No. Evidence preparation expenses and qualifying capital require separate treatment.
Keep the financial categories understandable
Identify invested or committed funds, operational resources, document costs, official fees and advice separately. A retrieval bill helps explain preparation expenditure without necessarily counting toward substantial at-risk business capital.
Funds and assets actually placed into the enterprise count: the purchase price paid, equipment and vessels acquired, leasehold commitments, inventory and working capital genuinely deployed. Add the items that vary by location and by buyer: the actual lease terms, local construction costs, any equipment the franchisor does not supply, professional fees, and working capital sized for a realistic opening period rather than an optimistic one. The investor must demonstrate treaty nationality and an auditable funding path, with capital placed irrevocably at commercial risk, plus a real non-marginal operation directed through half ownership or equivalent operational control. The real budget covers valuation, accounting due diligence, American and Canadian legal drafting, a properly researched business plan, working capital for the first operating period, and the cost of restructuring terms that do not fit. Ask your advisor for an itemized scope covering eligibility review, document assembly, dependent assistance, and later evidence requests, plus what happens financially if the deposit liability changes the deal before closing.