Entrepreneurship & Small Business: Books & E-Books
Online research guide for Entrepreneurship & Small Business Associate's Degree
Find Books on the Library Shelves
| 338.04 | Entrepreneurship |
| 658 | General Management |
| 658.02 | Small Business Management |
| 658.11 | New Business Enterprises [Starting a Business] |
| 658.3 | Personnel Management [HR] |
| 658.4 | Executive Management |
| 658.8 | Marketing |
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Reference & Recommended E-Books
All in Startup: Launching a New Idea When Everything Is on the Line by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781118857663Publication Date: 2014
American Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and Business Visionaries (Revised Edition) by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780816081462Publication Date: 2010
The Art of Startup Fundraising: Pitching Investors, Negotiating the Deal, and Everything Else Entrepreneurs Need to Know by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781119191834Publication Date: 2016
Disciplined Entrepreneurship Workbook by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781119365778Publication Date: 2017
The Food & Beverage Magazine Guide to Restaurant Success: The Proven Process for Starting Any Restaurant Business from Scratch to Success by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781119668985Publication Date: 2020
Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781647820718Publication Date: 2020
The Lean Entrepreneur: How Visionaries Create Products, Innovate with New Ventures, and Disrupt Markets by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781119095033Publication Date: 2016
Navigating Your Way to Startup Success by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781501507014Publication Date: 2018
Profit: Plan for It, Get It--The Entrepreneurs Handbook by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781947441392Publication Date: 2017
Starting an Online Business All-In-One for Dummies by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781119315544Publication Date: 2017
Venture Deals: Be Smarter than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781119259787Publication Date: 2016
WomenPreneurs: 21st Century Success Strategies by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780415896856Publication Date: 2012
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Try finding books, e-books, and films for streaming by doing a “SUBJECT” search in the library’s online catalog using one or more of the following subject terms:
| entrepreneurship | small business | sole proprietorship |
| home-based businesses | small business--finance | venture capital |
| microfinance | small business--management | small business marketing |
| new business enterprises | new business enterprises--management | self-employed |
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Reference & Recommended Materials on the Library Shelves
Accounting for Small Business Owners by Call Number: 657.9042 ACCISBN: 9781623155360Publication Date: 2015
Boss Life: Surviving My Own Small Business by Call Number: 338.7684 DOWISBN: 0399185291Publication Date: 2016
Building on Bedrock: What Sam Walton, Walt Disney, and Other Great Self-made Entrepreneurs Can Teach Us About Building Valuable Companies by Call Number: 658.421 LIDISBN: 9781635761764Publication Date: 2018Business Plans Handbook: A Compilation of Business Plans Developed by Individuals Throughout North America by
Call Number: REF 658.401 BUS v. 38ISBN: 9781410328212Publication Date: 2017
Contracts : The Essential Business Desk Reference by Call Number: 346.7302 STIMISBN: 9781413323009Publication Date: 2016
Crack the Funding Code: How Investors Think and What They Need to Hear to Fund Your Startup by Call Number: 658.1522 ROBISBN: 9780814439838Publication Date: 2019
Crowdfunder's Strategy Guide: Build a Better Business by Building Community by Call Number: 658.1522 STEISBN: 9781626564084Publication Date: 2015
Databases for Small Business: Essentials of Database Management, Data Analysis, and Staff Training for Entrepreneurs and Professionals by Call Number: 005.74 MANISBN: 9781484202784Publication Date: 2015
The Economy of You: Discover Your Inner Entrepreneur and Recession-Proof Your Life by Call Number: 658.11 PALISBN: 9780814432730Publication Date: 2014
The Entrepreneur's Guide to Running a Business: Strategy and Leadership by Call Number: LDR 658.1512 RHOISBN: 9781440829888Publication Date: 2014
The Entrepreneurial Arch: A Strategic Framework for Discovering, Developing and Renewing Firms by Call Number: 658.421 FALISBN: 9781107424821Publication Date: 2014
Entrepreneurship the Disney Way by Call Number: 658.421 GOLDISBN: 9781138737556Publication Date: 2019
Entrepreneur Voices on Company Culture by Call Number: 658.421 LEW co. cultureISBN: 9781599186269Publication Date: 2018
Entrepreneur Voices on Growth Hacking by Call Number: 658.4012 LEW growthISBN: 9781599186276Publication Date: 2018
Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days by
Interviews with the founders of, among others: PayPal, Apple, Yahoo, Gmail, TiVo, TripAdvisor, Firefox
Call Number: 658.112 LIVISBN: 9781590597149Publication Date: 2007
Franchise Management for Dummies by Call Number: 658.8708 SEIDISBN: 9781119337287Publication Date: 2017
From Head Shops to Whole Foods: the Rise and Fall of Activist Entrepreneurs by Call Number: 322.3097 DAVISBN: 9780231171588Publication Date: 2017
The Guide to Entrepreneurship: How to Create Wealth for Your Company and Stakeholders by Call Number: 658.421 SZYISBN: 9781482209075Publication Date: 2014
Is Entrepreneurship Dead?: The Truth About Startups in America by Call Number: 338.0409 SHAISBN: 9780300212112Publication Date: 2018
Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by
One of the central premises of The Lean Startup movement is what Ries calls "validated learning" about the customer. It is a way of getting continuous feedback from customers so that the company can shift directions or alter its plans inch by inch, minute by minute. Rather than creating an elaborate business plan and a product-centric approach, Lean Startup prizes testing your vision continuously with your customers and making constant adjustments.
Call Number: 658.112 RIEISBN: 9780307887894Publication Date: 2011
Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business by Call Number: 346.7306 STE 17th Ed.ISBN: 9781413328608Publication Date: 2021
Manipurated: How Business Owners Can Fight Fraudulent Online Ratings and Reviews by Call Number: 659.2 LEMISBN: 9781610352628Publication Date: 2015
PopUp Republic: How to Start Your Own Successful Pop-Up Space, Shop, or Restaurant by Call Number: 658.87 BARISBN: 9781119145912Publication Date: 2015
The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage by Call Number: 658.11 JOHNISBN: 9781101903612Publication Date: 2017
The Self-Employment Survival Guide: Proven Strategies to Succeed as Your Own Boss by Call Number: 658.041 YOCISBN: 9781538108710Publication Date: 2018
Start a Successful Business: Expert Advice to Take Your Startup from Idea to Empire by Call Number: 658.11 DeBISBN: 9780814439180Publication Date: 2018
Starting a Business All-in-One for DummiesCall Number: 658.11 ALLISBN: 9781119049104Publication Date: 2015
Startup Leadership: How Savvy Entrepreneurs Turn Their Ideas Into Successful Enterprises by Call Number: LDR 658.11 LIDISBN: 9781118697054Publication Date: 2014
Startup Money Made Easy: The Inc. Guide to Every Financial Question About Starting, Running, and Growing your Business by Call Number: 658.1522 ASPISBN: 9781400212248Publication Date: 2019
Start Your Own Business: The Only Startup Book You'll Ever Need by Call Number: 658.041 LES 6th Ed.ISBN: 9781599185569Publication Date: 2015
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Call Number: 658.11 THIISBN: 9780804139298Publication Date: 2014
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Business Faculty recommended reading list
Start with Why: how great leaders inspire everyone to take action by Call Number: LDR 658.4092 SINISBN: 9781591842804Publication Date: 2009
What Got You Here Won't Get You There: how successful people become even more successful by Call Number: 650.122 GOLDISBN: 1401301304Publication Date: 2007
Drive: the surprising truth about what motivates us by Call Number: 153.153 PINISBN: 9781594484803Publication Date: 2009
The Power of Habit: why we do what we do in life and business by Call Number: 158.123 DUHISBN: 9781400069286Publication Date: 2012
