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The program
One working session a week, then we sit down together and build the real thing. Here's the whole arc.
Week by week
Your business becomes real on paper: entity, EIN, licenses.
Prices you can say out loud, grounded in what the work actually costs.
A website, a Google listing, social profiles. Wherever customers look for you, you show up.
A simple way for customers to book you and pay you.
A pipeline plan, and outreach that starts while we're still building.
Open for business, with simple money habits that keep it healthy.
Extend up to 4 more weeks at no cost. Some founders finish in 6 weeks; nobody gets dropped at week 6.
The details
One working session each week, plus hands-on build time with us.
Free. Funded by grants and local sponsors.
In person in the east metro, hybrid anywhere in Minnesota.
90 days of follow-up support once you graduate.
Questions
No. An idea is enough. Plenty of founders arrive with nothing on paper.
No. Sessions are in English for now, but we keep the language plain, and you're welcome to bring someone who helps you feel comfortable.
Yes. Lumisa is open to everyone. When cohort spots are limited, priority goes to founders without access to capital and networks.
Nothing. The program is free, and so is applying.
There isn't one. Lumisa is a nonprofit funded by grants and local sponsors, so founders never pay.
Applying takes 3 minutes. We reply within a week.