NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 11, 2019

In the entrepreneur world we hear a lot of talk about entrepreneurs and businesses needing to be “global from day one” Investors and business commentators lament our lack of large global businesses and say the “three-B” (bach, ‘Beemer’ and boat) mentality of Kiwi business owners is holding us back.

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Up and Running

JULY 1, 2015

No matter what your idea is, one of these options is likely to be a perfect fit for your new business’s cash needs. Bootstrapping. Personally funding your startup doesn’t have to mean using your own money to pay for the initial startup costs and development of your business.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds. Often private equity investors will want control of the business as well. It’s an option, even though an expensive one.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 3, 2011

Then Greg Snead, also from Tacoma, discussed Orbiter , an RFID venture that is moving along quite nicely, having clocked more than $700,000 in revenue last year. Orbiter expects to give its investors a 15 times return on investment based on their current pipeline and revenue forecast. Happy Grasshopper. Social Pulse.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 6, 2017

In order to become an angel investor, one must have a net worth of at least $1 million, an annual income of $200,000 and be accredited by the SEC. Some business owners decide to self-finance their startup rather than seek out investors. Bootstrapping has a number of advantages compared to other fundraising strategies.

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Small Business Force

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

In early stage companies (and even some later stage or mature ones), there is no one area where most entrepreneurs and small business owners are lacking in just basic fundamentals, than in dealing with their company's finances and financial management. Follow the "gospel of cash flow" and it starts with revenue generation.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2018

Creating a scalable business model. Whether you are hoping to expand a small business with a loan or going for a round of venture capital, you will need a scalable business model. Investors in particular want to fund only scalable or ready to scale businesses. Bootstrapping or self-funding. Credit cards.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

Email readers continue here.]. Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds. Small Business Association (SBA) federally-guaranteed bank loans are becoming available again after years of limited activity.

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David Teten

AUGUST 20, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching Revenue-Based Investing and other new approaches to VC. The question I’m asking myself: should a new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing, traditional equity VC, or possibly both (likely from two separate pools of capital)? Potentially could use SBIC financing.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Friends and family are the most common backers, and many startups bootstrap. Some cities, such as Portland, OR, also have what Patrick calls “beer angels,” private individuals who understand the beer business and invest in select breweries and cideries. What is your leverage, the ratio between total liabilities and net worth?

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

Most small businesses and startups that are looking to grow— hire a new employee , or buy a new piece of equipment, or open a new location —need to think hard about cash flow, or making sure they have enough money in the bank to meet payroll and other financial obligations. Watch your finances. Managing your own distribution is ideal.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

That means the vast majority of privately held companies are still very dependent on venture money to stay in business. Respondents deemed between 12%-16% of companies generating revenues to be essentially “worthless” and deemed 20%-26% of their pre-revenue investments to be “worthless.” Add to this that 72.7% just my 2 cents.

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