Averan Young Chefs Academy Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Young Chefs Academy location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Young Chefs Academy’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Young Chefs Academy opening package
Young Chefs Academy’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $238,735 to $563,164, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Young Chefs Academy franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated childcare and education specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Young Chefs Academy’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Young Chefs Academy’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 Young Chefs Academy conversion package.
What the Young Chefs Academy opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Young Chefs Academy 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 Young Chefs Academy asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Young Chefs Academy’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Young Chefs Academy’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 Young Chefs Academy requires, its enrollment and tuition billing system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Young Chefs Academy location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Young Chefs Academy 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 Young Chefs Academy’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.
Young Chefs Academy figures from the FDD
Young Chefs Academy franchisees open all of 2025 averaged $266,024 of gross sales, with a median of $222,612, across 26 studios, according to Item 19 of Young Chefs Academy’s 2026 FDD, issued 24 April 2026. The 26 in that group are 87%* of Young Chefs Academy’s 30 franchised locations. A Young Chefs Academy franchise costs $238,735 to $563,164 to open.
The Young Chefs Academy initial franchise fee is $50,000, which is part of the Young Chefs Academy Item 7 estimate, according to Young Chefs Academy’s 2026 FDD.
5 Young Chefs Academy locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of Young Chefs Academy’s 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Young Chefs Academy had 6 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed Young Chefs Academy franchise agreement.
- Young Chefs Academy’s current FDD.
- The Young Chefs Academy 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 Young Chefs Academy requires.
- The enrollment and tuition billing system.
- The Young Chefs Academy 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 Young Chefs Academy owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Young Chefs Academy owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Young Chefs Academy owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Young Chefs Academy’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Young Chefs Academy royalty show up in the books?
The Young Chefs Academy royalty is 6% of sales, according to Young Chefs Academy’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 Young Chefs Academy franchise?
Young Chefs Academy’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Young Chefs Academy location costs $238,735 to $563,164. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Young Chefs Academy location opens?
Your Young Chefs Academy 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 Young Chefs Academy’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Young Chefs Academy opening
Send the short form for the Young Chefs Academy opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Young Chefs Academy location and your opening date.
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