expression
without capital; having no funds
Used to describe starting a business or project with no initial investment or financial backing.
彼は資本無しで事業を始めた。
He started the business without capital.
資本無しで成功するのは難しい。
It's difficult to succeed without capital.
Compound of 資本 (shihon, 'capital') + 無し (nashi, 'without'). The reading しほんなし reflects a common colloquial contraction of しほん (shihon) to しほん (shihon) with the suffix なし (nashi).