Joe at MSPMentor wrote a great post on starting a business with a partner. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m an entrepreneurship nut, not an IT nut. I LOVE getting my hands on anything to do with business, and I studied entrepreneurship for my MBA at Babson College, which is consistently considered the top school on entrepreneurship. I don’t say this to boast, just to give some background and to let you know that this is my favorite subject.
I’m also a huge believer in continuing education, so I’m always putting a new book or website in front of my employees’ faces and hoping they’ll get just as excited about learning as I am.
So…that being said, I couldn’t pass up on this opportunity to point out my favorite resources on entrepreneurship. I’ve already mentioned most elsewhere on this site, but they are worth repeating! I get contaced by a lot of managed service providers that are just getting started; I hope this list will be helpful for you in particular.
- E-myth - for learning how to put processes into your business and work on your business.
- Gazelles - for executive development and general ideas about growth. Sign up for his newsletter, it’s a must read!
- Great Game of Business - to learn how to use open book management to engage your employees and grow your business.
- EO Network - a global network of entrepreneurs with businesses doing over $1m in sales per year. Worth every penny to join.
- The Kauffman Foundation - perhaps the best think tank on entrepreneurship.
- Babson College - I can’t leave that one out! Rated #1 entrepreneurship program 13 years running. They have some great executive development programs you can attend if you don’t want to take the time off for a full degree.
I’m sure I left out some good ones - what do you have on your list?
MRC
