Averan The Back Nine Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new location of The Back Nine ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows The Back Nine’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Back Nine opening package
The Back Nine’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $307,050 to $688,500, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps The Back Nine franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated indoor recreation specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for The Back Nine’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against The Back Nine’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 Back Nine conversion package.
What The Back Nine opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your location of The Back Nine 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 The Back Nine asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in The Back Nine’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn The Back Nine’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 The Back Nine requires, its booking and party reservation system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your location of The Back Nine opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
The Back Nine royalty, brand fund and report due dates for your location 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 The Back Nine’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.
The Back Nine figures from the FDD
The Back Nine franchisees averaged $237,240 of sales in 2025, according to Item 19 of The Back Nine’s 2026 FDD, issued 6 March 2026. The 45 in that group are 38%* of The Back Nine’s 120 franchised locations. Fees paid to The Back Nine come to about 12.03%* of sales. The Back Nine franchise costs $307,050 to $688,500 to open.
The Back Nine initial franchise fee is $50,000, which is part of The Back Nine Item 7 estimate, according to The Back Nine’s 2026 FDD.
At The Back Nine average of $237,240 of sales a year, the 8% royalty comes to about $1,582* a month and the 1% brand fund to about $198* a month.
95 The Back Nine locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of The Back Nine’s 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, The Back Nine had 305 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed franchise agreement with The Back Nine.
- The Back Nine’s current FDD.
- The Back Nine 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 The Back Nine requires.
- The booking and party reservation system.
- The Back Nine 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 The Back Nine owners
Does Averan Advisors work with The Back Nine owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for The Back Nine owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of The Back Nine’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does The Back Nine royalty show up in the books?
The Back Nine royalty is 8% of sales, according to The Back Nine’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At The Back Nine average of $237,240 a year, it comes to about $1,582 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open a location of The Back Nine?
The Back Nine’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one location of The Back Nine costs $307,050 to $688,500. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my location of The Back Nine opens?
The books for your location of The Back Nine 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 The Back Nine’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about opening your location of The Back Nine
Send the short form for The Back Nine opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your location of The Back Nine and your opening date.
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