The Mafia Boss — New Player Guide: First Steps

1. Go to the Hire section and scout for some operatives and defensive units. One thing I always do is recruit Hitmen and Hustlers from the Caffe Napoli.
2. Go to Black Market and buy some drugs, alcohol to make your guys happy. Also get weapons for your defensive units, I think usually the best ones to get are AK-47s. Keep in mind that defensive units without weapons won't do a thing. Also keep an eye on your guys happiness. It's easy to keep them happy but if you don't they will start leaving you.
3. Start by making some money by collecting money from your casinos, brothels, loan sharks, gambling dens. Look around if you can't find them.
4. When you get enough turns, go get some more operatives and defensive units and repeat from step 1
5. When you feel strong and rich enough. You can attack other mafiosos in your range by going to the Attack section. Be careful, nobody will let you attack them without revenge. This is the real Mafia World "an eye for an eye, an arm, and a leg".
6. Don't forget to protect part of your money in the bank or you can lose it if somebody mugs you.
7. Join a family since you won't be able to survive by yourself. Otherwise start your own.