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7 Strategies to Bootstrap Your Product Launch

Oct 16, 2020 By Christina Elroy

There is a popular belief that to successfully launch a new product or business you require substantial capital. That belief is a myth. While it’s true that a new product or business will require a small investment, more and more businesses are launching with smaller and smaller amounts of startup capital, bootstrapping their way to […]

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6 Keys To Managing Funding From People Close To You

May 15, 2020 By Marty Zwilling

In their passion to succeed, too many entrepreneurs treat friends and family investments as “low-hanging” fruit, only to find out later, after a stumble, that the pain of lost relationships is greater than the loss of their beloved startup. Other entrepreneurs never start their adventure, because they can’t face the prospect of even approaching friends […]

Filed Under: Funding a Startup, Startup Tagged With: Bootstrapping

Are You Willing to Bootstrap Your New Business Venture?

Mar 22, 2019 By Jamshed Chaudhary

You have this great idea you are convinced will make for a very profitable business. You set out to convince a few angel investors to help you get started only to be told “no” by every one of them. Now you are questioning whether or not you can even secure a round of start-up business […]

Filed Under: Funding a Startup, Startup Tagged With: Bootstrapping, Funding, Startups

8 Keys to Successfully Bootstrapping Your New Venture

Aug 3, 2018 By Marty Zwilling

If you really want to start a business your way without a boss or professional investor hovering over you, then just fund it yourself or through friends and family, and grow it organically. It’s more possible to bootstrap today than a few years ago, as the cost of entry continues to go down. According to Investopedia, […]

Filed Under: Funding a Startup Tagged With: Bootstrapping, Startup

Planning to Bootstrap Your Business? Follow These 7 Tips

Mar 30, 2018 By YEC

When starting a tech company, it can be tempting to make venture capital a priority, but finding it shouldn’t be what drives your business decisions. I knew I wanted to bootstrap my business, BuySellAds, so that I could follow my own goals. By following these next few tips, I was able to achieve success for […]

Filed Under: Funding a Startup Tagged With: Bootstrapping, Financing, Getting Started, Startup

3 Strategies for Bootstrapping from the Beginning

Mar 16, 2018 By YEC

While choosing to forego outside investment can leave your business more susceptible to the ups and downs of the market, it can also be exhilarating to be in complete control of your professional destiny. Your ascent into the upper ranks of your industry may be slower than if you were bolstered by outside funds, but […]

Filed Under: Funding a Startup Tagged With: Bootstrapping, Cash Flow, Funding, Investors

Do We All Undervalue Bootstrapping?

Feb 13, 2017 By Tim Berry

In business schools, in popular blogs, in business publications, and in general discussion of starting a business, we undervalue bootstrapping. We teach starting a business as if every new business requires sophisticated venture capital. I understand how this can be educational. It means teaching business planning, which is the ultimate business teaching tool, and investment […]

Filed Under: Funding a Startup Tagged With: Bootstrapping, Investors, Startups

Fundraising 101: 3 Typical Startup Funding Paths

Jan 12, 2017 By YEC

In my previous post, “Should Your Startup Actually Be a Small Business?” I addressed what may be the most important differentiator between a startup and a small business: growth. While I hope it was useful, especially from a theoretical standpoint, I want this one to go directly where the rubber meets the road: How does a startup […]

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Bootstrapping Your Business: A Reality Check

Oct 31, 2016 By Michael Jones

Philip Soriano has trouble fitting into dress shirts. This, along with his fashion and business experience, informs his role as co-founder of Hugh & Crye, a menswear company. For the dreamers, starting a small business might feel like stepping out into an open prairie. Endless room for growth, no bosses in sight, unexplored trails to blaze. […]

Filed Under: Funding a Startup Tagged With: Bootstrapping, Startups

10 Good Reasons Not to Seek Investors for Your Startup

Sep 13, 2016 By Tim Berry

Sure, maybe you need the money. Maybe that’s what your business plan says. But seriously: Do you really want to have investors involved in your dream startup? I’ve said it before: bootstrapping is underrated. I get frequent emails from people asking how they can get investment for their new startup, and I’ve admitted to being a […]

Filed Under: Funding a Startup Tagged With: Bootstrapping, Investors, Startup

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