No, bootstrapping is not limited to the IT, high tech or industrial sectors. In fact, a man named Mike McGroarty of Perry, OH, claims it's possible to make up to $3,421 in a day selling small...
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To commemorate the Fourth of July, here are 11 examples of entrepreneurs who achieved financial independence through bootstrapping as reported in this 1995 article in Inc.com. • In 1985, college...
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I want to thank Jeff Cornwall for another great link about the role "cheapness" (let's call it leanness) can play in a company's success. Jeff calls it an example of how...
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Dick Costolo, co-founder and CEO of feed management provider FeedBurner, says given the choice between writing a business plan and putting your ideas on a blog, he'd pick the blog every time. The...
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You can share your favorite posts from bootstrapme.com and other blogs on the Creative Weblogging network via reddit.com. Access the site where users can post and share links to the hottest content...
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A recent post by Burke Jones is a good reminder of the importance of online affiliate programs to an e-commerce business, not as a sole source of income but as a component of the overall revenue...
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I meant to post this link a while ago then found it again the other day when going through my "favorites". Excerpted from the Small Business Encyclopedia, here are six possible sources of...
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Bootstrap entrepreneur and writer David Worrell offers some start-up advice for like-minded souls in this article reaching back to October 2002 in Entrepreneur.com. Understandably, Worrell takes it...
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It doesn't cost a lot to get involved in e-commerce, as any good bootstrapper knows. This weekend I attended a (wince) free Internet marketing seminar at the Zollinger Art Center on the campus of...
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Managing editor Isabel M. Isidro's story entitled 10 lessons for every "shoestring" entrepreneur at PowerHomeBiz.com includes some important points for any business. However, some of...
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Notice the points under consultant Cherilyn R. Lester's Top 10 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Starting a Business that have to do with spending too much money on start-up. She recommends that...
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