Get Lender Ready Now
The image of a bootstrapping entrepreneur starting a business at home is an iconic one, and many businesses not only start that way, but stay that way. That was my approach when I started my own home-based business, which I ran for more than a decade. People would often tell me they envied me for what seemed like an easier work life without a clock to punch or managers telling me what to do.
But those of us who have taken that leap know the reality of being self-employed and running a home-based business can be much different. For many home-based businesses, money — including cash flow and financing — are a constant source of stress.
In my business, I
