Step-by-step coach

The stuff nobody tells you about starting a business.

Luna is your step-by-step coach for the first steps. The boring, critical ones most people skip.

  • Entity choice, EIN, and a real business bank account, in order
  • Taxes, trademarks, and compliance without the jargon wall
  • Plain-English next actions, not another course dump

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The problem

You have the idea. Nobody hands you the checklist.

Most new founders dive in and skip the unglamorous first steps: picking the right structure, getting an EIN, opening a separate business bank account, protecting their name, and staying compliant. Those gaps turn into expensive surprises later. Luna is different: a coach that walks the whole path with you, in order, in plain English.

Document mills stop at one filing

They form the entity, then leave you staring at bank forms, tax choices, and annual reports alone.

Courses drown you in theory

Forty hours of slides won’t tell you what to do this afternoon, or what it actually costs.

One-size-fits-all advice skips the sequence

A pile of tips at once is not a plan. Luna gives the next single step for where you are.

How it works

A coach, not a content dump.

Luna meets you where you are, then guides one clear action at a time, with real-world context, rough costs, and the tips founders usually learn the hard way.

Tell Luna where you are

Idea stage, already selling, or mid-paperwork. A few quick answers set your starting point.

Get the next step only

Short plain-English lesson, a “do this now” action, and what to watch out for before you move on.

Check it off, keep going

Progress sticks with you. When one step is done, Luna unlocks the next. No guessing the order.

What Luna walks you through

Your first steps, one at a time.

Each step is a short, plain-English lesson, a “do this now” action, realistic cost ranges, and the tips nobody mentions in the filing checklist.

1

Pick your structure

Sole proprietor, LLC, corporation, or nonprofit: what each means for taxes and liability.

2

Make it official

Register with your state and file the right formation documents without the maze of jargon.

3

Get your EIN

Your federal tax ID: what it is, how to get it free, and why you want one per business.

4

Open a business bank account

Why a separate account matters for liability and taxes, and exactly what to bring to open one.

5

Set up money & bookkeeping

A simple system to track income and expenses, plus what a bookkeeper or tool really costs.

6

Make tax-smart choices

Set-asides, estimated taxes, and the deductions worth tracking from day one.

7

Protect your name

Trademarks: how to search, when filing makes sense, and why it matters more than you think.

8

Stay compliant

Federal and state: annual reports, licenses, permits, and the deadlines that bite.

9

Write a simple business plan

The lightweight version that’s actually useful, not a 40-page doorstop for a drawer.

10

Fund it

Grants, loans, and how to pursue funding without drowning in buzzwords.

11

Know your operating costs

What it really costs to run (month one, and every month after), so surprises stay rare.

Why Luna

Not a document mill. Not a course. A coach.

Built for first-time founders who want clarity more than another PDF download.

Sequenced for you

Luna knows where you are in the journey and gives you the next single step, never a wall of everything at once.

Plain English

No jargon, no judgment. The kind of explanation you’d want from a friend who’s already done it.

Built by a real founder

Created by someone who set up multiple businesses from scratch (EINs, entities, trademarks, compliance and all).

I built Luna because I lived every one of these steps, and learned the hard way how much nobody explains. It shouldn’t be this confusing to start something real.
Joni, founder of Luna
Pricing

$9.99 a month. Try it free for 7 days.

One monthly plan. The interview and a preview of your plan stay free.

Luna Plus

$9.99 a month, 7-day free trial, cancel anytime.

Billed monthly. You will not be charged during the trial. After 7 days it is $9.99 a month. Manage subscription.

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Free

  • The full setup interview
  • A preview of your personal plan
  • Your interview answers saved on this device

Luna Plus

  • Every step in full, with official links and rough costs
  • Saving your checklist progress
  • Printing your plan
  • Luna Coach, a guided chat that answers from Luna's steps (not a lawyer or accountant)
  • Reminders, when those are ready

The full plan opens when Luna confirms an active or trialing Luna Plus subscription. The free preview stays available without one.

Start on the right foot.

Join the waitlist and get the free First Steps guide.

Waitlist goes to Formspree. We’ll email you the free First Steps guide.