Bootstrapping secrets

Filed in archive Bootstrapper Resources on April 2, 2007

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Next on the list from the Kauffman Institute's recently installed and very helpful resource page is a link to Entrepreneur.com for a story on "bootstrapping secrets" via Youngbiz.com.

For beginning bootstrappers, Entrepreneur.com recommends:

Reach for the stars-one at a time

Sound technician Joe Shambro started his recording service with used or budget equipment and kept costs low by using equipment belonging to either the bands he was recording or the venues at which they were performing when possible.

Dare to be different

Though she started with a puppet from Montgomery Ward, ventriloquist Alicia Dacoba eventually used a "ventrilopig" and a "talking horse" in her act gaining her plenty of press attention.

Other recommendations, some of which we've covered before here on BootStrapMe.com include:

• Start you business out of your home

See my "Five tips when starting a business at home" and other posts.

• Think before you buy

Check out the post "How to look for cheap home office supplies" by Noel Bautista and "Great Bootstrapping Secrets" from Inc.com to get you in the right frame of mind

• Learn to barter

It's sometimes pretty surprising what you can get in trade with other business people who may need a service of you possess as well. I once got a free hernia operation in exchange for editing the manuscript of a physician turned budding author.

• Start small

Read this post on how a simple idea can lead to a thriving business.

• Be creative

Check out artist, writer and entrepreneur Tony D. Clark's 14 episode podcast series on launching your Creative Venture.

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