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Free weekly course on US business compliance. Formation, EIN, RA, taxes, BOI, foreign qual, all bite-sized.

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File.Business · Content · Founder Academy
Free
Forever
Weekly
5-min lessons
All
Topics
Optional
Community
In a nutshell

The quick answer.

What is it?

A free weekly email course on US business compliance for founders.

Who needs it?

First-time founders, repeat founders, ops leads, anyone new to a US entity.

Why does it matter?

Compliance is learned, not Googled. Founder Academy teaches it in bite-sized weekly lessons.

When to act?

Subscribe today, start with Week 1.

What you get

Real outcomes.

Not features — outcomes. Time saved, money saved, deadlines hit, anxiety reduced.

F

Free

No upsell, no paywall.

W

Weekly

One lesson per week, 5 minutes.

B

Bite-sized

5-minute lessons.

A

All topics

Formation through wind-down.

S

State-aware

State-specific where relevant.

C

Community

Optional community of founders.

How it works

A clean handoff, in 4 steps.

1
Step 01

Subscribe.

Email signup.

2
Step 02

Read.

One lesson per week.

3
Step 03

Ask.

Reply to any lesson with questions.

4
Step 04

Build.

Apply each lesson to your business.

Why File.Business

The reasons 220,000+ chose us.

BosAI on every page. SOC 2 audited. All 51 jurisdictions. Real specialists, not bots. Compliance Subscription that pays for itself in the first missed deadline you avoid.

Free

No upsell.

Weekly

Bite-sized 5-min lessons.

All topics

Formation through wind-down.

State-aware

State-specific.

Community

Optional founder community.

No salesy

Real curriculum, not lead magnets.

By the numbers

Content · Founder Academy, measured.

Free
Forever
Weekly
5-min lessons
All
Topics
Optional
Community
Customer voice

"I subscribed before forming. By the time I had my EIN, I already knew what BOI was and why most entities are exempt."

T
Talia K.
Founder, Kestler Skincare
FAQ

Common questions.

Cost?

Free.

Frequency?

Weekly.

Lesson length?

5 minutes.

Topics?

Formation, EIN, RA, AR, taxes, BOI, FQ, wind-down.

State-specific?

Yes, where relevant.

Community?

Optional, free.

Upsell?

None in curriculum.

Unsubscribe?

One click.

Archive?

Yes, all past lessons available.

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