PULL YOURSELF UP BY YOUR BOOTSTRAPS

6 TIPS FOR BOOTSTRAPPING YOUR BUSINESS

KATIE STOCKING

Owner & Founder, Happy Medium

CHOOSE YOUR TRIBE

CHOOSE YOUR TRIBE

Hire smart people you can trust

CHOOSE YOUR TRIBE

Hire smart people you can trust

Get an accountant

CHOOSE YOUR TRIBE

Hire smart people you can trust

Get an accountant

Find a mentor

CHOOSE YOUR TRIBE

Hire smart people you can trust

Get an accountant

Find a mentor

Let the critics make you better

PINCH YOUR PENNIES

PINCH YOUR PENNIES

Watch your cash like a hawk

PINCH YOUR PENNIES

Watch your cash like a hawk

Cut personal expenses

PINCH YOUR PENNIES

Watch your cash like a hawk

Cut personal expenses

Focus on your customers and your product – not

profitability

DO IT YOURSELF

DO IT YOURSELF

Don’t outsource anything you can do yourself

DO IT YOURSELF

Don’t outsource anything you can do yourself

Yes, that means sweeping the floors

INVEST WHERE IT COUNTS

INVEST WHERE IT COUNTS

Your domain

INVEST WHERE IT COUNTS

Your domain

Your trademark

INVEST WHERE IT COUNTS

Your domain

Your trademark

Your logo and business cards

YOU CAN LEARN ANYTHING

YOU CAN LEARN ANYTHING

Code

YOU CAN LEARN ANYTHING

Code

Twitter

YOU CAN LEARN ANYTHING

Code

Twitter

Excel

NEVER GIVE UP

NEVER GIVE UP

Make connections

NEVER GIVE UP

Make connections

Build relationships

NEVER GIVE UP

Make connections

Build relationships

Pound the pavement

IT WILL BE WORTH IT

@KLSTOCKING

@ITSAHAPPYMEDIUM

WWW.ITSAHAPPYMEDIUM.COM