12 Keys to Choosing and Building Your Best Side Hustle
This has not been a great year for sneaker resellers, with 2024 dealing the sneaker resale market its…
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Bootstrapped and Global from Day One: The Story of Linktree
The link-in-bio startup Linktree reported in May 2024 that it had surpassed 50 million users. Of those 50…
This Entrepreneur Shares How She Bootstrapped Her Startup (and How You Can, Too)
There are several different ways a startup founder might fund his or her business, including series funding, crowdfunding,…
How to Bootstrap Your Side Hustle into a 6-Figure Business
How do you successfully bootstrap a side hustle into a six-figure business? Building a wildly profitable business is…
6 Successful Dealmakers Provide Top Tips on Raising Capital
Bootstrapping will only take your startup so far. Many businesses underestimate how much money they really need to…
14 Funding Tips From Entrepreneurs Who’ve Been There
As an entrepreneur, what is your best tip to secure funding for a startup? To help you with…
3 Resources Bootstrappers Need to Overcome Common Challenges
There are many ways to grow a successful business, and bootstrapping, while not necessarily en vogue, is what…
Secrets of Bootstrapping From an Entrepreneur Who Leveraged his 401(k)
If you’ve never bootstrapped a business, you’re going to need to be prepared for the unexpected. I learned…
The 7 Business Lessons We’ve Learned in 7 Years
Fewer than 50 percent of businesses make it to their fifth year. That means that half of all…
7 Creative Financing Options for New Businesses and Startups
It takes money to make money. But financing isn’t always easy — especially if you’re the proud founder…
4 Alternative Funding Options for Your New Business
It’s hard to secure funding from venture capitalists. There’s a good reason for that: it should be hard. Raising venture…
5 Reasons Why Bootstrapping Your Business Helps Improve Customer Service
Brands have always waged war over customers’ attention, trust and loyalty. They’ve competed on just about everything —…
7 Alternatives to VC Funding That Women Entrepreneurs Need to Know About
News, television and other media have pushed venture capital from specialized financing vehicle to the mainstream. It would…
5 Leading Entrepreneurs Share Their Best Advice for Bootstrapping a Business
About 42 percent of startups fail because there’s no market need for their product, and almost 30 percent don’t make…
Show Me the Funding! Creativity Can Help Get the Money and Resources You Need
The following is excerpted from “Target Funding: A Proven System to Get the Money and Resources You Need to…
How This Law Firm Bootstrapped its Way to Success
John Pascoe is the founder of the Pascoe Law Firm, a dual-practice law firm in the Houston area…
The Art of Bootstrapping: How to Start a Business with Little to No Money
Bootstrapping is a term that has long been applied to entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial process. According to Dictionary.com,…
6 Funding Ideas for a First-Time Startup Founder
Finding cash for your new business venture may seem like a daunting task. With some high-profile startups boasting…
How This Mom’s Ever-Growing Laundry Pile Inspired a Business
Any parent of young children can relate to the constant struggle of staying on top of laundry. Angelyn…
Why Transparency Should Be a Key Pillar of Your Business Strategy
As entrepreneurs, we all love a good challenge. If we didn’t, we wouldn’t bother trying to start a business…