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Building a Business

3 Musts for Bootstrapping Success and 3 Traps to Avoid

For all the talk of seed rounds and venture capital, the huge majority of founders are spending their own money.

By Michael Noice

Building a Business

The Myths and Pitfalls of Raising Money

There are a bunch of important ones. Bootstrapping your business instead may well be your best bet.

By Firas Kittaneh

Tech

Good Software Is Essential, Even for the Penny-Pinching Start-Up

The Softmaker Office Suite, WorkflowMax and Socedo are just a few programs you'll need when starting your business -- and they won't break your bank.

By Pratik Dholakiya

Building a Business

The Bootstrappers’ Advantage: Scarcity Boosts Creativity

A new study proves the old adage: "necessity is the mother of invention."

By Nina Zipkin

Business Ideas

Two Founders Share Real-World Bootstrapping Secrets

Learn from people who've been there and made it work.

By Entrepreneur Staff

Business Accounting

Demystifying 11 Fundamentals for Financing Your Business

At some point most businesses will need an infusion of capital, here are the most common ways to get it.

By Brenton Hayden

Thought Leaders

For Entrepreneurs, One Really Can Be the Loneliest Number

Solo entrepreneurs often find themselves facing mental as much as business challenges. Here are ways to take care of yourself during the journey.

By Peter Gasca

Building a Business

The 10 Bootstrapping Mantras to Quick Cash

Bootstrapping is not the easy way out -- it can take longer than expected -- but it will be worth it.

By Andrew Medal

Building a Business

Are You Approaching Investors With No Business Plan and Fuzzy Profit Projections? Get Real.

The odds of finding funding generally correlate highly to your odds of business success -- and your personal risk is even more critical than outside investor risk.

By Martin Zwilling

Building a Business

Houzz Co-Founder Adi Tatarko Tells Us Why Bootstrapping Was the Best Thing for the Company

Tatarko initially launched her home design company with her husband as a side project. Now it is reportedly valued at more than $2 billion.

By Nina Zipkin

Business Accounting

Bootstrapping Is Much More Fun Than Investors

Bootstrapping does require a full confidence in your own passion with no investors to lean on or blame. But isn't that why you signed up to be an entrepreneur in the first place?

By Martin Zwilling

Building a Business

4 Tremendous Benefits of Bootstrapping a Company

Why run to investors when doing it yourself brings your business business benefits?

By Zach Cutler

Business Funding

7 Reasons You Should Stop Looking for Venture Capital

Most companies can afford to -- and should -- be a little scrappier. Here's why.

By Shannon Whitehead

Building a Business

7 Ways to Bootstrap Your Business to Success

You don't need a lot of money upfront to build up a startup. Here's why.

By Martin Zwilling

Building a Business

We’re Bringing Unsexy Back to Entrepreneurship

Sometimes, the Plain Jane journeyman approach is the best when building a business and a lifestyle.

By Andrew Yang

Building a Business

The 8 Key Rules of Starting the Business of Your Dreams on a Shoestring Budget

The bad news is that many are already doing it, with competition growing, so the longer you wait, the less chance you have of getting there first.

By Martin Zwilling

Building a Business

Detroit Is Cultivating Local Entrepreneurship to Secure Its Future

The Motor City isn't waiting for a savior to move to town. It's banking on the energy of the people who call it home.

By Amanda Lewan

Thought Leaders

What Growing Up Broke in a Rich Neighborhood Taught Me About Business

This unique experience actually worked out to my advantage, and some of the lessons I learned helped shape my perspective and outlook on life and entrepreneurship.

By Andrew Medal

Building a Business

5 Strategies I Used to Start and Grow a Successful Business With Only $200

Don't let a limited budget stand in the way of what could be a successful business and rewarding career.

By Zach Cutler

Entrepreneurs

6 Life Hacks Learned in Prison That Will Maximize Your Productivity

Spending a few years behind bars totally sucked, but at least I developed some good habits that I still follow today.

By Andrew Medal

Building a Business

10 Bootstrapping Tips to Help Turn Your Idea Into a Reality

The chances of receiving funding is very slim, so if you are serious you are going to have to dip into your own pockets.

By Jonathan Long