Edward at positivecapitalism suggests this stripped down version of the business plan for bootstrappers. I've questioned in the past here at BootStrapMe.com whether traditional business plans are...
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SKMurphy Inc., a consulting firm specializing in assisting bootstrap entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley's software industry, will hold a workshop on presenting new applications to customers from 8...
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As most of you probably already know, the Seattle-based coffee chain has felt the slump in the economy recently and is testing $1 coffee and free refills to compete with lower priced competitors. As...
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We've already got some members on the new MySpace group Bootstrap your business today. But, of course, I'm hoping for even more participation. As I said in an earlier post, the purpose of the...
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What does BootStrapMe.com have in common with TV? That's right. Re-runs. Don't want to search through that pesky archive to mine this website's greatest treasures of business information...
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A new bootstrap group on MySpace is focusing on helping you start your bootstrap venture immediately...and it's all absolutely free. Our hope is to gather contributions and participation from...
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The big day was actually yesterday but I'm celebrating today at my parents' place in the Poconos. Nick Meyer, a friend of mine on MySpace, sent me best wishes. Thanks, Nick. Nick plays...
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Imagine the results if everyone with an idea for a new business today simply stopped waiting for enough money to get going or interest from an outside investor and just started to build their...
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Before I helped launch BootStrapMe.com in June 2006, I edited another blog called simply The Upstart Entrepreneur. The premise was simple. Instead of writing long complicated business plans, the blog...
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Those who regularly read this blog are probably aware of my abiding interest in media. So, I was fascinated with this post by John Crickett via 10 Yetis of the below video showing a BBC crew's...
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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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Cordia Harrington, president and CEO of the Tennessee Bun Company now heads a company that produces 60,000 buns an hour for clients like McDonald's, Chili's and Pepperidge Farms. But...
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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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Ben Kepes has this post over at diversity.net.nz summarizing some thoughts by Bob Warfield on how to beat the predicted coming recession. Not surprising (to me anyway) is point number 8 about...
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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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