Cara O'Callaghan, Santa Barbara, CA, created her own line of maternity T's using $4,000 and a bare bones e-commerce site
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Despite the initial risks of his endeavor, Dennis bootstrapped all the way in other parts of his business spending just $110 to host his site and $30 for a website design...
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Today, 1 Greek Store is flourishing. On Pro Money Blog, his own little corner of cyberspace, the now graduated Dennis claims:
In addition to our original goal, my compan...
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The three partners in 1 Greek Store traded not only borrowed money but also plenty of time and sweat equity to make their venture a success.
When they began during the s...
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In identifying a niche, the partners of 1 Greek Store zeroed in on a market that most might have ignored or simply not been aware of but one with which they were intimate...
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In the case of 1 Greek Store those factors included:
1. Money saved from a recent internship that made it possible to pay the debt down easily if something went wrong
2...
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But Dennis insists ultimately that the decision to internalize production was a business one having to do with quality and fulfillment control.
"We actually wanted ...
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While Atlanta consultant scott Bukett encourages offshoring---outsourcing of some aspects of you business overseas---as one possible strategy when bootstrapping a startup...
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But what may have been most unusual about the path taken by Dennis and his partners in starting One Greek Store, a business marketing custom apparel for the minority frat...
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For example, in a 1998 article the magazine maintained funding with plastic was fine so long as the entrepreneur is careful to:
• Keep business and personal cards separa...
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However, Braendgaard cautions:
Having an extra $1000 more burn rate monthly as you might get if you hit the cards, makes it so much more difficult to hit break even. Thi...
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Nothing so unusual there. Many entrepreneurs have used credit in part or completely to start a fledgling enterprise.
In fact, as I believe I have mentioned before on thi...
It started with a piece of plastic and a dream.
When fellow college students Tony Tran, Nick Leung and Dennis Ngin decided to get into the custom fraternity apparel business they didn't exactly t...
Personal and professional coach David B. Bohl challenged fellow bloggers to participate in a Workplace Survival Dialog earlier this month, and realizing today is the deadline, I wanted to get my contr...
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In a comment on a previous post about starting that new business venture at home sans office, sans employees, sans all, James Chen, senior advisor for CXO Ventures, Sacra...
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Finally, Harry Golburg again carps about a chintzy plan not to blow money on a business phone immediately, arguing that this and other decisions motivated by thrift may d...
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Audrey Fox also took umbrage at a suggestion not to spend time telling family and friends about your great business idea.
Though Dane's reason for saying this was s...
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In a previous comment, Harry, one skeptical reader, also mentions Amazon.com.
In fact, those worried about the percentage fees charged by PayPal should know that one of...
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To date, before my response to the critics from the previous series of posts is even completed, it too is drawing fire from some of the same quarters. (Check the comment ...
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Though I adore Harry for referring to me as "young", a call to a local merchant bank that is also a VISA "acquirer" two weeks ago demonstrated part of...
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Harry Goldburg also had this to say about my advice on Visa and Master Card:
I have to disagree once again. Yes, Paypal is a service that is capable of handling all type...
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Link: Bad advice?
• office supplies. When a firm I still work for opened a bureau office in 1999 they supplied it with a box of 500 pens all prominently decorated with c...
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This issue was also covered by Harry Goldburg, another commenter who was convinced both Dane and I were off our collective rockers. More on Harry's other great feedback later....
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This is more of a consideration for those who practice bootstrap entrepreneurship by choice like Greg Gianforte who made enough on the sale of his first venture Brightwor...
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Dave mentions GAP accounting laws as a reason to start a business bank account right off the bat. He's referring, I believe, to General Accepted Accounting Principles...
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Before you've sold your first product to your first customer on what exactly will you seek advice from the accountant you retain? The revenues projected in a well tho...
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This sort of cart-before-the-horse thinking is best expressed in a series of comments on everything from company organization to professional services and right down to t...
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Amazingly, most commenters ignored the point of the posts completely which was, of course, small business startup.
This means sitting in your living room or in front of ...
Last week's series of posts on Ten (X 2) Commandments when starting your bootstrap business venture inspired by Dane Carlson's "20 things not to do before starting a business" ignite...
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