We've assembled a franchise company together — entity, board, shares, brand, and the Maryland launch. Before the FDD files and the first agreement goes out, this brief walks the structure in four short parts: the document chain, the facts on paper, the decisions that are ours to make, and who does what next. Mark what matches your understanding; anything that doesn't becomes the meeting agenda. No judgment, no gotchas — the payroll exercise proved the misses are where the money is. ~12 minutes. Written by Kira.
The formation set isn't a pile — it's a chain: each document creates the authority the next one uses. Tap each link; the dates are the real story. (Dashed = still to be drafted or signed.)
This is the same structure — just twelve months from now, if we execute: FlowerHouz Maryland open and paying royalties, and two newly-acquired Virginia licenses in build-out. Royalties flow in, the brand flows out, and every partner sits at both ends. Illustrative, obviously — but this is what the paperwork is for.
Now that we're on the final stretch: Could you walk this chain if Brandon asked why each document exists?
Nine facts, straight from the paper. This isn't interpretive, it's the story the documents tell. "Not how I understand it" is a gift, not a challenge: it's exactly what we need to find before the FDD files.
Each of these is genuinely open, and each has a built-in easy out: "I don't have enough information yet" is always a valid answer — as long as you tell us what would help you decide. That line drives the next meeting's agenda.
No arbitrary deadlines. Put a date on the rows with your name; add dates to others only if you're volunteering.
Your marks, notes, decisions, and dates are being sent automatically — the meeting agenda gets built from exactly what you entered.