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Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 3)
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
...ment: A Global Perspective in Troubled Times. In this part Robert touches upon issues such as early retirement policies, cash issues and synchronization with suppliers; Generally speaking, he doesn...
Get Yourself on the Web - with NetworkingForPros.com
in BootStrapMe, on June 30, 2009
© WordRidden
I've been contributing over the last few months to the content of a vibrant and growing site that points toward the future of the Internet and has profound potential for users interested in creating business relationships over the web. The site is NetworkingForPros.com .
When...
When Setbacks Happen
in BootStrapMe, on June 29, 2009
In this economy you have to expect setbacks. And you have to be prepared to deal with them. Whatever you do to create that mental framework is up to you. I know of people who keep a litttle laminated card in their wallet that gives them a list of steps to remember when bad things happen. I don't...
How Big is Your Farm?
in BootStrapMe, on June 21, 2009
Seth Godin asked that question recently, as a metaphor. If you own a lot of acres but just have a few bags of seed, you might be tempted to spread out what you've got and cover as much territory as you can. Farmers tell me that this is wasteful and time consuming. You end up with less yield an...
Yescalate Brings You Business Information and Customer Reviews
in BootStrapMe, on June 19, 2009
© Ed Yourdon
With any new business, one of the most difficult tasks is finding affordable ways to publicize products and services. Yescalate gives you and your customers a chance to tell your local community about what you do. And it's more than affordable; it's free.
If you're ...
Throwing the book at Madoff
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
...omes. Madoff has shattered both our sense of trust and well being." "I lost $650,000, my retirement savings and my total income stream." "AQs I now approach retirement after a 40...
Problem Solving is Key
in BootStrapMe, on June 12, 2009
Success in starting a business is mostly about figuring out what to do when challenges arise. So I couldn't help but get a little excited when I say this point on problem solving .
In the piece Sid Kemp looks a six basic steps to assessing and solving problems. And in his view, most of it is c...
Hard times for logistics and transportation companies...
in Supplychainer, on June 11, 2009
...ng-term leaves of absence; military leaves; job-sharing; reductions in flight-pay guarantees; early retirement; and sick bank contributions.
Even though UPS needs much more initiatives to survive suc...
Social Networking With Purpose
in BootStrapMe, on June 7, 2009
Entrepreneur.Com had a piece recently that made a simple point: You should be selective with your social networks.
The simple truth is that social networking can be a time consuming endeavor. It's easy to get bogged down trying to read all your Twitter posts. Social networks can become redun...
Viral Marketing Chocolate Grasshoppers
in BootStrapMe, on May 30, 2009
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Small Business Trends had a cute piece recently on a viral marketing campaign that included mailing chocolate covered grasshoppers to some 5,000 marketing gurus with a simple message: if you can eat one of these, you probably have the guts to be an entrepreneur, too.
From Rob Ma...
Early retirement soars, but who is going to pay?
in Sox First, on May 26, 2009
...g Los Angeles Times report that the US Social Security system is reporting a major surge in early retirement claims from laid off workers. It's up 25% ahead of last year. Clearly, laid-off worke...
Using Video to Boost Your Profile
in BootStrapMe, on May 24, 2009
...that lets you select a background, making your video look much better. And free tools are good for bootstrappers, right?...
MBAs and Entrepreneurs
in BootStrapMe, on May 21, 2009
BusinessWeek recently published an article that looked at our infatuation as a nation with the MBA and suggested that perhaps we should be more concerned with the talent of entrepreneurship than with training. Rarely have I seen the contrast spelled out so clearly... Now, I understand the us...
The Balance of Life
in BootStrapMe, on May 10, 2009
...Like many high pressure careers, bootstrappers face a problem that can sometimes be difficult. It is a problem for which no pat answers or prefabricated solutions are available. The problem: maintaini...
Necessary Attitudes You Need Toward Saving Money
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on April 25, 2009
... car, or that house that you want, you can start to save for it. Also, don't forget that your retirement account needs to have something in it, too - unless you are planning to work the rest of yo...
Driving With the World's First Computer-based Rally Navigator
in Classical Drives, on April 20, 2009
...re, with me pretending to be overcome by car sickness. Bad decision. My VW boss preferred defeat to retirement. Better to be late than not to show up at all.
The following year, convinced of the need...
Resources for Women Entrepreneurs
in BootStrapMe, on April 19, 2009
... Adam over at Blogtrepreneur points out the prominent role women play in the bootstrap community and the larger world of entrepreneurs today. He uses suffrage as a point of reference; 90 years ag...
Save More Money in 2009
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on April 16, 2009
...able times make it more than necessary to have an emergency fund somewhere - and many people's retirement accounts have already dwindled immensely - and some are completely gone. Here are some sim...
Ways To Reduce Your Taxes More
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on April 2, 2009
...into an IRA or 401(k). Some other similar instruments may also qualify, as well. Saving money in a retirement account enables you to deduct it from your gross income, and it removes taxes, too - until...
A good crisis for George Soros
in Sox First, on March 26, 2009
...os is having a very good crisis. When the wheels started coming off in 2007, Soros came out of semi-retirement and took back control of his Quantum investment fund. By year's end, Quantum was up a...
The Personality of an Entrepreneur
in BootStrapMe, on March 25, 2009
Young Entrepreneur had a piece recently on entrepreneurial personality. It was an interesting look at the importance of matching personality to your job function.
The article interviews consultant Bill Wagner of Accord Management Systems. Word to the wise, we can't change our personality bu...
Avoid the Tax Rush and Save Money
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on March 24, 2009
...r taxes on April 15th.
One way to reduce your taxes and save money is to put it into a qualified retirement program, such as an IRA or 401(k). This enables you to take it off your taxes, make intere...
Will Health Care Reform Affect Outsourcing?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on March 15, 2009
...sense.
It also create a critical question - will a move away from employer-funded health care and retirement adversely affect offshoring? It certainly cannot erase wage disparity (in fact, it will pr...
Saving Money Is An Attitude That Must Be Developed
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on March 14, 2009
...oney and having good money
management does not mean that you will end up with money in the bank at retirement time.
In an article by Jennifer Mulrean at MoneyCentral.MSN , she reports on the findi...
5 Reasons to Get Out of Debt Quickly
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on March 6, 2009
...#39;t come any more and you are debt-free. Instead of bills, you will see your savings accounts and retirement accounts building - fast!
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 5795312
2. Becau...
Establishing a Worthwhile Budget to Save Money
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on February 12, 2009
... some of the holes in your wallets.
Finally, calculate all your income. This includes things like retirement, Alimony , child support, salary, and anywhere else you get money from. Tomorrow I'...
Eliminating Financial Waste to Save Money
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on February 11, 2009
...Jenkins says that people should live on 60% of their income, and the rest should go for things like retirement, an emergency fund, savings, and long-term savings for vacations, and other larger expens...
20 Bootstrapping Tips
in BootStrapMe, on February 4, 2009
... Evan Carmichael has a good piece today that looks at ways you can bootstrap. What it amounts to is 20 tips for succeeding as a bootstrapper.
The tips are basic: Hire people on a part time basis
...
Mastering Your Money
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on January 12, 2009
...lection; it's not the appropriate time to change your habits. My favorite suggestion: fund your retirement. Now is not the time to stop on that one.
In all he has nine suggestions - methods yo...
Why smart investors fall for scams
in Sox First, on January 4, 2009
...ece republished in The Wall Street Journal . And Greenspan should know: he lost a big chunk of his retirement savings to Madoff. Greenspan identifies four factors: Situations : In Madoff's cas...
What is a Bootstrapper?
in BootStrapMe, on December 24, 2008
...Dave Cheong had an interesting piece this week on bootstrapping. It was a nice, simple review of the concept.
"A bootstrapper is someone who uses his own time, money and resources to get a bus...
Automaker bailout: at what cost?
in Sox First, on December 19, 2008
...ll have to cut their debt by two thirds in an equity exchange, make half of the payments to a union retirement fund in equity, eliminate a program that pays union workers when they don't have work...
Microsoft will NOT do their own phone anytime soon
in Wangtam, on November 26, 2008
... the Web
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• Microsoft Web Platform Installer
• YouTube Goes Wide ...
Going Broke Going For Broke
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 22, 2008
... survive.
It's typical of many such golf resorts now being built to tap into enormous pools of retirement savings belonging to aging Baby Boomers.
The story's author, Mike Bailey, buys the c...
After The Cheers Finish
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 16, 2008
... than the fact Sampras plays?
Directly, not much.
But, indirectly, Sampras' story after his retirement is one that many athletes tell, including professional golfers.
In essence, it comes dow...
Obama's to-do list
in Sox First, on November 7, 2008
...well see him removing the tax on unemployment benefits and allowing people to make withdrawals from retirement plans. And energy companies might be on his hit list although the collapse in the price o...
One Version of How the Meltdown Happened
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on October 20, 2008
...9;s like it happened in another world, a world that unfortunately holds a lot of our money via our retirement funds. Ferris Bueller's teacher is here to sort it all out :
I don't know what t...
What others have to say about Shawn Hessinger and BootStrapMe.com
in BootStrapMe, on October 20, 2008
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Devon Stephens
Since June 2006 , BootStrapMe.com has been sharing the possibilities of bootstrap startups with entrepreneurs the world over.
It's more than ju...
Share bootstrap resources on Yahoo!
in BootStrapMe, on October 15, 2008
... © Yodel Anecdotal
Got a resource you'd like to share with other bootstrappers?
Do so at The Bootstrapper's Group on Yahoo! using the Rich-Text Editor function to create links to blogs an...
Another book on bootstrapping
in BootStrapMe, on October 14, 2008
...ler
Travel industry entrepreneur Chicke Fitzgerald is one of numerous contributors to a new " Bootstrap Business " book due out this spring.
In a post on her Distribution Solutionz blog,...
Bootstrapping key in tough economic times
in BootStrapMe, on October 13, 2008
...ontinue to be pessimistic about the immediate future.
But, as I mentioned in a recent post at the Bootstrapper's Gtoup on Yaho o!, Mark "Rizzin" Hopkins is not one of them and in a rec...
Tips for the serious bootstrapper
in BootStrapMe, on October 11, 2008
...to courtesy of iStockphoto , Magdalena Duczkowska
Once the wave of exuberance over starting a new bootstrap business passes giving way to a lot of hard work accompanied by occasional disappointment...
Help me make this blog even better
in BootStrapMe, on October 8, 2008
...ave more interviews with other companies and entrepreneurs offering great services and tools for bootstrappers .
And, of course, I'll be providing more tips as well...and more tales of my own ...
Bootstrapping my blog network
in BootStrapMe, on October 7, 2008
...9;t joined yet, do so, and feel free to ask to link to my network by simply telling me you're a BootStrapMe reader.
You can also follow the bootstrapping of this interactive blogging network at ...
Make me an offer!
in BootStrapMe, on October 6, 2008
...
I'm setting pricing for my latest bootstrapped venture and could use your help.
PostRanger.com , the interactive blog network, is up and running and, as you've probably noticed, some gu...
Hunger gives bootstrappers their edge
in BootStrapMe, on October 4, 2008
...#39;s Note: Entrepreneur Cristian Dorobantescue interviews mike Michalowicz about the ultimate bootstrapper advantage. )
I've recently had the chance of interviewing Mike Michalowicz , se...
Top 10 links on BootStrapMe.com
in BootStrapMe, on October 4, 2008
...ly checked the Google Analytics account for this blog and discovered the top performing links among bootstrapme.com readers run the gamut from info on the importance of cash flow to how to start a thr...
Boomers and the baby bust
in Sox First, on October 3, 2008
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We are now seeing news reports that retirement is about to become a thing of the past. If only out of economic necessity. Boomers can't afford to retire now that the market has damaged reti...
Join ZooQ and help bootstrap my business
in BootStrapMe, on October 1, 2008
... the tools available through ZooQ , the new problem solving application with implications for the bootstrapping entrepreneur , I've decided to try it myself.
Co-founder Edward A. Ipser, Jr. has...
Founder: ZooQ is for bootstrappers
in BootStrapMe, on September 30, 2008
..., ZooQ 's co-founder Edward A. Ipser, Jr. maintains that the application is a perfect fit for bootstrappers . In a series of e-mails on the subject earlier this month he explained:
ZooQ is [a]...
Bootstrapping your group or challenge with ZooQ
in BootStrapMe, on September 30, 2008
...sy of iStockphoto , Alistair Scott
CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST
Use these simple tools to bootstrap your group or advisory board with ZooQ :
• Set a challenge. Define the challenge, th...
Goodbye Early Retirement
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on September 29, 2008
... © Sofia Brightsea
I once dreamed of early retirement, then I woke up today and watched the stock market plunge once again. Certainly not the first plunge it's taken, and given the fact that ...
Tool gives bootstrappers board of directors of the big guys
in BootStrapMe, on September 29, 2008
...se that anyone should be able to get together a bunch of advisors to solve a problem no matter how bootstrapped the operation.
"We're trying to define this as broadly as possible," sa...
Forget the credit crunch: bootstrap your business
in BootStrapMe, on September 27, 2008
...obal financial problems got you down?
There is an alternative. Stop worrying about Wall Street and bootstrap your business startup or expansion instead.
Here's how:
• Start with no money. Begi...
Outsourcing and Insourcing
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 25, 2008
...st and brightest leaders in industries like technology, automotive design, law and science, it will bootstrap its incredible talent pool and develop thought leaders in these industries. Then we'll...
Your "Balanced" Mutual Fund May Be Off Balance
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on September 23, 2008
...at to do - diversify, have a balance between stocks and bonds that correlates to your age/years to retirement. Most of us don't want to think too hard about this, so we buy our mutual funds based ...
Reader's pick for bootstrapper principles
in BootStrapMe, on September 23, 2008
... © a2gemma
We've laid out a couple of what I consider to be among the most important bootstrapping principles over the last few days: Here they are .
But I want to keep this site as inte...
Bootstrapping principle #3: Freelance over full-time
in BootStrapMe, on September 22, 2008
...n sometimes be a better option than full-time employees .
So it should come as no surprise that bootstrappers must sometimes rely on freelance over full-time workers and should be careful when it ...
Bootstrapping principle #2: Partnerships over pay-out
in BootStrapMe, on September 21, 2008
... © Mel B.
Next in our series of top bootstrapping principles , we look at how partnerships triumph over pay-out or how sometimes teaming with others can help cut the costs of startup.
If you nee...
Swerving off the bootstrapping trail...or am I?
in BootStrapMe, on September 18, 2008
... to me recently, to the point where I have taken the next logical step in exploring a very...er...unbootstrapper-like???...possibility.
But is it really?
Here's the thing. It has occurred to me ...
Black Sunday fallout
in Sox First, on September 16, 2008
...rectly or through mutual funds. Two-thirds of the mutual funds are in tax-deferred accounts, mostly retirement plans. Consumer wallets took a big hit even before Wall Street firms began closing their ...
Bootstrap building blocks: From part-time startup to full-time business
in BootStrapMe, on September 15, 2008
... " From Side Product to Startup " conference in Portland, OR, deal with the importance of bootstrapping in these early stages. Specifically:
• Bootstrap if you want to maintain control. Ta...
My bootstrapping tools
in BootStrapMe, on September 14, 2008
... © quapan
Thought I'd take a moment this post to mention some key bootstrapping tools online.
Many regular readers know that in addition to editing this blog including tips, resources, int...
Ask Google for bootstrap news
in BootStrapMe, on September 13, 2008
...
If you want to know what other bootstrappers around the world are up to, why not let Google keep track.
Using a service like Google Alerts to create your own bootstrap business feed is one great ...
So what's the definition of bootstrapping again?
in BootStrapMe, on September 11, 2008
...erman of Jaskson Fish Market , a design software firm in Seattle:
Often, other people think that bootstrap means not taking venture or angel , and assume that it means you're investing your o...
Bootstrapping and presidential politics
in BootStrapMe, on September 9, 2008
...presidential conventions behind us, it seems the coming general election holds little promise for bootstrappers here in the U.S. (See the video from JibJab below).
However, as suggested in an ...
BootStrapMe readers: Join my Linkedin network
in BootStrapMe, on September 6, 2008
...
I'm looking for bootstrappers and other BootStrapMe.com readers to join my Linkedin network .
I'm hoping to discuss projects and opportunities with others in the network coming up soon i...
What's your bootstrap venture?
in BootStrapMe, on September 6, 2008
... © It'sGreg
So now it's your turn.
Tell us about your bootstrap venture and let us add it to our list of profiles here at BootStrapMe.com.
Some of the things we'd like to know:
• H...
The ultimate bootstrapping trait?
in BootStrapMe, on September 5, 2008
...p of early adopters and looks at how they eventually work their way into the mainstream.
For the bootstrapper , this kind of spread of awareness about a product or service without the need for big b...
Bootstrapper's Labor Day
in BootStrapMe, on September 1, 2008
...revious posts come to mind both bearing on this day and its significance (or lack there of) to the bootstrapping entrepreneur.
• First, blogger Steve Pavlina reflects on why you shouldn't even...
