Contrary to popular belief, entrepreneurs don’t have to choose between wealth and control — successful bootstrapped companies like Spanx and GitHub prove it’s possible to have both. Bootstrapping, the ...

Strong financial planning can help founders to better understand how much capital they actually need and when they might need it the most, supporting better planning for the ebbs and flows of the ...

If you could create your own fantasy board of directors, who would be on it? CO— connects you with thought leaders from across the business spectrum and asks them to help solve your biggest business ...

Bootstrapping your startup means growing your business with little or no venture capital or outside investment. It means relying on your own savings and business revenue to operate and grow. We ...

"Seed-strapping," or raising one round of funding and scaling profitably from there, is gaining popularity among startup founders amid a downturn in venture capital markets. Artificial intelligence is ...

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 ...

Debt isn't the only way! Here are alternatives to getting a loan in order to start your business.

Bootstrapping a startup is the usual route taken by prospective business owners. Yet, startup failure rates are high, with almost half of new companies shuttering before their fifth year of operation, ...

Date and Amount of Funding Received: Angel seed; then bootstrapped. What does your company do? It's a global platform for connecting freelance lawyers to companies. What need did you see in the legal ...

Venture capital isn’t the only way to fund a startup; entrepreneurs can explore crowdfunding, angel investors, grants and bootstrapping as viable alternatives. Crowdfunding platforms enable ...