Small business books
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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
The E-myth Revisited
Michael E. GerberArgues that many small businesses fail because owners do technical work instead of building systems, and it set the template for later 'systematize your business' guides.
Rework
David Heinemeier HanssonShort, opinionated chapters that argue for staying small, avoiding unnecessary planning and meetings, and building from a lean base. Open Library lists Jason Fried alone as author.
Profit First
Mike MichalowiczProposes allocating income to profit, tax, and owner's pay accounts before expenses, a cash-management method that many small owners adopt.
The Art of the Start
Guy KawasakiA practical guide to launching a venture, covering pitching, early marketing, and building a team, written in a short, anecdotal style.
Company of One
Paul JarvisArgues for a business that stays deliberately small and independent instead of pursuing growth, and it speaks to the solo-operator strand of the genre.
Chosen and described with AI from our notes on the genre.
More small business books
- Scaling Up
Scaling UpVerne Harnish - Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Innovation and EntrepreneurshipPeter F. Drucker - Anything You Want
Anything You WantDerek Sivers - Small Business for Dummies
Small Business for DummiesEric Tyson - Beyond entrepreneurship
Beyond entrepreneurshipCollins, James C.1992 - Tax administrationTax administrationUnited States. General Accounting Office1986
- Effective small business management
Effective small business managementNorman M. Scarborough1984 - Entrepreneurship
EntrepreneurshipDonald F. Kuratko1989 - The Dhandho Investor
The Dhandho InvestorMohnish Pabrai2007 - Small-business management
Small-business managementJustin Gooderl Longenecker1987 - Traffic Secrets
Traffic SecretsRussell Brunson2020 - Blitzscaling
BlitzscalingReid Hoffman2018