7 Best Small Business Books for Success

7 BESTSMALL BUSINESS BOOKS FOR SUCCESS



IntroductionWith the holiday season coming soon, or just for a generallygreat gift to yourself or someone near to you, there are afew amazing small business books.These books have in some way or another changed thelandscape of small business (and business in general) andthey offer fantastic advice for the beginning entrepreneur.We’ll look at 7 of the best small business books we’ve readhere at InvoiceBerry that we can recommend with 100%faith will help your small business succeed.

Rich Dad Poor DadIt is the #1 finance book of all time!Kiyosaki’s general writing style and the power of his messageare fantastic: that time, personal investment and imaginationare the most important parts of creating wealth for yourself andyour business. “In school we learn that mistakes are bad, and we are punished for making them. Yet, if you look at the way humans are designed to learn, we learn by making mistakes.”

Who moved my cheese? Spencer Johnson creates a powerful case for the very nature of change: either as something happen to a person, or something initiated by a person. Instead of fearing change, embrace it, chase it, and incorporate it into your business and personal life. “What you are afraid of is never as bad as what you imagine. The fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that actually exists.”

E-Myth RevisitedThis is the book by Michael Gerber that you need to take yourthrough all the stages of entrepreneurship.From the business idea, to the difficult and strugglingadolescence, and finally to the entrepreneurial experience andlifestyle. “Contrary to popular belief, my experience has shown me that the people who are exceptionally good in business aren’t so because of what they know but because of their insatiable need to know more.”

The Lean StartupEric Ries teaches you why you should focus on determiningexactly what the target audience wants.Instead of spending too much time and energy on your productlaunch, you should work backwards from meeting your targetaudience’s needs and using lean methodology.“We must learn what customers really want, not what they say they want or what we think they should want.”

ReworkDavid Heinemeier Hansson has collected great ideas that havemade their company a success, and providing that advice forother companies.Lots of controversial advice here, including not expanding tooquickly (or at all), and keeping good workers around (and firingthe workaholics). “What you do is what matters, not what you think or say or plan.”

Four-Hour Work WeekThis is the book for those wishing to have location-independentwork.Timothy Ferriss is simply helping you find ways to be moreeffective. Once you increase your efficiency, you’ll be able toput in small amount of work to get huge output. “A person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.”

Inbound MarketingBrian Halligan & Dharmesh Shah help you with inboundmarketing.This is based more on pulling readers in, instead of pushingyour marketing messages out. “The first method is to think across the traditional boundaries of yourmarketplace to alternatives, not just competitors…The second method for creating a winning strategy in the era of inbound marketing is to be the world’s best at what you do”

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