Averan Sun Tan City Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Sun Tan City location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Sun Tan City’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Sun Tan City opening package
Sun Tan City’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $1,048,790 to $1,797,750, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Sun Tan City franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated beauty specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Sun Tan City’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Sun Tan 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 Sun Tan City conversion package.
What the Sun Tan City opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Sun Tan 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 Sun Tan City asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Sun Tan City’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Sun Tan 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 Sun Tan City requires, its booking and membership system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Sun Tan City location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Sun Tan 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 Sun Tan 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.
Sun Tan City figures from the FDD
Sun Tan City franchisees averaged $627,114 of sales in 2025, with a median of $587,086, according to Item 19 of Sun Tan City’s 2026 FDD, issued 31 March 2026. The 154 in that group are 99%* of Sun Tan City’s 156 locations. Fees paid to Sun Tan City come to about 10%* of sales.
Sun Tan City’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Sun Tan City location costs $1,048,790 to $1,797,750, including the $30,000 initial franchise fee.
At the Sun Tan City average of $627,114 of sales a year, the 8% royalty comes to about $4,181* a month and the 2% brand fund to about $1,045* a month.
Send us to start
- Your signed Sun Tan City franchise agreement.
- Sun Tan City’s current FDD.
- The Sun Tan 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 Sun Tan City requires.
- The booking and membership system.
- The Sun Tan 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 Sun Tan City owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Sun Tan City owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Sun Tan City owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Sun Tan City’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Sun Tan City royalty show up in the books?
The Sun Tan City royalty is 8% of sales, according to Sun Tan City’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the Sun Tan City average of $627,114 a year, it comes to about $4,181 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open a Sun Tan City franchise?
Sun Tan City’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Sun Tan City location costs $1,048,790 to $1,797,750. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Sun Tan City location opens?
Your Sun Tan 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 Sun Tan City’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Sun Tan City opening
Send the short form for the Sun Tan City opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Sun Tan City location and your opening date.
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