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Books on entrepreneurship and how to start your own business. Rise and Grind!!!

Updated September 12, 2025
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Good to great : why some companies make the leap--and others don't
Collins, James C.
Paper Book
The Challenge Built to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the very beginning. But what about the company that is not born...
The hard thing about hard things : building a business when there are no easy answers
Horowitz, Ben
Paper Book
Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley's most respected and experienced entrepreneurs, offers essential advice on building and running a startup--practical wisdom for managing the toughest problems business school doesn't cover, based on his popular...
The $100 startup : fire your boss, do what you love and work better to live more
Guillebeau, Chris
Paper Book
Change your job to change your life. Are you tired of the grind of the 9-to-5 job and dreaming of professional satisfaction on your own terms? You can quit the rat race and start up on your own - and you don't need an MBA or a huge investment to do it. The $100 Startup by...
The 7 habits of highly effective people : powerful lessons in personal change
Covey, Stephen R
Paper Book
Millions of copies sold. New York Times Bestseller. Named the #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century. "Every so often a book comes along that not only alters the lives of readers but leaves an imprint on...
The one thing : the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results
Keller, Gary
Paper Book
*** THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *** FIND THE ONE THING YOU NEED TO DO THAT WILL MAKE EVERYTHING ELSE EASIER - OR UNNECESSARY People are using this simple, powerful concept to focus on what matters most in their personal and work lives. By...
Built to last : successful habits of visionary companies
Collins, James C.
Paper Book
The concept behind this book is simple and brilliant- find out what makes companies that outperform their peers for decades enjoy that success - and then apply those lessons yourself. Written by multimillion-copy bestselling author, speaker and business management consultant Jim<...
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From planning to execution, get resources or real-time assistance for every stage of your business. SCORE has a library of useful documents and online courses, as well as experienced mentors to help
https://www.crunchbase.com/

Crowd-sourced data, but an excellent site for researching start-ups and other hard-to-find, private companies.

https://www.ycombinator.com/library
YC\'s library of startup advice: essays and videos that teach you how to start a company.
https://www.oreilly.com/radar/
Now, next, and beyond: Tracking need-to-know trends at the intersection of business and technology
https://www.sba.gov/

Business resources and funding options for small business owners.

https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/solutions/bizfilings/tools-and-resources
BizFilings Business Owner\'s Toolkit: advice & tools about incorporation, types of businesses, compliance, taxes, running a business & much more.
https://apps.bea.gov/regional/bearfacts/

The Bureau for Economic Analysis has all the data!

https://www.bls.gov/cex/

Consumer Expenditure Surveys provides reports on consumer price and spending & consumer expenditure survey that provides information on buying habits.


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