# SnS Network Solutions — Holding Company Scaffold / TODO

**Entity:** SnS Network Solutions Holdings LLC · **Role:** Parent holding company
**Accent:** Parent Cyan `#10C8D8` — see [`branding.html`](./branding.html)
**Formal brief:** [`../../divisions/sns-network-solutions.md`](../../divisions/sns-network-solutions.md)
**Formation plan:** [`../../divisions/legal-structure.md`](../../divisions/legal-structure.md)

## What the holding company is (and isn't)
- **Is:** the owner. It holds the SNS brand/IP and is the **sole member** of each
  operating subsidiary LLC. This is what makes each division a subsidiary.
- **Isn't:** an operating business. It does **no client work**, has **no employees
  doing billable work**, and carries **no operating liability**. Keeping it that
  way (no commingling, no client contracts) is what keeps the liability shield intact.
- **Owns:** `01-infrastructure` (SNS Infrastructure LLC, active) and — as each
  launches — `02-secure` … `07-software`.

## TODO → Form the Holding Company (do FIRST — see legal-structure.md Steps 1–3, 6)
- [ ] Confirm name availability on INBiz: **SnS Network Solutions Holdings LLC**
- [ ] File Articles of Organization on INBiz (~$95)
- [ ] Get the parent's EIN (IRS online, free)
- [ ] Parent operating agreement — you as the member/owner of Holdings
- [ ] Open the parent's business bank account (separate from every subsidiary)
- [ ] Decide registered agent (yourself at South Bend address = free)
- [ ] (Optional) Assumed business name if trading publicly as "SnS Network Solutions"

## TODO → Own the Subsidiaries
- [ ] For each subsidiary: record **Holdings LLC as sole member** in its operating agreement
- [ ] Keep parent and subsidiary funds strictly separate (no commingling)
- [ ] Hold the brand, domain, and core IP at the parent level

## Ongoing (per legal-structure.md)
- [ ] Business Entity Report every 2 years (~$32 online)
- [ ] Separate bookkeeping + tax prep for the parent (CPA)

## Brand Custodian Role
The parent owns the master brand every subsidiary inherits — navy base + Cyan accent,
the shared type system, and the endorsed sub-brand logo lockup. Master brand sheet:
[`branding.html`](./branding.html); full foundation: [`../../ai-core/knowledge/sns.md`](../../ai-core/knowledge/sns.md).