Resources



Must reading for any entrepreneur



The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 
Author: Stephen R. Covey



The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship
 
Author: William D. Bygrave



Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't 
Author: Jim Collins 




The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success
Author: Brian Tracy



Who moved my cheese?
 
Author: Spencer Johnson



Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies 
Author: Jim Collins



Create Your Own Future: How to Master the 12 Critical Factors of Unlimited Success 
Author: Brian Tracy



Your Road Map for Success: You Can Get There from Here
Author: John C. Maxwell



Think and Grow Rich 
Author: Napoleon Hill 

Starting a Business



The Business Planning Guide 
Author: David H. Bangs



What No One Ever Tells You About Starting Your Own Business: Real Life Start-Up Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs 
Author: Jan Norman



Plan for Profitability! : How to Write a Strategic Business Plan
Author: Lee E. Hargrave Jr.



Financing



Financing Your Small Business 
Author: Robert Walter



Raising Capital : Get the Money You Need to Grow Your Business 
Author: Andrew J. Sherman



Attracting Capital From Angels: How Their Money—and Their Experience—Can Help You Build a Successful Company 
Author: Brian E. Hill, Dee Power

 

Leadership




The West Point Way of Leadership : From Learning Principled Leadership to Practicing It 
Author: Larry R., Col Donnithorne




The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership 
Author: John C. Maxwell




Leadership Is Common Sense 
Author: Herman Cain

 

Legal & Taxation




Legal Guide for Starting and Running a Small Business
Author: Nolo Press





Tax Savvy for Small Business: Year-Round Tax Strategies to Save You Money (Tax Savvy for Small Business
Author: Nolo Press




The American Bar Association Legal Guide for Small Business : Everything a Small-Business Person Must Know, from Start-Up to Employment Laws to Financing and Selling a Business 

 

Management




Understanding Cash Flow
Author: Franklin J. Plewa, George T. Friedlob




Managing Cash Flow: An Operational Focus 
Author: Peter B. Heyler, Rob Reider

 




The Cash Flow Planning Guide 
Author: Charles J. Lawrence

Marketing




The Guerrilla Marketing Handbook (Guerrilla Marketing) 
Author: Jay Conrad Levinson, Seth Godin




Guerrilla Marketing : Secrets for Making Big Profits from Your Small Business (Guerrilla Marketing)
by Jay Conrad Levinson




Entrepreneur Magazine's Ultimate Small Business Marketing Guide: Over 1500 Great Marketing Tricks That Will Drive Your Business Through the Roof? 
Author: James Stephenson

 

Operations




E-Myth Mastery : The Seven Essential Disciplines for Building a World Class Company 
Author: Michael E. Gerber




Bootstrapper's Success Secrets: 151 Tactics for Building Your Business on a Shoestring Budget 
Author: Kimberly Stansell




Starting and Operating a Business in the U.S 
Author: Michael Jenkins

 



The Strategy Machine: Building Your Business One Idea at a Time

Author: Larry Downes



Building a Profitable Business: The Proven Step-By-Step Guide to Starting and Running Your Own Business
Author: Charles Chickadel, Greg Straughn




Partnering Intelligence: Creating Value for Your Business by Building Smart Alliances 
Author: Stephen M. Dent

Sales




Secrets of VITO: Think and Sell Like a CEO
Author: Anthony Parinello




Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing
Author: Harry Beckwith 




High Trust Selling: Make More Money in Less Time With Less Stress 
Author: Todd M. Duncan

 

 

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U. S. Census Bureau

Fast Company Magazine

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Federation of International Trade Associations 

Bureau of Economic Analysis 

Guerrilla Marketing

U. S. Department of Labor - Bureau of Statistics

Inc. Magazine

U. S. Department of Labor – OSHA

Incorporate Your Business/Become an LLC

U.S. General Services Administration - List of Trade Associations

Kiplinger Magazine 

U. S. Small Business Administration

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U. S. Patent and Trademark Office

Startup Journal

Securities And Exchange Filings

Thomas Directory

Entrepreneur Magazine

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