They may illustrate the shop but do not alone establish inventory, sales, contractual rights or committed investment.
Support the visible page with transaction evidence
Provide relevant supplier, payment and fulfillment records. Do not present demonstration orders or an unpublished catalogue as genuine completed sales.
Receipts and bank records for sums actually spent: deposits paid, equipment invoices and payments, the signed lease with rent transferred, payroll for retained staff, and business account statements showing the funds arriving and being used. Property title and valuation for any asset pledged, the loan agreement and drawdown records, bank statements for every account the money passed through, the purchase agreement and escrow terms, and receipts for equipment and inventory purchased. Several years of financial statements and tax filings, payroll records showing real employees, the equipment list with titles and valuations, the customer contracts, the lease, and any licences the business holds. Historic financial statements, tax returns and payroll from the business, supported by utility and service records, together with a hiring plan whose revenue assumptions follow from the equipment being bought. Bring ownership records, funding history, the purchase or formation agreement, and the provisions governing any loan or escrow arrangement, along with operational evidence explaining what the enterprise will actually do. Professional costs include a U.S. immigration attorney, a business lawyer to draft the purchase agreement and lease assignment, and an accountant to value the inventory and document the source of funds.