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The "Must Have" Books for running a business
E-myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About ItE-myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber
Buy new: £6.13 / Used from: £4.48
The No 1 book you MUST read. How to avoid the trap that the vast majority of business owners fall into and take control of your business again.
Instant Cashflow: Hundreds of Proven Strategies to Win Customers, Boost Margins and Take More Money Home (Instant Success)Instant Cashflow: Hundreds of Proven Strategies to Win Customers, Boost Margins and Take More Money Home (Instant Success) by Bradley J Sugars
Buy new: £6.28 / Used from: £4.00
The No 2 book to read! (or maybe No 1 if you need cash quickly) 100s of strategies to get more cash in the door. Do exactly what it says and watch thechanges. Can't recommend it highly enough...
The Bottom Line: Business Finance Your Questions Answered (Virgin Business Guides)The Bottom Line: Business Finance Your Questions Answered (Virgin Business Guides) by Paul Barrow
Buy new: £6.69 / Used from: £3.21
Brilliant collection of FAQs that immensely simplifies the Financials
The One Minute ManagerThe One Minute Manager by Kenneth H. Blanchard
Buy new: £4.37 / Used from: £0.01
Very simple (and short!) book and very, very good
The One Minute Manager Meets the MonkeyThe One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey by Kenneth H. Blanchard
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £1.72
How to avoid taking on tasks that you should be delegating
First, Break All The RulesFirst, Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham
Buy new: £5.67 / Used from: £3.13
The greatest book written on how to manage people
Now, Discover Your Strengths: How to Develop Your Talents and Those of the People You ManageNow, Discover Your Strengths: How to Develop Your Talents and Those of the People You Manage by Marcus Buckingham
Buy new: £7.17 / Used from: £0.01
Follow on to "First Break all the Rules" and just as Good
Peopleware: Productive Projects and TeamsPeopleware: Productive Projects and Teams by Tom DeMarco
Buy used from: £83.95
Never, Never attempt to manage software engineers without having read this. Required reading for Project Managers
Finance on a BeermatFinance on a Beermat by Mike Southon
Buy new: £12.74 / Used from: £0.01
If you know absolutely nothing about financials, then this is the book to start with.
Instant Systems: Foolproof Strategies That Let Your Business Run Itself (Instant Success Series)Instant Systems: Foolproof Strategies That Let Your Business Run Itself (Instant Success Series) by Bradley J Sugars
Buy new: £6.12 / Used from: £4.00
Continues on where the E-Myth stops
The Business Coach: A Millionaire Entrepreneuer Reveals the 6 Critical Steps to Business Success (Instant Success Series)The Business Coach: A Millionaire Entrepreneuer Reveals the 6 Critical Steps to Business Success (Instant Success Series) by Bradley J Sugars
Buy new: £5.69 / Used from: £2.99
Another version of the E-Myth Revisited. And very, very good too