Tim Daniel, Owner of First Day Pro

Tim Daniel is a small business owner, executive, advisor, and educator with more than four decades of experience helping organizations and business owners turn ideas into practical, sustainable ventures. For more than 17 years, he has served as a mentor, advising over 700 businesses, and currently serves as Interim Chapter Chair for SCORE Santa Fe & Northern New Mexico. He has also coached and taught small business owners through the Widener, Temple, and Wharton Small Business Development Centers, specializing in customer discovery, business model design, value proposition development, Lean Startup, design thinking, and the practical use of AI.

Tim has designed and led programs for business owners at every stage of growth. As Program Director for LA21’s ScaleUp Your Business, he has guided 18 cohorts serving 350 businesses since 2021, including workshop series on AI for small business and business model design. He has also developed business education initiatives for Community College of Philadelphia, the University of New Mexico’s Center for Responsible Entrepreneurship, Prosperity Now, the Pennsylvania SBDC network, and the City of Philadelphia. Known for making complex ideas accessible and actionable, Tim gives small business owners useful tools, clear next steps, and the confidence to make better business decisions.