The Best Books on Starting a Business
By Courtney Rosenfield
Starting a business is not as easy as you might think, but it can be an extremely fulfilling and self-sustaining decision. Many people fantasize about quitting their jobs and opening a business, but often they are unsure of how to get started. Fortunately, there are hundreds of books available about starting a business. Here are the four helpful books on starting a business.
Will It Fly, by Pat Flynn
Pat Flynn is the creator of Smart Passive Income, which provides high-quality strategies for making money online. His specialty is helping people start their own businesses, or take their businesses to the next level. In this book, Flynn discusses how you can tell whether your idea will fly long-term. Will it Fly helps you take an idea and make it into a viable business. Flynn spends hours every week helping entrepreneurs on his blog. He knows what you need to start a successful business.
The E-Myth Revisited, by Michael Gerber
In this book, Michael Gerber discusses the myths of entrepreneurs. He outlines the ways in which people approach creating a business. He discusses how some people are technicians who want to work on the business, but they do not have the managerial skills necessary to run a company. Then, there are managers who have the business skills, but they do not have the hands-on know-how to run a company. Gerber discusses how both types of people need different skills in order to run a successful business. The E-Myth Revisited demonstrates how you can take your idea and make it into a profitable business. It also explains why so many business owners fail to move past the first stage of growth.
Pocket Full of Do, by Chris Do
Chris Do is a successful entrepreneur and award-winning designer who has started several companies, Blind and Menominee. In his debut book, Pocket Full of Do, he goes in-depth about the steps necessary to start your own business. Chris covers topics like sales, networking and communication. The book goes over the ways that you can create a profitable business by building it on your terms.
The Win Without Pitching Manifesto, by Blair Enns
In his book, The Win Without Pitching Manifesto, Blair Enns discusses 12 rules to help entrepreneurs create value for their customers and make more money. Enns is a keynote speaker and has given speeches to millions of people around the world. The Win Without Pitching Manifesto is great for any entrepreneur because it explains sales and pricing strategies and how you can make more money.
The books listed above are some of the best options for learning how to start your own business. They will help you understand how you can take your idea and make it into a profitable business, whether you want to start an online business or create a bricks-and-mortar company,
Get started on your journey to entrepreneurship success today.
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Guest author, Courtney Rosenfield, started her career in the gig economy after several years of enviously watching others do the same thing. She started Gigspark to be a resource and a first step for people who are looking to join the gig economy, either to supplement their income or as a way to fulfill their dreams of becoming an entrepreneur.