Chapter 11 - Bianca had borrowed against expected commissions
Verde Social House itself was a real company.
It had clients outside my family.
Employees.
Contracts.
Rent.
Revenue.
Bianca was not pretending to run a business.
But expansion had hurt cash flow.
She opened a second showroom.
Hired too quickly.
Signed a luxury vehicle lease.
Invested heavily in a destination-event division.
Then one major client canceled.
Bianca took a business credit line.
Her lender reviewed:
Signed contracts.
Historical revenue.
Receivables.
Projected event commissions.
She included the Moretti Summer event based on prior years.
Was that fraudulent automatically?
No.
Businesses forecast expected recurring work all the time.
But this year there was no signed contract.
When I hired someone else, the lender required updated projections.
That created pressure.
The $214,000 she expected from:
Planning fees.
Vendor incentives.
Luxury-supplier commissions.
Was suddenly gone.
Her company would survive.
But she would have to:
Cut spending.
Sell assets.
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Possibly inject personal cash.
Bianca blamed an eight-year-old for that humiliation.
