Top 10 Small Business Books 2010

Posted by Barry Moltz on December 27, 2010

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I know what a huge achievement to write a book, but unfortunately, I don’t get the chance to read all the great books out there. Move over Oprah, but these small business books particularly stood out for me this year in no particular order (with no affliate links):

1. Rework by Jason Fried. I don’t agree with many people’s business philosophies but I love what Jason Fried stands for. As the co-founder and President of 37signals, he knows there’s real value and beauty in the basics.

2. Attention! by Jim Kukral This book has specific actions that all small businesses can take. It includes 26 ways to market your business differently, including holding a grudge and wearing funny hats!

3. Engage! by Brian Solis. He talks about how your personal social media network is becoming a key value in the future of your business.

4. The Referral Engine by John Jantsch. Most of us know how important referrals are for our business, but have no system in place to get them. John shows how to form a strategy that drives customers and partners to market for you.

5. Fascinate by Sally Hogshead. She explores the 7 universal triggers of fascination that increase client loyalty, profits and employee rentention.

6. Defy Gravity by Rebel Brown. This book is a guide to capturing your best opportunities for sustainable and profitable growth.

7. Drive by Dan Pink. After reading this book, you will rethink about how people are truly motivated.

8. UnMarketing by Scott Stratten. This guy just makes a lot of sense. He talks about how to build your business through social media and how people don’t read crappy content.

9. Never Get A Real Job by Scott Gerber. He shows how to build a business on your own dime and how a sense of entitlement is holding back Gen-Yers.

10. The Zen of Social Media Marketing by Shama Kabani. She shows about how to truly use social media and why it comes last!

What were your favorite small business books of 2010?

Republished with author's permission from original post by Barry Moltz.

Barry Moltz

Barry Moltz has founded and run small businesses with a great deal of success and failure for more than 15 years. Barry is a nationally recognized expert on entrepreneurship who has given hundreds of presentations to audiences ranging from 2 to 2,. His third book, BAM! Delivering Customer Service in a Self-Service World shows how customer service is the new marketing.

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Julie-Ann

December 27, 2010

Great reads!

Your suggestions are all fantastic. Small business owners can truly benefit from reading these titles and putting the lessons to work. They might also gain some insight on service by watching this quick video (http://www.upyourservice.com/video-theater/how-do-you-build-and-sustain-...).

Barry Moltz

December 28, 2010

Thanks!

Thanks for the comment on the blog post. I appreciate it

Barbara Wilbur

January 21, 2011

Addtional Book for the list

Make sure to add Switch- How to Change Things when Change is Hard, by Dan and Chip Heath to your list. This book provides real examples of tough changes and how they managed to accomplish it in a short period of time without many resources. In today's business climate that is key! Great read that sticks with you! Here is the link: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Switch/Dan-Heath/e/9780385528757/?itm=2...

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