While there are many courses and tutorials online, learning from a book is still one of the best ways to greatly improve your skills. Below I have selected top Entrepreneurship books.
1. Entrepreneurship: The Practice and Mindset (2017)
From Heidi Neck, one of the most influential thinkers in entrepreneurship education today, Chris Neck, an award-winning professor, and Emma Murray, business consultant and author, comes this ground-breaking new text. Entrepreneurship: The Practice and Mindset catapults students beyond the classroom by helping them develop an entrepreneurial mindset so they can create opportunities and take action in uncertain environments. Based on the world-renowned Babson Entrepreneurship program, this new text emphasizes practice and learning through…
2. Entrepreneurship (2019)
Entrepreneurship, by Robert Hisrich, Michael Peters and Dean Shepherd has been designed to clearly instruct students on the process of formulating, planning, and implementing a new venture. Students are exposed to detailed descriptions of ‘how to’ embark on a new venture in a logical manner. Comprehensive cases at the end of the text have been hand-picked by the authors to go hand-in-hand with chapter concepts, helping to reinforce key topics. The superb author team of Hisrich, Peters, and Shepherd draw from their distinct backgrounds to create a book that addresses the…
3. Entrepreneurship: A Real-World Approach (2017)
A practical guidebook for people interested in starting a business with comprehensive coverage of all aspects of starting, running and growing a business. This book includes everything needed to launch a successful business now–expert strategies, up-to-date trends, business planning guidance, and inspiring real-world case studies, along with worksheets and critical thinking exercises to help would-be entrepreneurs be successful….
4. Entrepreneurship: Starting and Operating A Small Business; LivePlan 6-Month Access Card (4th Edition) (2015)
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5. Entrepreneurship: Starting and Operating a Small Business (3rd Edition) (2012)
Entrepreneurship: Starting and Operating A Small Business, Third Edition, demystifies the process of starting a business by presenting difficult economic, financial and business concepts in a manner easily understood by beginning business students. This edition is based on a proven curriculum from the Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) and includes new case studies, a new Honest Tea Business Plan, and more on topics such as cash flow and e-marketing. Drawing on the experience of Steve Mariotti and Caroline Glackin, students will begin building their business plan as soon as they open the text! In a step by step…
6. Disciplined Entrepreneurship Workbook (2017)
Disciplined Entrepreneurship Workbook provides a practical manual for working the 24-step framework presented in Disciplined Entrepreneurship. Unlocking key lessons and breaking down the steps, this book helps you delve deeper into the framework to get your business up and running with a greater chance for success. You’ll find the tools you need to sharpen your instinct, engage your creativity, work through hardship, and give the people what they want—even if they don’t yet know that they want it. Real-world examples illustrate the framework in…
7. Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures (International Edition) by Bruce R Barringer (2011-05-03) ()
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8. ENTREPRENEURSHIP: The Art, Science, and Process for Success by Charles Bamford (2015-02-09) (1724)
Paperback Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (1724) ASIN: B01JXU4PBW Shipping Information: View shipping rates and policies Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars 31 customer reviews Would you like to tell us about a lower price? If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support?…
9. Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (Paperback – Revised Ed.)–by Norman M. Scarborough [2015 Edition] ()
Paperback Publisher: Norman M. Scarborough (1672) ASIN: B01GMI01UW Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars 30 customer reviews Would you like to tell us about a lower price? If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support?…
10. Social Entrepreneurship: A Modern Approach to Social Value Creation/Instructor’s Review Copy by Arthur C. Brooks (2009-08-01) (1773)
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Best Entrepreneurship Books that Should be on Your Bookshelf
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Local Economic and Employment Development Entrepreneurship : a Catalyst for Urban Regeneration.
Author(s): OECD
Publisher: Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development, Year: Jan. 2005, Size: 2 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2148812
Technological Progress, Inequality And Entrepreneurship: From Consumer Division To Human Centricity
Author(s): Vanessa Ratten
Publisher: Springer, Year: 2020, Size: 3 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2402250
Digital Health Entrepreneurship
Author(s): Sharon Wulfovich, Arlen Meyers
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Year: 2020, Size: 4 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2407370
Urban Studies and Entrepreneurship
Author(s): Muhammad Naveed Iftikhar, Jonathan B. Justice, David B. Audretsch
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Year: 2020, Size: 5 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2407716
Entrepreneurship and Family Business Vitality: Surviving and Flourishing in the Long Term
Author(s): José Manuel Saiz-Álvarez, João Leitão, Jesús Manuel Palma-Ruiz
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Year: 2020, Size: 7 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2407781
EAI International Conference on Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Education: TIE'2018
Author(s): Ping Zheng, Vic Callaghan, David Crawford, Tiina Kymäläinen, Angelica Reyes-Munoz
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Year: 2020, Size: 5 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2407885
Entrepreneurship and Organizational Innovation
Author(s): Carolina Machado, J. Paulo Davim
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Year: 2020, Size: 2 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2408411
New Taxonomy for Corporate Open Innovation Initiatives: Best Practices and an Empirical Validation among Germany's 500 Biggest Companies
Author(s): Tim Blume
Publisher: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden; Springer Gabler, Year: 2020, Size: 7 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2409987
Innovation, Engineering and Entrepreneurship
Author(s): José Machado, Filomena Soares, Germano Veiga
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Year: 2019, Size: 130 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2251850
Trust, Institutions and Managing Entrepreneurial Relationships in Africa: An SME Perspective
Author(s): Isaac Oduro Amoako
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, Year: 2019, Size: 3 Mb, Download: epub
ID: 2300678
Please note that this booklist is not absolute. Some books are absolutely hot items according to The New York Times, others are written by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant links you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.