Boostrap No Money Down Startups
How can you start a great business with no money down? How do you get 'table stakes' so you can have a place at the trough too? The rule today (and maybe it should always be thus) is, if you have cashflow, you will get financed, not the other way round.
There really are no 'no money down startups'; there are only those with little money down. In reality every business requires some investment. What we are talking about is starting a business with an amount of money that is really de minimums with respect to the size of the opportunity. Mark McCormack started world leading sports management business (IMG, International Management Group) with $500, his law degree and Arnold Palmer as his first client.
In Class Examples:
New Home Builder
Disney's Mighty Ducks
The Florida Panthers- accretive deal making
The Ottawa Senators and the Palladium
Maple Leaf Design
College Pro Painting
IMG
Ian McDonald
Federicos Gondolas
Momentous.ca Corporation
Guerrilla Marketing
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