Averan Waxing the City Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Waxing the City location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Waxing the City’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Waxing the City opening package
Waxing the City’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $339,945 to $646,195, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Waxing the City franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated beauty specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Waxing the City’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Waxing the 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 Waxing the City conversion package.
What the Waxing the City opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Waxing the 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 Waxing the City asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Waxing the City’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Waxing the 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 Waxing the City requires, its booking and membership system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Waxing the City location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Waxing the 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 Waxing the 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.
Waxing the City figures from the FDD
Waxing the City franchisees averaged $478,025 of sales in 2025, with a median of $457,222, according to Item 19 of Waxing the City’s 2026 FDD, issued 31 March 2026. The 138 in that group are 83%* of Waxing the City’s 167 locations. Fees paid to Waxing the City come to about 8%* of sales.
Waxing the City’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Waxing the City location costs $339,945 to $646,195, including the $42,500 initial franchise fee.
At the Waxing the City average of $478,025 of sales a year, the 6% royalty comes to about $2,390* a month and the 2% brand fund to about $797* a month.
31 Waxing the City locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of Waxing the City’s 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Waxing the City had 33 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed Waxing the City franchise agreement.
- Waxing the City’s current FDD.
- The Waxing the 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 Waxing the City requires.
- The booking and membership system.
- The Waxing the 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 Waxing the City owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Waxing the City owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Waxing the City owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Waxing the City’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Waxing the City royalty show up in the books?
The Waxing the City royalty is 6% of sales, according to Waxing the City’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the Waxing the City average of $478,025 a year, it comes to about $2,390 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open a Waxing the City franchise?
Waxing the City’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Waxing the City location costs $339,945 to $646,195. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Waxing the City location opens?
Your Waxing the 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 Waxing the City’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Waxing the City opening
Send the short form for the Waxing the City opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Waxing the City location and your opening date.
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