CONTINUED FROM LAST POST Still, the steady growth experienced by PrintingforLess.com has paid off in the long run. The company moved into a new multi-million facility in June overlooking nearby...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST In the early days while first building his online business, Field had attempted to court the interest of venture capitalists with his idea. "We talked to a couple of...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST A steady cash flow remains crucial to the bootstrapping method since bootstrapping entrepreneurs use cash flow to grow their business instead of outside investment. As...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST The business began specializing in serving the needs of people who didn't necessarily have access to the standard professional printing software, but none-the-less...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST But before long, Field realized that his successful printing business, which at the time was showing an average profit of $80,000 a month, had tapped the local market...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST The story of PrintingforLess.com begins in Livingston, MT, a community of 6,851 situated on the Yellowstone River north of Yellowstone National Park and the seat of Park...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST Praises gush on the company's website reading like fan mail, or as Field suggests "love letters", a testament to the personal service received by customers....
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Editor's Note: (This post begins the second in a recurring series of Bootstrapper profiles on bootstrapme.com. If you have a bootstrap entrepreneur you believe we should profile, please get in...
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Free office furniture and equipment for businesses in Nevada County, CA, north of Sacramento are just a few mouse clicks away on the PC. It's all thanks to a free online listing provided by the...
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The age of digital production and file sharing may turn out to be a paradise for bootstrap entrepreneurs seeking to enter what was previously a prohibitively expensive music industry. Danish blogger...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST... The newer project, adorablylocal.com, markets baby attire with a decidedly local flair including designs featuring Santa Barbara area code 805. "Preggers takes me...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST... "It's a great story," said O'Callaghan's sister-in-law Kerie Hagler, training director and media coordinator with PrintingforLess.com in...
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CONTINUED FROM LAST POST... Instead, in true bootstrapper fashion, O'Callaghan paid for increasing advertising of her product in magazines and on the Internet out of revenue from the business...
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CONTINUED FROM LAST POST... A key aspect of WEV's training is that it brings in experts including attorneys and accountants to give trainees insight into some of the practical aspects of...
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CONTINUED FROM LAST POST... O'Callaghan's company is an example of what the Small Business Administration calls a microenterprise, a business requiring an investment of $25,000 or less for...
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Editor's Note: (This post begins the first in a recurring series of bootstrapper profiles on bootstrapme.com. If you have a bootstrap entrepreneur you believe we should profile, please get in...
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In a post a few days ago on top ideas for bootstrapping your business, I mentioned Inc.com's recommendations for saving money on operations including using freebies. An important freebie, as I...
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I'd like to make one final point on this whole issue of affiliate programs and whether they are or are not a legitimate business as discussed in a previous post. It seems to me that, properly...
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In conclusion, when managing your cash flow, Inc.com recommends: • Live without variable expenses • Set cost-cutting targets • Stretch business cash (to the limit) • Get paid (duh!) Starting...
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(Continued from the previous post) Maybe you don't generally think of hiring as a place to save money, but Inc.com suggests: • Keep hiring costs down • Find a recruiting niche • Grow with...
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Inc.com put together this big list of bootstrap ideas culled from across its massive website. The bursts of inspiration run the gamut from marketing and advertising to human resources, finance and...
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An article by Barabara Weltman in Bottom Line/Retirement suggests some guidelines for bootstrapping a business for less than $1,000 to see you through your retirement years. I'm not quite there...
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Blogger Dave Taylor rather interestingly chose the occasion of his own speaking engagement at the recent Affiliate Summit July 9-11 in Orlando, FL, to question whether use of affiliate programs was...
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