Reassess the actual commitments, replacement arrangements and operating forecast.
Use the current supply plan
Identify what remains binding and what funds or resources are actually available. A proposed replacement should not be described as secured supply until the facts support that description.
Review the failed supplier agreement before committing to a replacement. Determine which deposits remain recoverable, which inventory or tooling the enterprise owns, whether original funds are still at risk, and what termination terms must be exercised. Obtain a genuine new quotation, capacity confirmation, contract, and payment trail, then revise launch dates and financial projections to match facts rather than aspirations. The unchanged E-2 tests include treaty nationality, substantial capital irrevocably committed and at risk, genuine nonmarginal operations, and the investor’s authority through ownership of at least half the enterprise or comparable operational control. A supplier change does not automatically defeat the case, but an uncommitted substitute can leave the operating plan speculative. Coordinate any material update with the chosen application procedure before representing that production is secured. E-2 itself is not a direct green-card route.
Hypothetical example: A recycled-packaging company planned by an investor around Ferland-et-Boilleau loses its first moulding supplier. She documents the cancelled order and retained deposit, compares replacement terms, signs only after confirming capacity, and updates cash flow and delivery assumptions before submitting the revised commercial record.