Business Owner Training For New Founders:
What You Need To Know

If you’re starting a new business, you’re probably thinking “What are the exact steps? What’s the best  order? When should I work on my website, LLC, pricing, marketing, “am I doing this right?” and everything else.

This Business Owner Training Overview Series of videos, from Tim Donahue of StartABusiness.Center gives you a clear, realistic startup roadmap so you can avoid big mistakes, stop guessing and start moving forward.

These are for you if you’re:

• Starting your first business (or your first serious attempt)

• Overwhelmed and unsure what to do first

• Trying to avoid wasting months (or years) building the wrong thing

• Working a day job and need a practical, steady path to launch

Each video is short and focused. Watch them in order. You’ll understand the phases, the steps, how to reduce risk, and how to keep moving when motivation fades.

	1) Start With Less Risk Learn the “validate before you build” approach so you don’t waste months creating something nobody wants. You’ll see how planning, customer validation, and a simple money check reduce the odds of failure.
	2) Top New Founder Questions Get clear, no-nonsense answers to the questions that stall founders out—money, profit timing, customers, legal setup, websites, mistakes to avoid, and whether you need a partner.
	3) Smart Founder Roadmap Learn the difference between “build and pray” and the smart founder sequence. Includes the four Market Fit Checkpoints that prevent expensive dead ends.
	4) The Exact Steps Walk through the step-by-step path from idea to launch to growth. You’ll know what happens first, what happens later, and what to ignore for now.
	5) Daily Momentum Routine Use a simple weekly rhythm to keep moving even when motivation drops. The goal: consistent progress that gets you to launch day.
	6) What To Do When Stuck Practical ways to reset your brain, regain clarity, and re-connect with customers and your offer when you feel stalled or overwhelmed.
	7) What To Expect Set realistic expectations for the learning curve, uncertainty, and iteration. Learn how to protect your time and money and build the resilience required to win.

About Business Mentor Tim Donahue:
Tim has spent more than 25 years building, running, and selling real businesses—including founding BigStockPhoto.com, later acquired by Shutterstock. He’s started over 10 companies, sold five, generated millions in revenue, and mentored more than 1,000 new founders through SCORE and hands-on coaching. Having “worn every hat,” Tim teaches from direct experience, not theory, and focuses on helping first-time entrepreneurs avoid costly mistakes. Tim’s approach is practical, real-world, risk-aware, and grounded in what actually works in the real world.