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
Bootstrapping | Page 2
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Thought Leaders
This Founder Sold Her Home to Fund Her Startup
Lara Mead, co-founder of athleisure brand Varley, quit her job and sold her house -- and it paid off.
Business Accounting
Customer Research Is Another Costly Startup Essential You Can Bootstrap
Founders generally realize the importance of systematically learning about their customers, but the cost is often a shock.
Business Accounting
5 Ways to Bootstrap Your Vision Into Reality Without Outside Funding
Investment in SEO will eventually pay off.
By Abdo Riani
Building a Business
Why Bootstrap? Because You Can’t Succeed Unless You Persevere
Instead of following your passion, follow a plan for bringing a solution to market without going broke before your first sale.
By Aytekin Tank
Thought Leaders
5 Tips for Bootstrapping Payroll While You Build the Team You Need
Founders might be willing to starve until they hit it big but employees seldom are.
Thought Leaders
Ready to Bootstrap? Consider These 5 Real-Life Stories.
Bootstrapping isn't always the path to riches. In fact, it's risky -- and a mixed bag when it comes to success.
Thought Leaders
6 Entrepreneurs Share the Brilliant, Crazy Ways They Took Their Companies From Pennies to Profit
Whether you're self-funded or not, there's plenty to learn from a bootstrapper.
Thought Leaders
She Built Her Startup With No Money or Team. How the CEO of Piazza Did It.
Pooja Sankar gave new meaning to the word 'scrappy' as she built her online question-and-answer forum.
Business Accounting
4 Practical Tips for Building Up Your Savings to Launch Your Small Business
These everyday fixes can supercharge your stash and help you reach your goal.
By Hayden Field
Building a Business
This Entrepreneur Maxed His Credit Card to Attend His Industry’s Biggest Trade Show. It Was Money Well Spent.
When all the most successful people in your chosen field are gathered, get yourself in the room however you can and then act like you belong.
Business Ideas
4 Tips for Launching a Successful Business From . . . Your Spare Room
Bootstrapping with existing resources is as American as Abe Lincoln's log cabin. If you're blazing an entrepreneurial trail, hit these four markers along the way.
Thought Leaders
Which Type of Entrepreneur Are You: Bedrock or High-Risk?
There are two fundamentally different kinds of entrepreneurs. It doesn't matter which you are, so long as you know which you are.
By Derek Lidow
Building a Business
How These 3 Entrepreneurs Bootstrapped Their Million-Dollar Companies
How'd you like to sidestep the VC crowd altogether and still see your company pull in $10 million a year? One of these entrepreneurs did just that.