About StartABusiness.Center
Hi there, my name is Tim Donahue. I’ve been involved in the startup world building, running, advising and selling businesses for about 25 years.
I created StartABusiness.Center for one reason:
To help entrepreneurs learn out how to start a business with minimal risk – while educating about the path to owning a successful business.
In short, I want to help you fast track your journey.
I’ve been mentoring hundreds of entrepreneurs through the excellent SCORE organization for years. Before that, I’d been helping friends and friends of friends at informal coffee shop meetings after they asked me for business guidance and help since word got around that I had a fair amount of experience.
In short, I’ve “worn all the hats” as they say.
- Founder BigStockPhoto.com (acquired by Shutterstock)
- Started 10+ businesses over 25 years
- Sold 5 businesses within 10 years
- Online and bricks & mortar business owner
- Mentored 1,000+ new business owners
- Obsessed with streamlining the path to business success
- Teaching new founders for over 20 years
- Generated millions in revenue
- Certified SCORE.org Mentor
- Content creator, publisher, web developer
- My websites generated over 100 million page views
I’ve learned that most entrepreneurs are not well-educated about many of the most critical decisions that need to be made when considering or starting a business.
My goal is to demystify the process and break down the pieces and parts of starting a business into easy to understand chunks, which once understood, will guide you as you explore your startup or startup idea.
Who can benefit from StartABusiness.Center?
Anyone who is considering whether to start a business, or who has already started one, but is trying to figure it all out.
Most particularly, founders who haven’t already built a business or two will find this site helpful. If already have experience building a business or two, I think you can start learn a lot and perhaps locate some weak spots in your process.
How to use StartABusiness.Center
If you’re trying to start a business, begin with our Business Evaluation Quiz. It’s free, takes a few minutes and will help you figure out how strong your business idea is – and most importantly, where the strengths and weaknesses are so you can focus on them.
Where to start?
The two best places to start are first: Learn the actual steps to starting a business, and second: take the Business Evaluation Quiz if you have an idea already.
How can we help you?
If you have questions about this site or how to start a business. I’m interested in hearing what you think about the site here and if it’s helpful.
I help people with their business questions and goals. I've helped hundreds and I can give you the guidance and mentoring you need to figure out every step. Why learn the hard lessons yourself, when you can consult with an expert who can save you valuable time and money?