In this economy you have to expect setbacks. And you have to be prepared to deal with them. Whatever you do to create that mental framework is up to you. I know of people who keep a litttle laminated ...
Seth Godin asked that question recently, as a metaphor.If you own a lot of acres but just have a few bags of seed, you might be tempted to spread out what you've got and cover as much territory as...
Success in starting a business is mostly about figuring out what to do when challenges arise. So I couldn't help but get a little excited when I say this point on problem solving.
In the piece Si...
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Entrepreneur.com pointed out recently how easy it is to create and host online a video about your business. It's a powerful marketing tool that can give your business' im...
Noobpreneur recenly had a few good tips on things to avoid when it comes time to develop a logo for your business.
The tips seem obvious. Like most things that seem obvious, they're only obvious ...
Before you start a business, you can gain a lot of insight into you new industry or market by doing an internship in a business in the same sector of your economy. That was the advice of Karen E. Klei...
Sometimes it's easy to forget that there's more than one type of due diligence. At the start-up stage, remembering to do both legal due diligence and business due diligence is critical.
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Evan Carmichael has a good piece today that looks at ways you can bootstrap. What it amounts to is 20 tips for succeeding as a bootstrapper.
The tips are basic:Hire people on a part time basis
Autom...
Evan Carmichael over at the Young Entrepreneur blog has a nice basic step-by-step on how to start out with nothing and build yourself a start up business.Here are the steps that I took. This process h...
Brian Solis over at TechCrunch had an excellent piece early this week on the negativity and fear that comes with a recession. While bootstrappers are probably a little less prone to fear and panic tha...
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Travel industry entrepreneur Chicke Fitzgerald is one of numerous contributors to a new "Bootstrap Business" book due out this spring.
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Once the wave of exuberance over starting a new bootstrap business passes giving way to a lot of hard work accompanied by occasional disappointment,...
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I've received a few very nice comments over the last couple of days about this blog and how it has been helpful to readers.
Thanks to all of you for visi...
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As mentioned in my previous post, bootstrappers know there are more important things than outside capital investment when it comes to building a company: cash flow for example.
My own inter...
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Social media guru Dawn Foster has this great post on taking your venture "from side project to startup."
Interestingly, some of the idea...
If you want to know what other bootstrappers around the world are up to, why not let Google keep track.
Using a service like Google Alerts to create your own bootstrap business feed is one great way...
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From the legendary Paul Revere to modern "connectors" who become catalysts for change and exchange, author Malcolm Gladwell argues at least part of what causes an idea to spread...
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Not just a bootstrapping tool, LeadVine is a bootstrapped venture itself.
At last check, the site boasted 169 users, 74 lis...
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It's the basic idea behind our MySpace Group, and, I guess, the idea behind bootstrapping itself.
Why wait to start that business you've alway...
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O.K., so there are reasons every entrepreneur might be intimidated by the bootstrapping approach.
I've committed to bootstrapping the star...
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It's something I've seen plenty of with my current employer.
Smart growth even at most established companies these days often means using existing...
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Here are some questions you might ask to determine whether the business you'd like to start is a good candidate for bootstrapping.
1. Is it a service? ...
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Managing cash flow is key to any bootstrapping effort.
But how do you take a good idea, no matter how viable, and turn it into a working business m...
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Here are some more great ideas from The Bootstrap Babes on how to boost your profit margin without ...
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The Bootstrap Babes have these great suggestions for increasing your profit margin without spending more money.
Here are the first five with some of my a...
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A post here from an unusual source suggests women entrepreneurs may be as discriminated against when seeking funding as they have been in the workplace.
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I've been thinking recently about the fact that I don't always define my terms here at Bootstrapme.com quite as much as perhaps I should.
In part, this is due to the fact that blog posts, al...
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Here are more ingredients for bootstrapping success from Thomas Frey at Impact Lab:
• Transition to your business. Start wit...
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There are many possible ingredients for bootstrapping success.
In this post at Impact Lab, Thomas Frey offers his own recipe including some twists you...
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Carl Jongsma raises the interesting question of what the ethics should be for a part-time bootstrapper when business interests intersect with those of an emp...
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