bootstrapping

Meaning

Starting a business with personal resources or small investments without external funding or venture capital.

Self-funding business, self-reliant effort.

Example Sentences

Many entrepreneurs rely on bootstrapping to launch their businesses.

The startup used bootstrapping to grow.

Synonyms

self-funding, self-sufficiency, independent growth, entrepreneurship, self-reliance

Entry 1

self-funding, self-sufficiency, independent growth

Entry 2

self-funding, entrepreneurship, self-reliance

Antonyms

venture capital, external investment, funding reliance, investment, sponsorship, dependency

Entry 1

venture capital, external investment, funding reliance

Entry 2

investment, sponsorship, dependency