Averan Top Rail Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Top Rail location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Top Rail’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Top Rail opening package
Top Rail’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $177,444 to $333,944, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Top Rail franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated home services specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Top Rail’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Top Rail’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 Top Rail conversion package.
What the Top Rail opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Top Rail 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 Top Rail asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Top Rail’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Top Rail’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 Top Rail requires, its job scheduling and invoicing system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Top Rail location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Top Rail 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 Top Rail’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.
Top Rail figures from the FDD
Top Rail’s 13 second-year franchise locations, operating 28 territories, averaged $1,319,327 of accepted contracts in 2025, with a median of $1,127,845, and its 21 first-year locations, operating 70 territories, averaged $1,029,064, according to Item 19 of Top Rail’s 2026 FDD, issued 30 April 2026. Fees paid to Top Rail come to about 9.79%* of the second-year average. A Top Rail franchise costs $177,444 to $333,944 to open.
The Top Rail initial franchise fee is $59,900, which is part of the Top Rail Item 7 estimate, according to Top Rail’s 2026 FDD.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Top Rail had 11 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed Top Rail franchise agreement.
- Top Rail’s current FDD.
- The Top Rail 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 Top Rail requires.
- The job scheduling and invoicing system.
- The Top Rail 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 Top Rail owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Top Rail owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Top Rail owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Top Rail’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Top Rail royalty show up in the books?
The Top Rail royalty is 6% of sales, according to Top Rail’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 Top Rail franchise?
Top Rail’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Top Rail location costs $177,444 to $333,944. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Top Rail location opens?
Your Top Rail 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 Top Rail’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Top Rail opening
Send the short form for the Top Rail opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Top Rail location and your opening date.
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