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on April 1, 2007
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As mentioned in a previous post, the U.S. Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research program remains a less known option for funding your business applicati...
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Wendy Fergerson was able to get her business Integrated Printing Solutions off the ground by using large infusions of borrowed money, up to $60,000 a month in her first t...
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Though not traditional bootstrapping, Warren Katz, founder and CEO of MAK Technologies found an unlikely candidate to fund development of his software to...
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Here's how Art Reisman, CEO, CTO and co-founder of APconnections Inc. explains his company's first product NetEqualizer:
At APconnections, our flagship product, ...
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Entrepreneur David Rabjohns, founder and president of MotiveQuest LLC, a company that monitors on line conversations about its clients' brand identity, says he decide...
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on March 31, 2007
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Whether you decide to raise external funds or not, bootstrapping allows you to "extend the runway" (delay the raising of additional funds while increasing the v...
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on March 31, 2007
Calling it a way to "extend the runway" in an effort to get a new venture off the ground, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has posted a treasure-trove of bootstrapping resources to its s...
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Bootstrapper Tips
on March 31, 2007
There's still time for more contributions to our collection of business mantras started earlier this month.
The idea stems from a suggestion by entrepreneur and author Guy Kawasaki in his book Th...
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on March 31, 2007
For our final installment of Inc.com's "Bootstrapper's Primer". take a look at how some start-with-nothing entrepreneurs deal with Staffing issues in a variety of creative ways.
Bef...
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When it comes to dealing with the outside world, the bootstrap entrepreneur could use a flair for the dramatic to appear larger than they are.
Aurora Pucciarello of Max Distribution put customers on ...
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on March 31, 2007
While some bootstrap entrepreneurs like Robert Dobrient and Aurora Pucciarello have gone to great lengths to create the impression of a professional business address (read their story at Inc.com), the...
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on March 28, 2007
Another method of keeping costs down is to work from home, according to Inc.com's Bootstrapper's Primer.
Remember Allen Shatto from our previous post on starting with nothing who sold beef an...
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on March 27, 2007
More than one bootstrapper has started in business with nothing more than a credit card, but financing a start-up with debt must be done carefully and thoughtfully.
Partners Bill Dayton, Phil Cooper,...
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on March 25, 2007
As we've explained in previous posts, starting with nothing or with whatever you have is part of the bootstrapping approach to entrepreneurship. Here, from Inc.com, are three bootstrappers who wen...
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on March 25, 2007
One last post on the topic that began our discussion, the advisability of a traditional business plan, particularly for a bootstrap start-up.
While it still may be argued some sort of planning is a b...
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on March 24, 2007
Publisher and entrepreneur Jeff "Ski" Kinsey offers yet more suggestions for business mantras in our ongoing exercise. (To participate, see this post.)
Jeff is the Big Kahuna at Throughput ...
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on March 21, 2007
There's still time to participate in our great exercise on creating business mantras.
For the bootstrap entrepreneur and even for the larger company or well funded start-up, the mantra can be a s...
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on March 20, 2007
The suggestions for business mantras have already begun to pour in and I must say the entry from Buzzoodler Ron McDaniel puts me in mind of that tune from Jesus Christ Superstar.
To understand why bu...
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on March 18, 2007
While on the subject of a new approach to business planning started as a continuation of some thoughts posted by entrepreneur Pelle Braendgaard, one possibility is raised again by Guy Kawasaki in The ...
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on March 14, 2007
Here is what globe trotting entrepreneur Pelle Braendgaard wrote on the subject in this June 2005 post:
Most people go out and buy or download business plan templates. There are millions of them out ...
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on March 11, 2007
Nathan kaiser of nPost.com, a site dedicated to interviews with start-up entrepreneurs, announces a new feature on the website offering jobs posted by emerging start-ups.
In an e-mail last week, Nath...
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on March 8, 2007
• Ross Mayfield's Weblog is an inside look at the Enterprise 2.0 world of web based business, a major area of focus for bootstrap entrepreneurs because it is perfect for low or no money start-ups....
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on March 5, 2007
Still questioning the wisdom of the bootstrap business approach?
Then read what business coach Bill Dueease has to say about leanness as a strategy for business start-up (and long term operation for ...
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Bootstrapper News
on March 2, 2007
The blog for bootstrap entrepreneurs has a new home on the Internet's most visible social community and we want you to be a part of it!
Bootstrapme.com's MySpace site officially went live thi...
