Onboarding

Step-by-step: Onboarding a New Business

Walk through the partner business onboarding wizard from lead to live merchant.

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Before you start

Confirm the prospect's business type (product, service, or both), primary contact, and that they can complete Stripe identity verification.

Convert a qualified lead from the Leads pipeline to pre-fill the wizard, or start fresh from Businesses → Onboard business.

Wizard steps

The onboarding wizard collects:

  • Organization details — name, address, type, currency, timezone
  • Owner account — name, email, optional password for new users
  • Public listing preferences and territory alignment

After creation

A PartnerBusinessActivation record tracks setup completion. Open the business detail page to see milestones: profile, payments, catalog, POS, first transaction, 30-day activity.

Schedule a handoff call with the owner once Stripe Connect and initial catalog items are in place.