Aspiring cartoonist Michelle Prestileo has discovered bootstrapping need not be limited to entrepreneurial startups on line or in the real world. A decade ago, the Pennsylvania based artist might...
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His name is Cristian Dorobantescue, and though he may think of himself as just an ordinary entrepreneur, his efforts to build and sustain not one but two businesses in the former Eastern Block make...
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Shelli Styles did not start out as a bootstrapper seeking to make a pile of money for herself. Instead, the founding of Strappity-do-da, a company that markets specialized beaded bra straps from...
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In a recent e-mail, Denise Aday confirms she has launched a new blog, a sign, it seems, that her virtual assistant business continues to move in new directions. But way back in 2006, Denise was just...
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No matter what the job, Andrew S. Field and his team at PrintingforLess are ready to help. Field bootstrapped the current on line service which boasts the ability to print from almost any printing...
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Cara O'Callaghan, a Santa Barbara, CA, bootstrapper, didn't take the usual path to success in the fashion industry. O'Callaghan decided to launch her company, Preggers 'n Proud, to...
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Fellow blogger and marketing guru Tom Pick of WebMarketCentral sent an e-mail recently requesting suggestions for a "Best of 2007" series. The correspondence started me thinking about the...
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We've got a new Technorati Profile and I'm hoping everyone will come check it out. The Technorati profile is a great example of bootstrap marketing. As more or less the Google of the...
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Cara O'Callaghan, Santa Barbara, CA, created her own line of maternity T's using $4,000 and a bare bones e-commerce site Montana entrepreneur Andrew S. Field turned revenue from a successful...
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So, how about you? Do you have a bootstrap business that we can profile here at BootStrapMe.com. If so, don't keep it a secret. Let us tell the world. Drop us an e-mail and we'll tell your...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST Despite the initial risks of his endeavor, Dennis bootstrapped all the way in other parts of his business spending just $110 to host his site and $30 for a website design...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST Today, 1 Greek Store is flourishing. On Pro Money Blog, his own little corner of cyberspace, the now graduated Dennis claims: In addition to our original goal, my company...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST The three partners in 1 Greek Store traded not only borrowed money but also plenty of time and sweat equity to make their venture a success. When they began during the...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST In identifying a niche, the partners of 1 Greek Store zeroed in on a market that most might have ignored or simply not been aware of but one with which they were...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST In the case of 1 Greek Store those factors included: 1. Money saved from a recent internship that made it possible to pay the debt down easily if something went wrong 2....
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST But Dennis insists ultimately that the decision to internalize production was a business one having to do with quality and fulfillment control. "We actually wanted...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST While Atlanta consultant Scott Bukett encourages offshoring---outsourcing of some aspects of you business overseas---as one possible strategy when bootstrapping a...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST But what may have been most unusual about the path taken by Dennis and his partners in starting One Greek Store, a business marketing custom apparel for the minority...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST For example, in a 1998 article the magazine maintained funding with plastic was fine so long as the entrepreneur is careful to: • Keep business and personal cards...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST However, Braendgaard cautions: Having an extra $1000 more burn rate monthly as you might get if you hit the cards, makes it so much more difficult to hit break even. This...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST Nothing so unusual there. Many entrepreneurs have used credit in part or completely to start a fledgling enterprise. In fact, as I believe I have mentioned before on this...
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It started with a piece of plastic and a dream. When fellow college students Tony Tran, Nick Leung and Dennis Ngin decided to get into the custom fraternity apparel business they didn't exactly...
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Since starting this blog in June of this year, we've had a chance to profile a wide variety of bootstrap entrepreneurs who have used imagination and inventiveness to make their dreams come true....
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