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If you are seriously considering starting a small business, investing in good quality reference materials is a must.

On this page you will find links to reviews of some of the small business books that I have found useful in the past, as well as a number of books I have used as source material for some of the information presented on this site.

Small Business Idea Books

The 200 Best Home Businesses: Easy To Start, Fun To Run, Highly Profitable
Katina Jones (2005)
ISBN: 978 1 50337 296 5

In this book Katrina Jones lists 200 ideas for starting a home business.

For each idea she talks about the pros and cons of the business, the estimated start-up costs, skills and equipment requirements and advertising tips.

101 Small Business Ideas for Under $5000
Corey Sandler & Janice Keefe (2005)
ISBN: 0 471 69287 5

Corey Sandler and Janice Keefe believe that becoming your own boss is easier and cheaper than most people think.

To back up their claim they offer advice on setting up a small business (risk management, taxes, financing a business etc) and provide descriptions of 101 small businesses that are relatively easy and inexpensive to set up.

Small Business Startup Books

The McGraw-Hill Guide to Starting Your Own Business : A Step-By-Step Blueprint for the First-Time Entrepreneur
Stephen C. Harper (2003)
ISBN: 0 07 141012 0

In this book, Stephen Harper does not pull any punches!

The first part of the book; Prerequisites for Startup Survival and Success, should be required reading for anyone even thinking about starting a business.

Well worth reading!

Small Business for Dummies, Second Edition
Eric Tyson & Jim Schell (2003)
ISBN: 07645 5481 6

As with other books in the Dummies series this book attempts to offer explanations to new entrepreneurs in this how to guide using plain English, and in my opinion, it does a pretty good job of it.

The Small Business Owner's Manual: Everything You Need To Know To Start Up And Run Your Business
Joe Kennedy (2005)
ISBN: 1 56414 813 0

This book has been written by a person with over twenty years' experience operating and working with small business and that experience is clearly demonstrated in the book.

Small Business Marketing Books

Guerrilla Marketing: Secrets for Making Big Profits from Your Small Business (Guerrilla Marketing)
Jay Conrad Levinson (1998)
ISBN: 0 395 90625 3

In this book the author discusses what he terms the guerrilla approach to marketing. He states that guerrilla marketing differs from traditional marketing in twelve important ways, including the type of investment required, the focus and content of the marketing effort, the treatment of competitors, and the methods employed to market the business.

Successful Marketing Research: The Complete Guide to Getting and Using Essential Information about Your Customers and Competitors
Edward L.Hester (1996)
ISBN: 0 471 12380 3

Successful Marketing Research was written specifically for small business owners and provides a number of tools and techniques to enable entrepreneurs to attempt their own market research.

Small Business Planning Books

The ABC's of Writing Winning Business Plans
Garrett Sutton (2005)
ISBN: 0 446 69415 0

This book is brilliant!

The ABC's of Writing Winning Business Plans is one of the books in the 'Rich Dad Advisor' Series, and is very well written.

Although this is a good text on how to put a business plan together, I can't say it is one of my favorites. That, however, is definitely a personal preference thing.

Business Plans For Dummies
Paul Tiffany and Steven Peterson (2005)
ISBN: 0 7645 7652 6

The information presented in the book is accurate and is presented clearly and logically. It offers common sense tips throughout the book for managing the business planning process and definitely 'talks to' the target audience.

Accounting and Finance Books

Activity Accounting
James A. Brimson (1991)
ISBN:

This book describes activity-based accounting in a clear, concise step-by-step manner. Brimson emphasizes the strengths and benefits of an activity-based approach to business management, and explains to his readers how they can apply activity-based accounting to their organization.

Business Administration Books

Strategic Business Letters and Emails
Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts (2004)
ISBN: 978 0 618 44833 3

If you are new to writing business letters and emails and you really don't know where to start, Strategic Business Letters and Emails might be a good investment!

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