Bootstrapping is a self-starting process that entrepreneurs use to fund and grow their startups or businesses using their resources or the company's operating revenue. Rather than relying on external ...

Update: Bootstrap is now called Outright. A new site called Bootstrap wants to take the headache out of running a small business — well, the financial headache, anyway. Its financial management Web ...

Many entrepreneurs are at the beginning stages of starting and running a business of their own. According to Finder’s Consumer Confidence Index, a whopping 46% of respondents who own a business ...

Starting and growing an enterprise software company can be exhilarating yet fraught with crucial decisions. One such decision in the early days is determining the source of funding that will propel ...

Bootstrapping your business feels safe. You’re relying on your own savings, reinvesting profits, and avoiding debt. I get it—I took pride in pinching pennies when I launched Options MD, my health tech ...

Costly borrowing can make a project or initiative’s ROI zero quickly; however, there are ways to grow without spending if you are willing to roll up your sleeves to bootstrap your way to success.

As an IRS-licensed enrolled agent, the highest credential the government agency awards, Tai Stewart knows a thing or two about tax resolution, accounting, money, and finance for small businesses.

Explore the contrasts between bootstrapping and venture capital funding for startups, detailing how each option affects company control, culture, and growth. Bootstrapping preserves control and ...

In one of the pitching sessions we hosted last week at Tangaza, a young enthusiastic start-upper was making his presentation. He said he had run his enterprise for a year and during this period, he ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa Houston covers financial issues that affect women in business. Venture capital (VC) makes headlines, but less than two ...