What are some good business books to help someone like me (age 20) as I get ready to head into my 2nd year of running a business. I'm looking for business and self-improvement books such as motivation and things like that.
2006-09-05 15:12:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
Although I don't recall the author's name, I found the book "Good to Great" to be a phenomenal read. It talks about companies that, using objective criteria, went from being good companies to great. He lays out his criteria for you so that you can judge for yourself and he explains what it was that helped these particular companies excel.
One "for instance" that I can think of is when he explores Nucorp Steel. He explains how Nucorp excelled at a time when Bethlehem Steel was crying poverty. He explains how Nucorp did it and where their thinking excelled.
Overall, this was just a great book for a small businessperson. His other book, "The Tipping Point" was not nearly as impressive. I read "Good to Great" first and was tremendously renewed after reading it.
Hope this helps. Good Luck!
2006-09-05 15:24:26 · answer #1 · answered by David R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
What They Don't Teach You in Harvard Business School by Mark H. McCormack
These three are all personal favorites of mines.
2006-09-05 16:52:17 · answer #2 · answered by Millionaire Hoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best one I ever read was called "Swim With the Sharks Without Getting Eaten Alive" by Harvey McKay. It was first published in the early 1980's.
His later books have always disappointed me by comparison. Swim With the Sharks is a must read.
2006-09-05 16:50:11 · answer #3 · answered by AngiesHusband 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T Harv Eker. I cannot tell you how valuable this book is when it comes to learning about leverage, residual income, passive income and investments. I have applied his principles to my home based business and it has helped my business to explode! It's all in the mindset!
2006-09-05 19:27:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've got faith that became a reference Jesus made to his coming crucifixion, that's a connection with the actuality that his loss of existence is drawing close and that he could desire to do all he can to pass on his teachings jointly as he can somewhat of dropping his existence persuing earthly issues that does no longer income his paintings for mankind. that's a reasonably supported by the actuality that the day became in many cases the time which represented existence and evening became the time that represented loss of existence; that's definately no longer a sin to ascertain at evening.
2016-09-30 09:26:15 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trump's classic "The Art of the Deal" is one of my all time favorite, but "Secrets of Question Based Selling" is one of the best sales books I've read.
2006-09-05 15:16:13 · answer #6 · answered by Big Timer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Millionare Hoy has it right.
Think and Grow Rich
How to Win Friends and Influence People
And the others that he mentions...
2006-09-07 08:18:14 · answer #7 · answered by nickdc1960 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out the small business administration web site
2006-09-05 15:18:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
suggest you visit daveramsey.com
you'll learn how to keep the money you make in a millionaire manner, not how to become a servant to the helpful banks
2006-09-09 12:07:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋