Use genuine agreements, orders and payments that establish the actual commercial arrangement.
Distinguish confirmed supply from a quotation
Explain product responsibilities, committed amounts and unresolved conditions. A supplier brochure does not establish a signed production agreement or show that the investor owns the supplier’s facility.
Link each supplier record to a statement in the business plan. Signed manufacturing agreements should identify the parties, products, quantities or pricing method, quality obligations, deposits, cancellation terms, and remaining conditions; purchase orders, invoices, bank records, samples, and correspondence can show performance. Mark quotations and unsigned drafts accurately instead of presenting them as binding capacity. Separately trace the lawful source and movement of the investor’s money through every account until it reaches an irrevocable, at-risk commitment. The overall case must still establish treaty nationality, substantial investment, a real nonmarginal operation, and the investor’s ability to develop and direct through half ownership or another form of operational control. Contract production does not transfer the supplier’s facility to the enterprise. Because E-2 has no direct green-card path, planning documents should not promise permanent residence from the investment alone.
Hypothetical example: A botanical-soap brand planned around Ferland-et-Boilleau uses a US contract producer. Its founder reconciles the signed batch agreement, refundable quotation, paid packaging order, ingredient specifications, and bank trail with separate business-plan entries, clearly identifying which commitments depend on visa issuance and which cannot be recovered.