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Thought Leaders

This CEO-Turned-Investor, Who Sold His Company For $500 Million, Thinks Founders Should Stop Giving Up So Much Equity. Here’s Why.

Giving the good stuff away will only hurt you in the long run.

By Carey Smith

Building a Business

5 Valuable Lessons I Learned Growing My Company from $0 to a $700 Million Valuation

By Ross Andrew Paquette

Building a Business

This Is Why Your Business Should Avoid Taking Investor Money

By Ross Andrew Paquette

Building a Business

4 Essential Tasks New Bootstrapped Businesses Should Outsource

By Tom Popomaronis

Building a Business

4 Ways to Successfully Build a Bootstrapped Business

The willingness and patience to grow at a smaller scale allows you the freedom to grow without outside pressure while retaining full ownership of your company and future vision.

By Austin Mac Nab

Building a Business

7 Ways to Bootstrap Your Community

Today it's more viable than ever to bootstrap your way to success. Here are seven self-starter tips that will build your business and the community that sustains it.

By Mitch Colleran

Building a Business

No Money to Start? No Problem. Try These 5 Options to Fund Your Business.

Follow these simple guidelines to fund the business of your choosing for little to no capital.

By Sujan Patel

Business Accounting

5 Leading Entrepreneurs Share Their Best Advice for Bootstrapping a Business

Work with those you trust, pick the right business, and roll up your sleeves, say Kara Goldin, Tai Lopez, and others.

Business News

Relebohile Moeng Shares Her Lessons in Bootstrapping a Successful Beauty Startup

After being retrenched from a senior position in 2010, Relebohile Moeng took the brave step to launch a business in an industry she knew nothing about. Here's how she's achieved success.

By Diana Albertyn

Thought Leaders

From Unemployment to CEO: 4 Things This Mom Did to Turn Her Passion Into a Thriving Business

With an unemployed husband and little money, this entrepreneur had to be scrappy. But she had to stay healthy at the same time. So she combined the two.

By Jen Hansard

Thought Leaders

When Their Investor Bailed, These Female Founders Launched Their Company Anyway

Riawna Capri and Nikki Lee bootstrapped a single hair salon in Hollywood. When a client requested a braiding style, the stylists decided to 'own' the trend.

By Stephanie Schomer

Thought Leaders

How Coachella and an Old Postal Truck Helped Launch Ice Cream Brand Coolhaus

The founders of the beloved sweet treat started small and scrappy -- and now they're ready to take over the ice cream aisle.

By Stephanie Schomer

Business Operations & Logistics

How This College Dropout Created a Fast-Growing But ‘Culture-First’ Hollywood PR Agency

As founder and CEO of Metro PR, Tess Finkle has built a business that serves its clients and employees alike.

By Stephanie Schomer

Business Funding

You Can’t Build Your Business on Bartering and Free Information

Don't come off as needy and desperate by offering barters that only make sense for you.

By Kimanzi Constable

Thought Leaders

How This Founder Built a $90 Million Skincare Business With No Beauty-Industry Experience

To create Rodial, Maria Hatzistefanis threw herself into a crash course on beauty manufacturing.

By Stephanie Schomer

Thought Leaders

Why Rest Is the Secret to Entrepreneurial Success

The surprising power of downtime: Here's why the most successful founders work the least.

By Aytekin Tank

Thought Leaders

3 Popular Trends Young Entrepreneurs Can’t Afford to Follow

You need to focus on making money. Distractions can be fatal.

By Howard S. Dvorkin

Building a Business

Should Entrepreneurs Lie? It’s a Tricky Question.

In the hustle of the startup world, entrepreneurs often drop little white lies -- and don't even consider them to be lies. Where's the ethical line?

By Jason Feifer

Marketing

6 Steps to Leverage Online Events to Start and Grow Your Business

Boost sales, launch new lines, build connections and gain exposure -- all from your laptop or smartphone.

By Abdo Riani

Thought Leaders

How the Founder of Daily Harvest Escaped Corporate America to Build Her Successful Food-Delivery Startup

To get the frozen-food service off the ground, Rachel Drori wore many hats -- and convinced partners that the company was bigger than it really was.

By Stephanie Schomer

Business News

How Portia Mngomezulu Launched Her Cosmetics Business With No Money

A great product range backed by an ambitious vision and a determination to get the basics right is helping Portia Mngomezulu to conquer the highly competitive beauty industry

By Monique Verduyn

Thought Leaders

The Founder of a Macaron Bakery Used Her Past Experience As a Photo Editor to Build Her Instagram-Ready Brand

Dana Pollack knew her macarons were different from others on the market. She just had to make sure her potential customers knew what set them apart.

By Stephanie Schomer

Thought Leaders

How This Founder Bootstrapped an Office Furniture Company That Targeted What Other Furniture Companies Are Missing

Karen John's startup, Heartwork, creates sleek, functional office furniture. But before she launched, she had to focus her idea, support its development and ignore her family's advice.

By Stephanie Schomer