Online business courses
Lumina Creative Academy
Learn. Build. Shine.
Practical, self-paced online business courses in AI, marketing and small-business growth, written in plain language for entrepreneurs everywhere, at every stage.
- One-time price, no subscriptions
- Unlimited access
- Certificate on completion
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Silver Linings · Adults 55+
Start a business on your own terms.
Two programs built for adults 55 and over who are ready to turn decades of skill and experience into a business or a legacy. Open to learners anywhere.
Silver Linings · Core
Core Entrepreneur Program
$197one-time
Shape your idea, build your brand and plan your launch in seven guided modules, with AI literacy included. Finish with your own Entrepreneurial Blueprint.
- Seven guided modules with AI literacy included
- Eight assignments, ending with your Launch Package
- Certificate of Completion
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- Six fillable worksheets and templates, plus a Resources for New Businesses guide
- Eight assignments, each turning a worksheet into a finished piece
- Seven section knowledge checks and a final check (80% to pass)
- Learner forums to introduce yourself and ask questions
- Unlimited access and a downloadable Certificate of Completion
Best for getting your idea, brand and launch plan on paper at your own pace.
Silver Linings · Legacy Builders
Legacy Builders
$297one-time
The complete Silver Linings program: from first idea to a business, or a legacy, that lasts. Includes the full curriculum, applied projects and graduate next steps.
- Everything in Core, plus a full toolkit
- Fifteen assignments, ending with your Launch Package
- Legacy vision and succession planning
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- Twelve fillable worksheets and templates, plus the Welcome Workbook with Resources
- Fifteen assignments, including the Launch Package
- Brand Kit, Offer Builder and Systems Map tools, and a Digital Confidence worksheet
- Five section knowledge checks and a final assessment (80% to pass)
- A third learner forum, unlimited access and a Certificate of Completion
Best for building the full business, with step-by-step support and a plan for what comes after you.
What is the difference?
| Core Entrepreneur Program | Legacy Builders | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Getting your idea, brand and launch plan done with lighter, self-paced foundations | Building the full business, with step-by-step support and a plan for what comes after you |
| Price | $197 | $297 |
| Worksheets and templates | 6 fillable PDFs plus a Resources for New Businesses guide | 12 fillable PDFs plus the Welcome Workbook with Resources |
| Assignments | 8, including the Launch Package | 15, including the Launch Package |
| Extra tools | Customer, brand and marketing basics | Brand Kit, Offer Builder, Systems Map, Digital Confidence worksheet, legacy and succession planning |
| Knowledge checks | 7 section checks plus a final check (80% to pass) | 5 section checks plus a final assessment (80% to pass) |
| Access | Unlimited, one-time price | Unlimited, one-time price |
| Certificate | Yes | Yes |
Lumina Foundations · All ages
Four short online business courses. Four pillars of a stronger business.
Plain-language introductions to the four Lumina pillars, for Silver Linings graduates and any small business owner ready for the next step. Tick the courses you are considering to see what they add up to.
Best value · Foundations bundle
All four Foundations courses for $149
Get LuminaRank, LuminaGrowth, LuminaFlow and LuminaServe together and save $47.
Finished Silver Linings Core or Legacy Builders? Graduates choose one Foundations course free and can add the other three for $99 (regularly $147). Your graduation page has the details.
- Unlimited access to all four courses
- A certificate for each course you complete
- Access added within 1 business day of payment
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Things you will find inside each course
Silver Linings Core and Legacy Builders include everything below. The Foundations courses share the lessons, knowledge checks and certificate.
Do this now steps
Each lesson ends with a short, timed set of steps and a named finished output.
Fillable worksheets
Type straight into the PDFs, save them, and keep your own copy for your business.
Assignments
Upload what you made. Each assignment turns a worksheet into something finished.
Knowledge checks
Unlimited attempts with plain-language feedback. Final checks need 80% for your certificate.
Launch Package
The last assignment gathers your work into one folder with a launch date and your first three actions.
Resources for new businesses
Where to register, find funding and mentoring, pick free tools, get found and spot scams.
Learner forums
Introduce yourself and ask questions alongside other people building a business.
Certificate of Completion
Finish the required lessons and the final check to download your certificate.
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