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Your LLC Was Approved. What Should Happen in the First 90 Days?
Use a deliberate sequence for EIN, records, address, banking, bookkeeping, D&B, merchant setup, and compliance.
Days 1 to 15: organize the legal and federal identity file
Download and securely store the approved formation document. Complete or confirm the operating agreement, ownership records, signing authority, registered-agent details, and EIN process. Record the exact legal company information in one master file.
Do not begin several provider applications with incomplete or inconsistent information. The first objective is a stable company identity.
Days 15 to 30: establish the operating identity
Set up the domain, business email, website, phone, and address plan. The website should explain the business clearly and provide contact, legal, privacy, and refund information appropriate to the activity.
If the company needs commercial address evidence, confirm the OfficeProof location and lease before updating important records. If it only needs mail handling, select the appropriate mailing route without presenting it as an operating office.
Days 30 to 60: prepare banking and payments
Build the application file before selecting a provider. Gather formation records, EIN evidence, owner identification, ownership documents, website information, address evidence, source-of-funds explanation, expected transactions, and customer details.
Open bookkeeping records at the same time. Every owner contribution, vendor payment, customer receipt, and reimbursement should be recorded from the beginning.
Days 45 to 75: begin D&B and commercial profile work
Check whether the business already has a D-U-N-S Number before requesting one. Submit the exact legal name, address, phone, ownership, industry, and employee information. After the profile is established, review it for accuracy.
Do not rush into vendor accounts before the company identity and cash-flow processes are ready. Business credit is built through real commercial activity and reliable payment behavior.
Days 60 to 90: confirm compliance and recurring operations
Create an annual calendar for state reports, registered-agent renewal, office or mailbox renewal, carrier renewal, tax filings, accounting close, licenses, insurance, and contract reviews. Confirm which obligations are handled internally and which require a qualified professional.
At the end of ninety days, the company should have an organized record set, controlled access to accounts, a working payment and bookkeeping process, and a clear list of remaining risks.