Douglas Muir

Many people wonder if the stock market is their only vehicle for investment. I asked my broker this question, and he answered me correctly when he said there are other options, but only offered investment instruments that he got paid on, such as mutual funds, index funds, options, etc. Little did I know that there are many other ways for people to invest beyond the stock market, allowing them to capitalize on opportunities to increase their profit exponentially. This is why I started my own Alternative Investment Fund. The Family Business Fund is an SEC Reg. D 506 C, High Yield Fixed Income Fund for Accredited Investors.

According to Investopedia, bootstrapping is “A situation in which an entrepreneur starts a company with little capital. An individual is said to be bootstrapping when he or she attempts to fund and build a company from personal finances or from the operating revenue of the new company.” For example, when I started my first company, I used the Family, Friends, and Fools (FFF) method of financing. I learned how to squeeze a nickel out of a penny. This continued for the first two years of business until the company took off.

There is a growing misconception that higher education is not needed for entrepreneurial success, but that is just not true. A Kauffman Foundation study revealed that over 90% of American tech company founders hold a bachelor’s degree, and those with MBA’s are able to start and build their companies faster. For the passionate entrepreneur, educational programs (especially those using the case study method) offer a great place to start learning practical skills that can reduce the learning curve for running a company.