The Entrepreneur’s Handbook: 101 Resources for First Time Entrepreneurs

Are you looking to take the leap into starting your own business in 2018? If you’re just starting to think about it, or if you have been planning it for a while, you still may have lots of unanswered questions. The following 101 resources will help you learn more about entrepreneurship, startups, small business, and much more.

Entrepreneurs & Startups

Entrepreneurship Articles on Medium – A collection of the latest and greatest entrepreneurship articles published on the Medium platform.

Entrepreneur.com – Business ideas and trends from Entrepreneur Magazine. The latest news, expert advice, and growth strategies for small business owners.

Forbes for Entrepreneurs – Read the breaking Entrepreneurs coverage and top headlines on Forbes.

Inc. Start-up – Advice for founders of start-ups and start-up entrepreneurs on writing a business plan, running a home-based business, naming a start-up business, how to incorporate, financing a start-up, buying a small business, and starting a franchise.

Entrepreneurs’ Organization – The Entrepreneurs’ Organization is dedicated to transforming the lives of the entrepreneurs who transform the world representing 40 countries with 120 worldwide chapters.

Harvard Business School Entrepreneurs – A video archives that captures insights from leading members of the School’s entrepreneurial community.

Young Entrepreneur Council – YEC is an invite only nonprofit organization comprised of the country’s most promising young entrepreneurs.

Ted Talks on Entrepreneurship – Video archive on talks about entrepreneurship.

Kauffman Foundation – The Kauffman Foundation works to further understanding of the powerful economic impact of entrepreneurship, to develop programs that enhance entrepreneurial skills and abilities, and to improve the environment in which entrepreneurs start and grow businesses.

Global Entrepreneurship Week – Global Entrepreneurship Week is the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare.

SCORE – SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and helping small businesses start, grow, and succeed nationwide.

Focus – Focus makes the world’s business expertise available to everyone. At the heart of Focus is a network of thousands of leading business and technology experts who are thought leaders, veteran practitioners and upstart innovators in hundreds of different topics and markets.

Entrepreneur Finder – Entrepreneur Finder works by matching your interests, information and requirements with the individuals or companies that you are searching for. After you create a profile, you will have free access to contact other members and take advantage of the user search and matching features.

Square Guides – Square has a number of handy guides to help you through the process of creating and running a business. Their guides range from accepting payments to how to start a specific type of business.

Startup Financing

7 great ways to finance a startup – Need help on startup financing? Find everything you need to know about startup business financing and how to get your business the money it needs to get it.

How Does Venture Capital Work – A simple guide on how venture capital works. firms and funds, and venture capital in a new company.

Venture Capital on Alltop – The latest posts from top new sources on Venture Capital.

Business Loans, Grants and Financing – Fill out this form to find financing for your small business. This form provides a guide to programs for which you may be eligible.

Business Planning

Podcasts

The Startup Chat – Hear from entrepreneurs Hiten Shah and Steli Efti as they give current and aspiring entrepreneurs advice for navigating the startup world.

Rework Podcast – A podcast from the creators of Basecamp. Covers bootstrapping, staying small, and growing slow. Also answers listeners questions.

Marketing School – From Eric Sui and Neil Patel, this podcast strictly focuses on marketing. Good for beginners and those in the intermediate level of marketing knowledge.

Startups For the Rest of Us – This podcast from Rob Walling and Mike Taber has been around since March 2010. A lot of good advice and lessons to learn here.

The Smart Passive Income Podcast – Made for entrepreneurs starting an online business, this podcast has interviews from entrepreneurs who have successfully built their online business.

The Foundr Podcast – This podcast contains interviews with entrepreneurs who have built, or are building, their businesses. New episodes posted every week.

Accounting & Bookkeeping

Employees

Taxes

SBA on Taxes – This section helps you with every aspect of the taxes you must collect from your customers, including strategies for tax record-keeping.

Small Business Tax Strategies – Tax planning is a year-round event if you want to minimize your business’s tax bill. Whether it’s surviving an audit, capitalizing on business deductions, or finding tax-friendly ways to run your business, this Inc.com guide can help reduce your tax obligations and make paying taxes less anxiety provoking.

Online Marketing

Essential Software

Small Business Blogs, News & Guides

Books for Small Business & Entrepreneurship

Business Lessons

Social Entrepreneurship

What is a Social Entrepreneur – Social entrepreneurs are individuals with innovative solutions to society’s most pressing social problems. They are ambitious and persistent, tackling major social issues and offering new ideas for wide-scale change.

Forbes’ List of the Top 30 Social Entrepreneurs – For the first time in Forbes’ 94-year history, we’ve assembled the Impact 30: a list of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs. We’re defining “social entrepreneur” as a person who uses business to solve social issues.

Skoll Foundation – One of the leading foundations in the field of social entrepreneurship.

Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship – The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship provides unparalleled platforms at the regional and global level to highlight and advance leading models of sustainable social innovation.

PBS on Social Entrepreneurship – Social Entrepreneurship is still in its infancy and has a lot of growing up to do before it will have major impacts. Read updated news and resources about Social Entrepreneurship.

Social Entrepreneurship on Alltop – The latest posts from top new sources on Social Entrepreneurship.

We know there are many more resources for entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses out there. Please share your favorites in the comments!

About the Author: Kristi Hines is a freelance writer, blogger, and social media enthusiast. Her blog Kikolani focuses on blog marketing, including social networking strategies and blogging tips.