Good idea - a TD send-off party!!!
Sorry to hear about the problems, RC both with the business and the visa. Don't give up the fight with the embassy, though - just keep on providing documentation to counter their concerns. Take it a level higher if you think that will help.
I am going through the paper mill with my own embassy right now, for my wife to obtain a tourist visa for this summer. She has been there before, but the amount of papers they require each is ridiculous. Sometimes I think we'd be better off if she applied for asylum - then she'd get accommodation and pocket money for a few years. Go figure.....