Commercial Counsel Re-engagement

Prepared for Phillip Schmidt Ulrich · Commercial Business Counsel · September 2026

Status Update — JMME Reinstated

J M McMillan Enterprises, Inc. lapsed into administratively inactive status with the Virginia State Corporation Commission. The Chairman has completed reinstatement as of September 2026. Counsel is asked to confirm good standing, verify the registered agent, and set the annual-report and Benefit Corporation benefit-report cadence going forward.

Corporate Structure & Counsel Lanes

J M McMillan Enterprises, Inc.Commercial — Schmidt UlrichVirginia Benefit Corporation · parent · reinstated to active status September 2026

Viable Arts Alliance (VAA)Commercial — Schmidt UlrichDBA / operating brand of JMME · the public platform

Virginia "Sounds of the Bay" PCVE, LLC (VSOTB)Commercial — Schmidt UlrichCeremonial + competitive performing company · Virginia pilot for national PCVE replication

VAHASCommercial — Schmidt UlrichHonor & award services · municipal department contracts · City of VB vendor #308267

NMEL · CAENCommercial — Schmidt UlrichCompetitive league and 12-node media network · commercial

NACPANonprofit — McGuireWoods501(c)(3) governing body · Form 8940 conversion from (c)(4) in progress

Sound Achievement Foundation (SAF)Nonprofit — McGuireWoods501(c)(3) · Future Legends · Triad of Student Agency

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Open Commercial Matters

JMME reinstatement — confirm good standing & annual-report cadence · JMME · high
JMME was administratively inactive and has just been reinstated. Confirm SCC good standing, registered agent, and Benefit Corporation annual benefit report obligations.
Benefit Corporation status & "Viable Arts Alliance" DBA disclosure · VAA · high
Institutional documentation discloses JMME Benefit Corp + VAA DBA structure. Confirm the fictitious-name filing and public-benefit purpose language.
VSOTB, LLC formation & operating agreement · VSOTB · high
Virginia pilot PCVE. Operating agreement should be drafted as the replicable template for autonomous state PCVEs under shared doctrine.
VSOTB exclusive-deployment contract template · VSOTB · high
Ceremonial deployment contract for municipal / corporate compartments — formation type, PCP credentialing, GNN scoring linkage.
VAHAS municipal service agreements (department-by-department) · VAHAS · high
City of Virginia Beach and VBCPS purchasing tracks. $200/employee/yr quotes. Review MOU and per-department agreement form.
Performer agreements — PCP credentialing & military outside-employment · VSOTB · medium
Independent contractor vs. employment classification for PCP performers; command-approval language for active-duty musicians; 18+ requirement.
IP licensing — Triad of Student Agency & WOODSHED+ license agreements · VAA · medium
Institutional, district and individual-director licenses; Triad data licensing; VSOTB orientation curriculum protected as trade secret.
Payments & platform terms (Stripe / checkout / subscriptions) · VAA · medium
Terms of service, refund policy, artist revenue split disclosures (Exclusive 0% / Non-Exclusive 25% + tolls).
SBA 7(a) veteran-owned lending — ownership & control documents · JMME · medium
Ownership/control package prepared; lender selection ongoing. Counsel review before submission.
Inter-entity agreements: JMME ↔ NACPA / SAF · JMME · high
Services, licensing and cost-sharing between the commercial parent and the two nonprofits. Coordinate with McGuireWoods on the nonprofit side.

Requested Engagement

A thirty-minute walkthrough of this brief, followed by a scoped engagement letter covering the matters above in priority order: reinstatement compliance, VSOTB formation and deployment contract, VAHAS municipal agreements, and the inter-entity agreements (coordinated with McGuireWoods).

Contact: Jermal McMillan, Chairman · viablearts@viableartsllc.com · 757-969-9554