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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.
Audiobook
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 companies that are not born with great DNA? How...
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 : reinvent the way you make a living, do what you love, and create a new future
Guillebeau, Chris
Ebook
Lead a life of adventure, meaning and purpose--and earn a good living.   "Thoughtful, funny, and compulsively readable, this guide shows how ordinary people can build solid livings, with independence and purpose, on their own terms."--Gretchen Rubin, author of...
The start-up of you : adapt to the future, invest in yourself, and transform your career
Hoffman, Reid
Paper Book
The groundbreaking #1 New York Times bestseller that taught a generation how to transform their careers--now in a revised and updated edition   "A profound book about self-determination and self-realization."--Senator Cory Booker   "The Startup of You<...
Principle-centered leadership
Covey, Stephen R.
Ebook
This book asks the fundamental question, how do we as individuals (and organizations), not only survive but thrive amid tremendous change? More, why are our efforts to improve continuing to fail despite the millions of dollars we spend in time, capital, and human effort every year? How do we...
The seven habits of highly effective people : restoring the character ethic
Covey, Stephen R.
Paper Book
*New York Times bestseller--over 40 million copies sold* *The #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century* One of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated readers for...
Mission, Inc. : a practitioner's guide to social enterprise
Lynch, Kevin
Ebook
A new breed of business is springing up across the land: social enterprises, whose primary purpose is to support the common good. Organized as for-profits, nonprofits, and everything in between, they see businesses as the means to a better world for all. In this...
The essential Drucker : selections from the management works of Peter F. Drucker
Drucker, Peter F.
Audiobook
Father of modern management, social commentator, and preeminent business philosopher, Peter F. Drucker analyzed economics and society for more than sixty years. Now for readers everywhere who are concerned with the ways that management practices and principles affect the performance of...
The one thing : the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results
Keller, Gary
Audiobook
Built to last : successful habits of visionary companies
Collins, James C.
Ebook
"This is not a book about charismatic visionary leaders. It is not about visionary product concepts or visionary products or visionary market insights. Nor is it about just having a corporate vision. This is a book about something far more important, enduring, and substantial. This is a book...
Start your own business : the only startup book you'll ever need
Markman, Marla.
Ebook
https://www.score.org/
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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