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Protection is about economics, not invoicing. Arden invoices clients and records the topline so the partnership can operate through one platform, maintain consistent accounting, insurance, compliance, conflict checks, and delivery coordination, and build the firm’s operating history. For the first 24 months, qualifying existing revenue and named pipeline are still paid 100% to the Established Practice partner with no Arden management fee or revenue share.

Generally, advisory, consulting, implementation, referral, and licensing income inside the practice scope agreed with Arden. Board service, employment income, passive investments, and other specifically approved outside activities can be carved out in the agreement.

Net service revenue is client cash collected minus sales taxes, reimbursable pass-through expenses, and outside subcontracted delivery labor. It appears on the partner statement between gross cash collected and the partner / Arden allocation. Assisted-work splits, Arden-originated-work splits, and the 15% referral fee all use this same denominator. For example, if a client pays $100K, with $10K of pass-through expenses and $20K of outside delivery labor, net service revenue is $70K; an 80% / 20% assisted-work split would allocate $56K to the partner and $14K to Arden before partner labor, personal taxes, and corporate SG&A.

Each partner runs a distinct practice P&L inside Arden Clark. It shows collected revenue, direct project costs, delivery labor, agreed platform charges, practice contribution margin, and amounts paid or retained. That gives the partner and Arden a clear view of what the practice produces, what it consumes, and what may support distributions, reinvestment, or future equity decisions.

You do. Arden uses the agreed data to identify overlap and strategic opportunity, not to claim your relationships. The partnership documents should define access, permitted use, retention, return or deletion, and the rule that Arden takes no action on your behalf without explicit approval.

Once a year, your business tax return or relevant schedules and supporting records go directly to Arden's independent accounting firm for a limited compliance review. Arden receives a certification and any identified exception amount, not your full return. The accounting firm is expected to follow applicable confidentiality and data-security requirements.

An inadvertent omission gets a 30-day cure period. The partner reconciles the amount Arden should have received, plus interest at the lesser of 1% per month or the maximum lawful rate, and covers reasonable incremental review costs caused by the omission. Intentional or repeated diversion is a material breach that may support suspension, recovery of actual damages and costs, or termination. The signed agreement controls; the goal is a fair make-whole remedy, not an arbitrary penalty.

Background IP stays with the partner and is licensed only as needed for agreed Arden work. New IP created with Arden resources or through shared work is documented and commercialized through a planned Arden licensing entity, with ownership, attribution, expenses, and profit participation agreed before launch.

After Arden receives client cash, the partner receives a statement showing collections, deductions, and the applicable split. The operating target is payment to the partner entity within 10 business days after month-end for cash collected that month. Project-specific reserves, disputes, and late client payments are handled under the signed agreement.

The goal is to make staying useful, not to trap anyone. The agreement should define notice, client continuity, amounts already earned, existing delivery obligations, data return or deletion, and which limited IP licenses need to survive for active client work.