Small Business Founder
You are starting or running a small company and need the whole picture. The path covers how to structure it, what to sell, how to sell it and how to talk to investors and partners.
- 4 exams
- 83 courses
- Level 1 · 40 questions · 45 min
Inside the app
The real screens of the first step on your path: the course map, a lesson and its quiz.
Operating Companies
Risk Compartmentalization
Multiple LLC model
Divisions vs subsidiaries
Decentralized operational structures
Joint ventures (JVs) & strategic alliances
The business world is competitive, and professionals are expensive. Most beginners launch fast and think later.  Structure is usually ignored because it sounds complicated and not very exciting. The product feels more important, until structure suddenly becomes very important. 
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Basic Structures
Sole Proprietorship, LLC & LP
Corporations
Onshore, Midshore, Offshore
Jurisdictions
Operating Companies
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Small Business FounderWhat the work looks like
- Choose between a sole proprietorship, an LLC and a corporation
- Package your service into three offers with clear prices
- Negotiate with an investor without giving away the company
Your path
Each step is a direction of courses in the Astra app and ends in a level-1 exam: 40 questions, 45 minutes. Take the exams in any order.
Step 120 coursesStructures
Structures: the legal shape of a business and why it matters.
Start with
- Basic Structures
- Sole Proprietorship, LLC & LP
- Operating Companies
Step 213 coursesOffers & pricing
Offers and pricing: what to sell and at what price.
- Step 314 courses
Sales psychology
Sales: finding and closing your first customers.
Step 436 coursesNegotiation
Negotiation: founders, investors, clients and partners.
Start with
- Founder, Investor & Deal
- Clients, Vendors & Partnerships
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ASTRA PROFESSION PATH
SMALL BUSINESS BUILDING
LEVEL 1 · FOUNDATION
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- Valid for 1 year, renewed with a short test
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The exams on this path.
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$79
Structures · Offers & pricing · Sales psychology
Then Negotiation separately, $39 each.
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Where people do this work, and where you can start practising inside Astra today.
- Your own company
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- Freelance work, run like a company
What the certificate is, and what it isn't
The path explains structures and taxes in general terms. It is not legal or tax advice for your country.
The certificate confirms that you passed Astra's exams. It is not a government document, a licence or a right to practise.
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Do I have to pass them in order?
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