Operations, made ready
Make the business ready for the work.
Groundwork helps first-time founders figure out what they need to do, what they need to decide, and what they need before they launch.
A clearer way to keep things moving
01 / Plan your business
A useful next step, made for where you are.
Answer a few quick questions about your stage and biggest bottleneck. You’ll get a short, practical plan with the right Groundwork resources attached.
One sitting. No account. Nothing is saved between visits.
Question 1 of 3
Start with the stage
Where are you right now?
Your starting roadmap
A short plan you can actually use.
Want to keep it?
Send the plan to yourself. Groundwork won’t save your answers here.
Browse all resourcesStart here if you already know the question
Three good places to begin.
Templates & checklists
Business plan template
Put the shape of your business on one useful page before you build around it.
Open resourceTemplates & checklists
First-business launch checklist
A calm, practical checklist for the work between “I’m starting” and “I can take the first customer.”
Open resourceStep-by-step guides
Find your first customers
A grounded way to find the first conversations without trying to market everywhere at once.
Open resource01 / What changes
Your operation should not depend on memory.
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A single source of truth
Know what is owed, who owns it, and what happens next without digging through inboxes.
02
Approvals that move
Build a decision path that fits how your team actually works, from first request to final payment.
03
Expenses with context
Make every receipt, subscription, and reimbursement easier to understand and act on.
04
Ready to grow
Leave behind a system that new people can learn and the next stage of the business can support.
02 / Start with the mess