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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…
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,…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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.