I had a “simple” idea for a blog entry today: thought I would find the top 10 rated books on amazon.com for small businesses. I think Amazon needs a new search engine! In the end, I simply searched in the ‘books’ category for “small business management” and sorted by customer rating. After taking out books on uber-specific topics (like how to become a dog trainer – gosh, I know they have a book for everything but I hadn’t thought of that one before). I then chose not to include on this list books published more than 3 years ago, because things are changing all the time. Finally, I decided to make a separate list later of tax related books ( in that safe, indefinite ‘later’ point in time….
After all that, here are the top 10. I think ill make a software list, too… at some point…
Top 10 5 star books on Amazon
1. Instant Cashflow (Instant Success) by Bradley J Sugars and Brad Sugars (Paperback – Dec 19, 2005)
2. Alpha Dogs: How Your Small Business Can Become a Leader of the Pack by Donna Fenn (Paperback – May 8, 2007)
3. True to Yourself: Leading a Values-Based Business (Social Venture Network) by Mark Albion (Paperback – Jul 12, 2006)
4. Running a 21st-Century Small Business: The Owner’s Guide to Starting and Growing Your Company by Randy W. Kirk (Paperback – Feb 17, 2006)
5. Fire Someone Today: And Other Surprising Tactics for Making Your Business a Success by Bob Pritchett (Paperback – April 11, 2006) – Bargain Price
6. Entrepreneur’s Notebook: Practical Advice for Starting a New Business Venture by Steven K. Gold (Paperback – Feb 21, 2006)
7. The Big Book of Small Business: You Don’t Have to Run Your Business by the Seat of Your Pants by Tom Gegax and Phil Bolsta (Hardcover – Feb 6, 2007)
8. Maximum Marketing, Minimum Dollars: The Top 50 Ways to Grow Your Small Business by Kim T. Gordon (Paperback – April 1, 2006)
9. The Bear Necessities of Business: Building a Company with Heart by Maxine Clark and Amy Joyner (Hardcover – April 21, 2006)
10. Whoops! I’m In Business: A Crash Course In Business Basics by Richard Stim and Lisa Guerin (Paperback – Aug 2005)