YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 1, 2013

Business plans sit in boxes or on hard drives as their creators wait for the right conditions: funding, free time, better economic conditions. And when you’re bootstrapping a business, a mistake can be even more costly than not leveraging a chance for advancement. Excuse # 2: “I tried that once, and it didn’t work.”.

Florida 182

Florida Cofounder Tampa Hiring 182

Tim Keane

JULY 16, 2007

A New old Idea: Direct Marketing Revisited » July 16, 2007. I just talked to a business owner the other day who has grown her startup nicely - 15% a year or so - up to revenue of a bit over $2.5MM. She wants to triple her current occupancy costs and build a new building. Bootstrapping. New salespeople?

Wisconsin 60

Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping Startup 60

Tim Keane

JULY 20, 2007

« A New old Idea: Direct Marketing Revisited | Main. | Is Business Model Analysis Important To You? I was in Italy a couple of weeks ago at the request of the US State Department to discuss angel investing with IBAN, the Italian Business Angels Network. Bootstrapping. » July 20, 2007. October 2010.

Italy 60

Italy Angel Investor Wisconsin Harvest 60

Tim Keane

OCTOBER 3, 2007

If you dont already know about it, check out the ECHO awards of the Direct Marketing Association. If its click rates, or purchases per hour, or acquisition costs, give it a try. You may find that while your initial cost/per is higher than planned, it is OK if your repetitiveness is more frequent than you had thought.

Wisconsin 60

Wisconsin Marketing Business Model IP 60