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How I Bootstrapped My Business To Over $2 Million In One Year

My business, Ivory Paper Co, went from under $100,000 in annual revenue to over $2 million in less than a year, and everyone wants to know how I self financed this at the ripe age of 21.

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Alitzah Stinson
Jun 01, 2025
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My business went from under $100,000 in annual revenue to over $2 million in less than a year, and everyone wants to know how I financed this.

For some background, my business, Ivory Paper Co., sells premium, personalized stationery that we manufacture at our facility in Columbus, Ohio. We have been vertically integrated since day one and have scaled our manufacturing as we’ve grown the business.

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