Learn how to successfully bootstrap a business without outside funding by managing cash flow, controlling expenses, and growing sustainably.

In just the past few years, dropshipping has made a massive impact in the realm of e-commerce. In fact, the global dropshipping market has been consistently on the rise and is expected to reach $476 ...

There are several ways to fund a small business including taking out a loan, applying for a grant and receiving capital from investors. Another alternative is bootstrapping. Here's what small-business ...

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 ...

I am issuing a challenge. The rules are simple: 1. I will set a pair of boots in front of you. 2. You put on the boots. 3. You win by successfully pulling yourself off the ground by only pulling on ...

Ah, the romance. What panache, what bravery, what spirit. Bravo! There’s a devil-may-care, us-against-the-world, Steve-Jobs-in-a-garage aura surrounding the concept of bootstrapping that masks a dour ...

Jon Nordmark is no stranger to venture capital: his dot-com era startup, eBags, raised $35 million from VCs before Samsonite acquired it for $105 million in 2017. But when it comes to his current ...

Silicon Valley headlines often report on the size of venture capital raised by a startup -- the bigger the funding, the bigger the story. But this is a poor way to understand the startup community.

Bootstrapping, or funding your own company, has long been the first route many founders take when they set out on their entrepreneurial journey. But it’s not a decision that they have any say in.

(Editor’s note: Clate Mask is co-founder and CEO of Infusionsoft. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.) There are two ways to build a business: Raise a bunch of money or bootstrap. When I was in ...