A post at the Global Security Challenge suggests these three alternatives to bootstrapping your new or existing business drawn in turn from an article in the Wall Street Journal: • On line social...
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So here we are at the beginning of another month of posts on bootstrapping here at BootStrapMe.com. We'll be hearing from some readers this month who have made some suggestions about content. As...
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Social networks can aid the bootstrapper in finding customers for his/her product on line, getting their input and employing it in marketing that startup product or business all with surprisingly...
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We've talked before about the importance of social networks on line for the bootstrapper with few financial resources when it comes to reaching customers. But in an earlier post on the subject...
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Yep, it sounds crazy, but I've been thinking about this for quite some time. Heck. In the beginning you might not even need a store. Here are some thoughts: • Start with downloads. Before even...
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We've covered a lot of bootstrap business ideas since we started with this new series in mid-January. Those ideas have included: • A café or coffee shop • An ice delivery service • A...
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In an article at How To Advice.com Steve McPherson suggests starting a print shop even in an unused garage or basement can be a great business opportunity with an investment of maybe $300 for the...
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Since last month here on BootStrapMe.com we've been focusing increasingly on ideas for new bootstrap business startups. I hope these are the kinds of simple ideas that could act as catalysts for...
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Declare your undying love for BootStrapMe.com by becoming a fan at our Technorati profile and get free traffic in the bargain. If you have a business blog and haven't yet created a Technorati...
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John L. Herman Jr., in his Herman School of Business, gives us these perils connected to the various forms of bootstrap financing a business: • Keeping your day job. Working a full-time job and...
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Bootstrapping is networking...or networking is bootstrapping. Either way you look at it, building a business without outside investment requires another method of gathering the resources you need....
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Susan Schreter, a blogger, startup and small business writer for the Seattle Post-Intellegencer with experience as a small business coach and corporate consultant, has these suggestions about...
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As suggested in this exchange at StartupNation, there are plenty of cheap options out there for startups providing services at little or no cost. Examples include: • Vistaprint.com, a source of...
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Stefan Topfer CEO and Chairman of WinWeb gives this plug to the beginning of Jason Holden's new series, Small is the New Big. Stefan's a great supporter of bootstrapping and has some posts on...
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In his latest post leading up to a new book on bootstrapping, Jeff Cornwall, blogger at the Entrepreneurial Mind and director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Belmont University, discusses what...
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So who is Nathan and what is his style of bootstrapping. Well I found this great post by programmer and independent contractor Nathan Bowers at his website nathanbowers.com. It sums up the...
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In another post on Jeff Cornwall's upcoming book, the author, blogger and director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Belmont University suggests that more than lack of funds may inspire the...
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As 2008 begins, here are some more tips for bootstrapping your new business in the New Year. • Join a group. Be it our own Bootstrap Yahoo! Group or MyBlogLog Bootstrapper's Club or the growing...
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Happy New Year! Since starting this blog in June 2006, I've talked a lot about the tools and resources needed to bootstrap a business without significant investment. But what would it take for...
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For our fifth and final Greatest Hits post for 2007 we go back again to a post from the beginning of the year and an equally great series of links again back to Inc.com. Here are profiles of eight......
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From the beginning here at BootStrapMe.com, I've tried to include plenty of tips, ideas and examples for prospective business bootstrappers. So, in our end of year Greatest Hits series going back...
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