I started with $3K of credit on a CC. I also had student loan debt etc, so that CC was all that I had to work with at the time. My first sales came thru pouring over huge drop lists after the drop every morning and hand regging anything decent that hadn't been caught. I would then cold call leads that I found using google. I don't enjoy using the phone for sales, I never do it these days, but when I started, I had no choice. The point is, do what ever it takes to get momentum.
"Blocking and tackling" will never go out of style. If you are willing to do more than the majority of your competition, you will succeed. Part of working hard is working smart, and working smart includes taking small risks that have large potential upside as you hit the ground running.