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Hiring yet?
Filed in archive Bootstrapping Trends on August 11, 2010
Probably not, if you are like the rest of corporate America. After another day watching the market crater, it's difficult to dig out the checkbook and add another mouth to the payroll. Most of us ...
Going global, the small way
Filed in archive Bootstrapping Trends on July 12, 2010
With my background in tech, it's sometimes hard to see where trends that have been common in information technology for years are starting to break in the larger marketplace. This article on Sma...
One entrepreneur's "good" is another's "bad"
Filed in archive Bootstrapping Trends on June 14, 2010
I may just not be paying attention, but I haven't seen all the indicators that Scott Shane is talking about when he talks about mass media claiming that the recession has been good for entrepren...
The Competition is out there
Filed in archive Bootstrapping Trends on May 31, 2010
It's a well-known truism that when the economy goes south and people start losing their jobs, the numbers of new small businesses go up. That pink slip is often the motivation that is needed for o...
Are you too old to be a small business entrepreneur
Filed in archive Bootstrapping Trends on May 24, 2010
Apparently not, according to a trend spotted by Scott Shane at Small Business Trends: "...the incorporated self-employment rate is 4 times higher among those aged 65 to 69 than among those aged...
Second order implications of the shrinking size of startups
Filed in archive Bootstrapping Trends on April 12, 2010
There has been some cause for concern over the potential for economic recovery in the United States lately related to the role of the small business, and particularly new startups as a subset of tha...
Starting a Small Business is Getting Easier
Filed in archive Bootstrapping Trends , information about on October 2, 2009
Starting a small business is getting a little easier now that the Recession is letting up some. PEHub pointed out recently that startups are making it through to the IPO stage in bigger numbers now ...
Startup-Friendly Industries
Filed in archive Bootstrapping Trends on July 23, 2009
How do you decide whether opening your own startup business is a good idea? Consider a couple of things. How example, how much startup capital does it take to get into the industry? How long does it ...
Too Old to Start a Business? Probably Not...
Filed in archive Bootstrapping Trends on July 16, 2009
A recent survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that senior citizens are the largest demographic group starting new businesses these days, according to Inc.com.Between November of 2007 and May...
Bootstrapping with 50 K
Filed in archive Bootstrapping Trends on July 22, 2008
Not too long ago, blogger Taylor Davidson and I debated the value of a future economic system where Venture Capital or something like it might fund less expensive "lifestyle" business start...
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