm Guard location opens?
Your Storm Guard 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 Storm Guard’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Storm Guard opening
Send the short form for the Storm Guard opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Storm Guard location and your opening date.
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