Helpful Links
JOB POSTINGS, INTERNSHIPS, ETC.
WWW.PEHUB.COM
Go to the area listed as peHUB MBA Forum, an online message-board only accessible to MBA candidates.
Business Plans, Advertising, Helpful Startup Info:
- Microsoft BizSpark
- The Pitch Secrets of NY Angels Chairman David Rose
- Draper Fisher Business Plan Competition and Outline
- U.S. Small Business Administration
- Women Entrepreneur Roundtabl
- Ernst and Young
- EVenturing (sponsored by Kauffman Foundation)
- About Entrepreneurs & Entrepreneurship: Starting Your Own Business
- Morebusiness.com
- IEEE-USA Entrepreneurship Village
- WSJ Entrepreneur
- Analyzing Self Employment: Sponsored by Paidlegal - INC
- Always Free Marketing Resources for Online Entrepreneurs
- Microsoft bCentral: SurfPoint - http://www.anz.com/australia/business/toolkit/toolkit.asp
How to write a marketing plan (PDF, 111kb)
Eight common business pitfalls and how to avoid them (PDF, 118kb)
Simple ways to research your competition (PDF, 111kb)
15 marketing ideas on a shoestring budget (PDF, 121kb)
ANZ Guide to writing a Business Plan
Fee-based resources:
- 1-2-3 Success: Entrepreneur's Resource
- Entrepreneur's Partner: Management, Financial, Legal Resources for Entrepreneurs
- Entrepreneurs' Organization
- Venture Capital and Startup Resources for Entrepreneurs
Franchising Resources:
Entrepreneur Blogs:
- Peter Rip’s Blog
- Guy Kawasaki’s Blog
- Steve Jurvetson’s blog
- Entrepreneur.com Blog
- Seriously Business – Entrepreneurs, Business and Inventions Blog (UK)
- Entrepreneur
Magazines for Entrepreneurs:
Books for Entrepreneurs:
- Harvard Business Review on Entrepreneurship. Bhldt, Amar et al The Harvard Business Review Paperback Series. (Paperback - October 1999).
- The Innovator's Dilemma. Christensen, Clayton M. (Paperback - January 2003).
- Beyond Entrepreneurship: Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company. Collins, James C. and William C. Lazier. (Paperback).
- Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People. Covey Stephen R. (Paperback).
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Drucker, Peter F. (Paperback - May 1993).
- Turning Silver into Gold: How to Profit in the New Boomer Marketplace. Furlong, Mary S. Financial Times Press, 2007.
- The Entrepreneurial Mindset. Gunther McGrath, Rita and Ian Macmillan. (Hardcover - August 2000).
- Thinking Like an Entrepreneur: How to Make Intelligent Business Decisions That Will Lead to Success in Building & Growing Your Own Company. Hupalo, Peter I. (Hardcover - September 1999).
- Start Your Own Business: The Only Start-Up Book You'll Ever Need. Lesonsky, Rieva, Editor. (Paperback - April 2001).
- Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers. Moore, Geoffrey A. and Regis McKenna. (Paperback - July 1999).
- What No One Ever Tells You About Starting Your Own Business: Real Life Start-Up Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs. Norman, Jan. (Paperback - January 1999).
- Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors. Porter, Michael E. (Hardcover).
- Entrepreneur's Ultimate Start-Up Directory: Includes 1,350 Great Business Ideas. Stephenson, James. (Paperback - October 2001).
- Business Plans That Work. Timmons, J., Zacharakis, A., Spinelli, (Paperback - 2004).
- Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century. Timmons, Jeffry A. New Venture Creation, 5th Edition (Hardcover, 1996).
- 9 Beans: Four Principles for Running a Business in Good Times or Bad. Yerkes, Leslie. (Hardcover).
- Keep or Sell Your Business...How to Make the Decision Every Private Company Faces. Cohn, Mike & Pearl, Jane, Dearborn Publishing, Chicago, 2000.
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Covey, Stephen R. Simon & Schuster, New York NY 1989.
- The Art of the Start-Up. Guy Kawasaki.
- Leadership is an Art. DePree, Max, Doubleday, New York NY 1989.
- Getting To YES. Fisher, R. and Ury, William, Penguin Books, New York NY 1991.
- The Story Hayward Guide To The Family Business. Leach, Peter, Kogan Page Limited, London UK 1991, 1994.
- Getting to Win-Win in Family Business. LeVan, Gerald , Worldcomm Press, Nashville TN 1994.
- The Craft of Investing. John Train.
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Peter Drucker.
- The Larry and Barry Guide to Entrepreneurial Wisdom. Arthur Lipper.
- Thriving Up and Down the Market Food Chain. Arthur Lipper.
- The Templeton Plan. John Templeton.
- Human Genius and Sanity. William Shapiro.
- The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship. Bill Bygrave.
- Good to Great. Jim Collins.
- The Goal. Eliyahu Goldratt.
- Small Business Kit for Dummies. Richard Harrock.
- The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing. Jack Trout.
- Ogilvey on Advertising. David Ogilvey.
- The Third Wave. Alvin Toffler.
- Patent It Yourself. John Pressman.
- Legal Guide for Starting and Running a Small Business. Fred Steingold.
- How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation. Anthony Mancuso.
- The Copyright Handbook. Stephen Fishman.
- How to License Your Million-Dollar Idea. Harvey Reese.
- The Young Entrepreneur’s Guide to Starting and Running a Business. Steve Mariotti.
- Great Idea! Now What? Howard Bronson.
- The Great Game of Business. Jack Stack.
- Selling the Dream. Guy Kawasaki.
- Rules for Revolutionaries. Guy Kawasaki.
- The Human side of Human Beings. Harvey Jackins.
- Under the Radar. Jonathan Bond and Richard Kirshenbaum.
- Global Mind Change. Willis Harmon.
- Metaphorically Selling. Anne Miller.
- How to Sell More. Markita Andrews.
- Getting Things Done. David Allen.
- I Am Right, You are Wrong. Edward de Bono.
- Blink. Malcolm Gladwell.
- The Tipping Point. Malcolm Gladwell.
- Managing Management Time. William Oncken, Jr.