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5 Ways to Raise Capital for Your New Business
When starting your new business, one of the biggest, and most common, challenges you will face is finding…
January 5, 2021
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…
November 9, 2020
Bootstrapped and Global from Day One: The Story of Linktree
Linktree was created somewhat by accident in 2016, as a side project by myself, my brother, Anthony Zaccaria,…
July 6, 2020
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…
June 19, 2020
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 —…
October 10, 2019
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…
October 7, 2019
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…
July 11, 2019
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…
July 9, 2019
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…
May 30, 2019
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,…
March 21, 2019
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…
January 23, 2019
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…
December 15, 2018
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…
August 17, 2018
Bootstrapping 201: How to Save Money on Basic Business Necessities
When it comes to starting a business, we don’t hear as much in the media about bootstrapping. After…
August 2, 2018
3 Tips For Bootstrapping Your Business Like a Boss
A couple of years ago, I shared my story of how I bootstrapped the purchase of my small…
March 26, 2018
The 5 Best Ways to Fund Your Startup This Year
While it would be cool to pitch for investment on “Shark Tank,” not everybody can, or needs to.…
January 23, 2018
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…
November 9, 2017
Unlocking the Secrets of the $100 Startup with Chris Guillebeau
Chris Guillebeau, author of The $100 Startup, which reached #1 on Amazon.com for Entrepreneurship, reveals secrets to launching a successful business for under $100.
May 25, 2017
4 Realities of Bootstrapping a Business From Nothing
I started my business back in 2010 with absolutely no money. The first month I decided to try…
March 30, 2017
Financing: 4 Business Trends to Look for in 2017
If you have plans to launch a business of any size this year, one of the most important decisions…
February 13, 2017