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Have you ever found yourself gravitating towards a McDonald’s outlet whenever you are in an unfamiliar city or country and unsure of what to eat? You could be thinking that at a McDonald’s there is always a familiar item in the menu such as it’s iconic BigMac, fries and nuggets as well as something local […]

The term bootstrapping came from the 19th-century expression “to pull oneself up by one’s bootstraps,” which meant doing an impossible task. The earliest that idiom appeared was in 1834 in the Working Man’s Advocate. By 1922, bootstrap as a metaphor was found in the James Joyce novel, Ulysses, meaning to better oneself by one’s unaided efforts. The term eventually evolved to mean being self-sustainable or proceeding without external help. In the present day, bootstrapping is a general term and practice associated with creating businesses that rely on their resources and earnings. Startups, for example, take pride in telling that their operations are bootstrapped. Consequently, bootstrapping techniques for startups is a popular and valuable topic of discussion associated with creating and running startups.

Get Your Guide To Cross Border Trading Between The UK and Europe For Startups We’ll help you navigate the complexities of Cross Border Trading across Europe In our Startup Guide to Cross Border Trading Between The UK and Europe​ you’ll get the lowdown on exactly what it means for your business. You’ll get a breakdown […]

Get Your Guide To Working With A Chief Of Staff Understand How A Chief Of Staff Can Transform Your Business As the CEO of a fledgling company, your time is consumed by setting strategy, growing the business, building your top team and fundraising. Optimising the workflow, that is, ensuring that the functions of your business […]

Get Your Full Guide To Mentoring For Startups Why Mentoring? As the CEO of a growing startup, it’s easy to feel everything’s on your shoulders. Executive mentoring can make it a little easier to shoulder that burden by helping you: Develop sound plans to scale the business Grow personally, addressing the issues that can help […]

Get Your Free Guide to Investing In Scale-ups Why fund scale-ups? Growth: Scale-ups grow faster than any other type of SME. According to the Scaleup Institute, the entire SME market is worth £1.9trn. Scale-ups account for £1.3trn of that. In virtually every sector, scaleups are more productive than their peers. Which scale-up? With so much […]

Get Your Practical Guide To Startup Fundraising How To Plan Your Fundraising? If you’re serious about scaling, chances are you’ll need to raise capital. In this document, we’ll take you through the essential steps to take, whether you’re taking a venture capitalist (VC) route to fundraising or crowdfunding. VC funding vs crowdfunding? VC fundraising: Typically […]

When a startup receives investment from outside investors like venture capitalists and angel investors, two equity valuations are essential. These are the pre-money, and post-money valuations that refer to the company’s value before and after an investment are done. These valuations determine how much ownership external investors receive when they make a cash investment into a company. The post-money valuation is always greater than the pre-money valuation as it is the value after a cash injection is made.

Right-hand man or woman. The one always beside the CEO, the president, or the military general. This person is none other than the Chief of Staff (COS) of an organization. In a complex organization, the Chief of Staff serves as the bridge between the chief executive and its direct-report team. The COS serves as a buffer, working behind the scenes making sure that the chief executive’s time is spent where it is most needed – in leading the company towards its goals. The chief of staff responsibilities vary from organization to organization, but they almost always involve linking the chief executive and the leadership team to the rest of the organization.