Is a Barter Exchange Right for Your Company?
Careful: Some barter trades can be costly
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The Billionaire Bootstrapper
A $550 sink nearly prevented Fred DeLuca from amassing a billion-dollar fortune.
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The Bootstrapper's Guide to Launching New Products
Discovering the value of lean product development and minimum viable product
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Bootstrapping 101: Get Paid Up Front
David Segura started his company with the initial payment for his first job, and continued his business through early payments and barters.
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Bootstrapping 101: Get Your Suppliers to Finance You
Why not offer your key suppliers some upside?
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How to Start a Beauty Company
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How to Start an Adventure Travel Company
Check every hotel personally, says Brian Morgan of Adventure Life. Same goes for the zip lines. Read story
The Start-up Guru
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How to Get Customers to Pay Upfront
Wouldn't it be great if your customers actually paid in advance? Unfortunately, for many small-business owners, that's easier said than done. But with the ri... Read story
Jim Koch on the Secret to Effective (and Cheap) Marketing
Educating consumers is crucial if you want to keep marketing expenses in check. Read story
Bootstrapping 101: Use Cheap Web Tools
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Bootstrapping 101: Brand It Creatively
In launching Madsoul, an urban streetwear label, in 2000, Marc D'Amelio raised guerrilla marketing to an art form. Read story
Bootstrapping 101: Switch Business Models On a Dime
Napoleon Barragan of 1-800-Mattress has been consistently inconsistent when it comes to building his $100 million company. Read story
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