We want to help you succeed
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Startup Toolshed helps people every step of the way:
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Starting your first business
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Have great professional skills but you need support with business basics
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Struggling to get your business humming
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Want a community where you can collaborate with fellow founders and mentors
About Us
Our mission Is simple
We will increase the chances of your startup succeeding,
Currently only 10% of startups succeed. We think we can help fix that.
Inspiration is at our core
We want to share advice grounded in expertise gained through years of experience mentoring startups.
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And with a helping hand from a supportive community of people like you, the journey will be a little easier.
Our vision is clear
If we provide a clear process, basic business tools and a supportive community, you will gain confidence and build your business more effectively.
Our founder
Learning from his own startups, Derek went on to specialize in mentoring startup owners. He is sharing what he learned to help a wider community of founders succeed.
Inspired by my own startup journey and informed by years of startup mentoring, I am on a mission to provide practical help and facilitate peer support for startup owners. I want to help you to succeed where others may have failed before.
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Derek Williams
Founder
Our Principles
Interactions you will love
People Friendly Design
We want every community member to make the most of what we offer. We will make our resources intuitive and easy to use.
Simple
Getting a startup off the ground and operating smoothly is not easy, but that doesn't mean that we can't explain things simply. We will use simple language and clear graphics whereever we can.
Professional
Our members deserve the highest level of integrity and we work tirelessly to be professional in all that we do. Member success is at the heart of everything that we do.
Engaging
We empathize with startup owners and will make engagement with us an enjoyable experience. This applies to our website and our community forum.
