Cara O'Callaghan, Santa Barbara, CA, created her own line of maternity T's using $4,000 and a bare bones e-commerce site Montana entrepreneur Andrew S. Field turned revenue from a successful...
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So, how about you? Do you have a bootstrap business that we can profile here at BootStrapMe.com. If so, don't keep it a secret. Let us tell the world. Drop us an e-mail and we'll tell your...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST 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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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST 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 company...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST 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...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST 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...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST 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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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST 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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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST While Atlanta consultant Scott Bukett encourages offshoring---outsourcing of some aspects of you business overseas---as one possible strategy when bootstrapping a...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST 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...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST 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...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST 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. This...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST 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 this...
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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...
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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...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST 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,...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST 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...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST 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...
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST 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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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST 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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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST 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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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST 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 types...
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