Averan TruBlue Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new TruBlue location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows TruBlue’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The TruBlue opening package
TruBlue’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $73,050 to $99,400, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps TruBlue franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated home services specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for TruBlue’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against TruBlue’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 TruBlue conversion package.
What the TruBlue opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your TruBlue 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 TruBlue asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in TruBlue’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn TruBlue’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 TruBlue requires, its job scheduling and invoicing system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your TruBlue location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your TruBlue 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 TruBlue’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.
TruBlue figures from the FDD
TruBlue franchisees averaged $438,095 of sales in 2025, with a median of $347,879, according to Item 19 of TruBlue’s 2026 FDD, issued 13 April 2026. The 42 in that group are 31%* of TruBlue’s 135 locations. Fees paid to TruBlue come to about 8.53%* of sales. A TruBlue franchise costs $73,050 to $99,400 to open.
The TruBlue initial franchise fee is $54,900, which is part of the TruBlue Item 7 estimate, according to TruBlue’s 2026 FDD.
At the TruBlue average of $438,095 of sales a year, the 6% royalty comes to about $2,190* a month and the 2% brand fund to about $730* a month.
41 TruBlue locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of TruBlue’s 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, TruBlue had 5 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed TruBlue franchise agreement.
- TruBlue’s current FDD.
- The TruBlue 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 TruBlue requires.
- The job scheduling and invoicing system.
- The TruBlue 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 TruBlue owners
Does Averan Advisors work with TruBlue owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for TruBlue owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of TruBlue’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the TruBlue royalty show up in the books?
The TruBlue royalty is 6% of sales, according to TruBlue’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the TruBlue average of $438,095 a year, it comes to about $2,190 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open a TruBlue franchise?
TruBlue’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one TruBlue location costs $73,050 to $99,400. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my TruBlue location opens?
Your TruBlue 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 TruBlue’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your TruBlue opening
Send the short form for the TruBlue opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your TruBlue location and your opening date.
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