Do You Need A PR Firm?
A serial entrepreneur describes her public relations mistakes--so you don't make the same ones. Read more
Recent Bootstrapper's Bible Articles
Accelerator vs. Incubator: What’s the Difference?
The terms sometimes get used interchangeably, but they're not the same thing. And that matters if you're thinking of applying. Read more
Why Your Crowdfunded Campaign Tanked
You launched your idea on Kickstarter... but the crowds (and their wallets) never came. Here's what you did wrong. Read more
4 Ways to Turn Less into More
Money, time, connections -- you need more of everything, right? Stop whining and start using your contraints to your advantage. Read more
7 Rules for Bootstrapping a Business
Your task: Build something people want, minimize your risk, and maximize your chances for survival. Here's how. Read more
Get a Loan from the SBA 
So far this year, Pravina Raghavan, district director for New York at the U.S. Small Business Administration, loaned $789 million, up 63 percent over 2011. H... Watch video
Creating the Lean Startup
How Eric Ries developed a scientific method for launching profitable companies Read more
5 Rules of Success From Brooklyn's DIY Masters
Experts on makeshift innovation held court at the first DIY Business Association Conference in Brooklyn. They share their unconventional wisdom with Inc.com. Read more
Best Business Deals
A bootstrapper's guide to saving money on office furniture, phone service, computers, business travel, and more. Read more
A Sales Social Network
Forget liking and photos—respond and sell something. SalesSpider is all about connecting for sales. Read more
How to Use IndieGoGo to Fund Your Innovation
This crowdfunding site is rivaling Kickstarter as a place for entrepreneurs to get a funding boost—and create a built-in fan base. Read more
Survival Tips for Solopreneurs
A few years ago, survival tips for the small business owner would have focused primarily on productivity issues and marketing strategies. In the face of a... Read more
The Art of The Pivot
Lean startup guru Eric Ries recommends that start-ups refine their business models through small tweaks—or pivots. Read more
Steps to a Pivot
Five tips for changing your company’s business model and direction. Read more
How to Find Money in Your Business
The solution to a cash flow problem is often right at your fingertips. Fear and concern can keep us from piecing together answers that can make a signific... Read more
Matt Mickiewicz, Co-founder of Sitepoint.com
The Vancouver-based founder of Sitepoint, Flippa, and 99Designs, Matt Mickiewicz, speaks on bootstrapping and internet marketing. Watch video
Eric Ries, Author and Startup Lessons Learned Blogger
The author, consultant, and blogger at The Lean Startup discusses new management disciplines in the practice of entrepreneurial innovation. Watch video
7 Easy Steps to Bootstrapping Success
A guide on how to launch a start-up on the cheap. Read more
How to Bootstrap Your Public Relations
Looking for ways around hiring a PR specialist or outsourcing your publicity? Take - and master - the DIY approach. Read more
How to Build a Bootstrapping Culture
Here are some tips to the art of building a business with little or no cash. Read more
How to Pitch Your Business to Friends and Family
It's important to preserve relationships and protect everyone involved when tapping your family tree for funding. Read more
Building a Brick-Oven Dream in Seattle
Food writer Molly Wizenberg talks to Inc. about the trials and rewards of opening a pizza shop with her husband. Read more
Avoid These Cash Draining Start-up Mistakes
I'm a firm believer that even a tough economy provides rich opportunities for start-ups to innovate and thrive. In fact, more than a few ventures that wer... Read more
How to Break Into the Fashion Industry
Emerging designers, beware: Even if you are able to create a beautiful product, the fashion world is fraught with tricky choices on incorporation, competitiv... Read more
14 Bootstrapping Tips
Even the most self-sufficient start-ups need a hand. Here are some pointers to make the most of free and cheap resources around you. Read more
10 Tips for Bootstrapping Your Marketing
When money's tight, your brand's image doesn't have to suffer. Read more
10 Tips for Bootstrapping Your Technology
When you're starting a business on your own dime, the rule for tech is keep it simple. Read more
How to Finance a Business With Your 401(k)
A bad lending environment and provisions in the tax code make tapping retirement funds a tempting start-up financing option. Here's what you need to know. Read more
Trading Equity for Services
Why more companies are trying out a new kind of barter system. Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Nerds On Call
How a small computer repair company stole market share from Best Buy and embarked on a national expansion. Read more
Bring It Back from the Brink
What happens when you build a company, show growth and clients, get investment, and then the market drops out? Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Smashing Ideas
How three cartoon animators built an interactive branding company from their basements that's growing over 50 percent annually. Read more
Is a Barter Exchange Right for Your Company?
Careful: Some barter trades can be costly Read more
The Bootstrapper's Guide to Launching New Products
Discovering the value of lean product development and minimum viable product Read more
Great No-Cost Software
Paying is passé. Use these 10 free software programs instead Read more
