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Bootstrapping Your Start-Up Business with Little or No Money

entrepreMusings

For other local bootstrapping resources here in Austin, check out the Bootstrap Austin site. Here are just a few tips on bootstrapping your new startup that I have found particularly beneficial from my own experience: Outsourcing. Another effective bootstrapping technique you can use is partnering with a complementary business.

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10 Ways To Get The Capital You Need For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

In the US, you may find that the Small Business Administration (SBA) can get you infusions of cash without normal backup requirements. A good place to start looking is Grants.gov , which is a searchable directory of more than 1,000 Federal grant programs. Trade equity or services for startup help. Fund your startup yourself.

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10 Alternative Funding Sources For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

In the US, you may find that the Small Business Administration (SBA) can get you infusions of cash without normal backup requirements. A good place to start looking is Grants.gov , which is a searchable directory of more than 1,000 Federal grant programs. Trade equity or services for startup help. Fund your startup yourself.

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“Why give up that much equity for an amount we could raise other ways?:” SMB Tech Talk from ArtJamz

Hunter Walker

We’ve tried several loyalty programs, but haven’t found anything that really works well. We’ve bootstrapped since we launching. Everything in our studio runs off iPads. As virtual reality becomes more pervasive we’d love to use it to help people paint more! Then we tried traditional lending.

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“Why give up that much equity for an amount we could raise other ways?:” SMB Tech Talk from ArtJamz

Hunter Walker

We’ve tried several loyalty programs, but haven’t found anything that really works well. We’ve bootstrapped since we launching. Everything in our studio runs off iPads. As virtual reality becomes more pervasive we’d love to use it to help people paint more! Then we tried traditional lending.

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10 Ways Entrepreneurs Find Money To Start A Business

Startup Professionals Musings

In the US, you may find that the Small Business Administration (SBA) can get you infusions of cash without normal backup requirements. A good place to start looking is Grants.gov , which is a searchable directory of more than 1,000 Federal grant programs. Trade equity or services for startup help. Fund your startup yourself.

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35 Ways to Fund Your Small Business

Up and Running

BootStrapping. You can take a look at this article for details on the SBA Loan program. The SBA offers a convenient area on their website to conduct research about which may be right for you. Entrepreneur reports how this program was expanded just earlier this year. In this list, I’ll cover: Loans.