Home featured Featured Let's Talk Featured Let’s Talk: Bootstrapping Gali Blacher July 31, 2018 There are many different ways to getting the financials you need to create a startup but some options are more complicated than others. Many well known startups and small businesses have got their company off the ground by initially bootstrapping. Some founders stay in their full time jobs while getting their business off the ground and while this is essentially the more risk-free option it can also be a quick way to burn out. Other founders build up their businesses on a very tight income that is mainly made up of personal savings and loans from friends and family. While bootstrapping is common, can it hinder a business? In this week’s Let’s Talk, experts discuss if bootstrapping can hurt a business. Emma Barr, Founder, iLEADS: Starting a business and getting things off the ground is never easy and always comes with expenses that potentially weren’t planned for. Since I started iLEADS we have always tried to keep our overheads to a minimum, however, I have always been very aware that my time can often be worth more than money and it would cost me a lot less to outsource certain services to a professional. We speak with Real Estate Agents day in and day out who have done courses in Facebook, spent thousands on DIY lead generation and Facebook Marketing with hardly anything to show for it. Really knowing what sectors of your business you could