Entrepreneurship

Selected titles related to entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs from the NL Public Libraries collection.

Updated March 3, 2025
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100 side hustles : unexpected ideas for making extra money without quitting your day job
Guillebeau, Chris
Paper Book
Best-selling author Chris Guillebeau presents a full-color ideabook featuring 100 stories of regular people launching successful side businesses that almost anyone can do. This unique guide features the startup stories of regular people launching side businesses that almost...
All in : you, your business, your life /
Dickinson, Arlene
Paper Book
Are you really ready to be independent? To be a successful entrepreneur, you don't just need to know how to run a business. You need to know how to run your life when the boundary between work and personal time has essentially been erased. But while there are countless books on setting up...
The Canadian's Guide to Starting a Small Business
Andrew Dagys
The creative's guide to starting a business
Kelsall, Harriet
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE BEST START-UP INSPIRATION BOOK AWARD AT THE 2019 BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 'A book to devour from start to finish - easy to do as it is accessibly-written and oh so fascinating - and then to dip into later for reference.' - Joanna Reeves Do you...
The Dragons' den guide to assessing your business concept
Vyge, John
Paper Book
How to assess your business concept's potential to win customers The Dragons' Den Guide to Assessing Your Business Concept is designed to help entrepreneurs assess whether they actually have a market for their business concept. Before anyone invests valuable time and resources to a...
The economy of you : discover your inner entrepreneur and recession-proof your life
Palmer, Kimberly.
Paper Book
The biggest trend in business is the microbusiness! Handcrafted jewelry, artisanal eats, life coaching, app development, you name it-entrepreneurial side ventures are everywhere. Weary of pink-slip anxiety and the endless money squeeze, millions of people are taking the leap. They're adding to their...
Finding the sweet spot : the natural entrepreneur's guide to responsible, sustainable, joyful work
Pollard, Dave
Paper Book
"Now what am I going to do?" is a question many people ask—and leave unanswered—at critical potential turning points in their careers. Perhaps you’re a new graduate, but instead of lining up for a boring entry-level job at a big corporation, you wish you could start your...
Glossy : ambition, beauty, and the inside story of Emily Weiss's Glossier
Meltzer, Marisa
Paper Book
The bombshell exposé that reveals--for the first time--exactly what happened at Glossier, one of America's hottest and most consequential startups, and dives deep into the enigmatic, visionary woman responsible for it all. Called "one of the most disruptive brands in beauty" by...
How I built this : the unexpected paths to success from the world's most inspiring entrepreneurs
Raz, Guy
Paper Book
WALL STREET JOURNAL #1 Bestselling Business Book Based on the highly acclaimed NPR podcast, How I Built This with Guy Raz, this book offers priceless insights and inspiration from the world's top entrepreneurs on how to start, launch, and build a successful venture. ...
Idea to Execution: How to Optimize, Automate, and Outsource Everything in Your Business
Meisel, Ari
Paper Book
Nick Sonnenberg and Ari Meisel recently launched a profitable Virtual Assistant (VA) business in just one day - challenging the startup mentality that every new venture requires months of planning and a large investment of capital. Their VA business was born from scribbled notes on a cocktail napkin...
The introvert entrepreneur : amplify your strengths and create success on your own terms
Buelow, Beth L.
Paper Book
A practical guide to help introverts harness their natural gifts and entrepreneurial spirit   Think you have to be loud and brash to be successful in business? Think again. The strengths and traits of the typical introvert lend themselves well to entrepreneurship, as well as...
Masters of scale : surprising truths from the world's most successful entrepreneurs
Hoffman, Reid
Paper Book
What can you learn from a Silicon Valley legend and a pantheon of iconic leaders? The key to scaling a successful business isn't talent, network, or strategy. It's an entrepreneurial mindset--and that mindset can be cultivated. "If you're scaling a company--or if you just love...
Million-dollar micro business : how to turn your expertise into a digital online course
Tower, Tina
Paper Book
Discover how to launch a profitable online course from scratch  In Million Dollar Micro Business: How To Turn Your Expertise Into A Digital Online Course, entrepreneur and author Tina Tower delivers a new and smarter way to do business...
The minimalist entrepreneur : how great founders do more with less
Lavingia, Sahil
Paper Book
The manifesto for a new generation of entrepreneurs who would rather build great companies than big ones. Lavingia's startup, Gumroad, was growing quickly and raising venture capital easily. It seemed it was on the road to unicorn status, until disaster struck. Using his experiences and expertise,...
No Bootstraps When You're Barefoot: My Rise from a Jamaican Plantation Shack to the Boardrooms of Bay Street
Hall, Wes
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER From one of Canada's most successful business leaders, the founder of the BlackNorth Initiative and the newest and first Black Dragon in the Dragon's Den comes a rags-to-riches story that also carries a profound message of hope and change. ...
Persuasion : a new approach to changing minds
Dickinson, Arlene.
Paper Book
At work, at home, and everywhere in between, we need to persuade others every day. To give us a job. To award us the account. To give us the first available appointment. Problem is, no one ever taught us how to persuade. Until now. At thirty-one, Arlene Dickinson was going nowhere, fast....
Predictable Profits: Transform Your Business from One-Off Sales to Recurring Revenue with Memberships and Subscriptions
McLaren, Stu
Paper Book
Launch, grow, and scale your membership business What if you could stop chasing one-off sales and build a business that pays you consistently, month after month? In Predictable Profits, membership expert Stu McLaren pulls back the curtain on how to create a...
QuickBooks Online
Ringstrom, David H.
Paper Book
Learn the world's most popular cloud accounting platform QuickBooks Online For Dummies, 2024 Edition, helps you benefit from fast and easy mobile accounting. This beginner-friendly guide covers the key features of QuickBooks Online, including selecting the subscription...
Reinvention : changing your life, your career, your future
Dickinson, Arlene
Paper Book
Do you want or need to change your life, but aren't sure where to start--or whether you have what it takes? At fifty-seven, Arlene Dickinson's life was turned upside down. Her company was on the brink of disaster. Her sense of herself as a strong, confident leader was in tatters. She was...
Shoe dog : a memoir by the creator of Nike
Knight, Philip H.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game...
Smart startups : what every entrepreneur needs to know - advice from Harvard Business School founders
Daniels, Catalina
Paper Book
Two startup company founders and angel investors go inside eighteen companies founded by Harvard Business School graduates, uncovering surprising lessons for success and unexpected pitfalls essential for aspiring entrepreneurs. Conventional "wisdom" holds that the most successful...
Starting and Running a Small Business for Canadians for Dummies All-In-One
Dagys, Andrew
Paper Book
Tried-and-true advice, tools, and strategies to start and succeed in a small business With more Canadians yearning to start a small business--along with benefitting tax rate incentives and interesting new business opportunities--there's never been a greater need for a detailed,...
Turn your fandom into cash : a geeky guide to turn your passion into a business (or at least a side hustle)
Pinchefsky, Carol
Paper Book
This geeky guide (by an avowed geek) shows you the ins-and-outs of making money involved in the worlds you love to immerse yourself in or one you want to create. Turn Your Fandom Into Cash teaches fans how to power up their own geeky businesses, harness the power of their...
Two weeks notice : find the courage to quit your job, make more money, work where you want, and change the world
Porterfield, Amy
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Ever wish there was a step-by-step blueprint to design your life for financial freedom, lifestyle flexibility, and major impact? Are you ready to go from being stuck and complacent to courageous and capable of creating a business offering...
The Unstoppable Franchisee: 7 Drivers of Next-Level Growth
Prenevost, Gary
Paper Book
Selected by USA Today as a Top 10 Business Book To Help You Scale in 2024BRONZE MEDAL WINNER - 2024 AXIOM BUSINESS BOOKS AWARD - ENTREPRENEURSHIP/SMALL BUSINESS CATEGORY Unlock your business's full potential and achieve continuous growth with proven wisdom...
Vij : a chef's one-way ticket to Canada with Indian spices in his suitcase
Vij, Vikram
Paper Book
Winner of the 2018 Taste Canada Awards - Culinary Narratives Vikram Vij, one of Canada's great chefs, shares his story of the trials and triumphs in building a world-renowned food empire   Fragrant with the smells of cumin, turmeric, fennel, and cloves,...

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