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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
________________________________ Can a good company become a great one? If so, how? After a five-year research project, Jim Collins concludes that good to great can and does happen. In this book, he uncovers the underlying variables that enable any type of...
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 7 habits of highly effective people : powerful lessons in personal change
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...
Innovation and entrepreneurship practice and principles
Drucker, Peter F.
Ebook
Peter Drucker's classic book on innovation and entrepreneurship This is the first book to present innovation and entrepreneurship as a purposeful and systematic discipline that explains and analyzes the challenges and opportunities of America's new entrepreneurial economy. Superbly...
Mission, Inc. : a practitioner's guide to social enterprise
Lynch, Kevin
Paper Book
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 groundbreaking guide,...
The essential Drucker : selections from the management works of Peter F. Drucker
Drucker, Peter F.
Paper Book
Peter Drucker's wide-ranging book, drawn from his best work, looks at management, the individual and society. He connects these themes of today's world with his usual clear-sighted and far-reaching style to create a work which encapsulates his essential and strongest writings in one volume.Under the...
Start your own business the only start-up book you'll ever need
Lesonsky, Rieva.
Paper Book
With this newly updated edition, the experts show you how to make your dreams of starting a business come true!
Disciplined entrepreneurship : 24 steps to a successful startup
Aulet, Bill
Paper Book
24 Steps to Success! Disciplined Entrepreneurship will change the way you think about starting a company. Many believe that entrepreneurship cannot be taught, but great entrepreneurs aren't born with something special - they simply make great products. This book will show you...
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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