#1: Books / Magazines

“My books on management principles, project management, to autobiographies such as Redstone Sumner’s, and Thomas Friedman’s last edition of “The World is Flat”…granted I need to get the books that recently contested his book. And, of course, Rich Dad Poor Dad.

Reading material: BRW (Business Review Weekly) magazine, How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie), A New Earth (Earkhart Tolle), Loosing my Virginity (Richard Branson)

Rich Dad Poor Dad and Who Moved My Cheese? books for personal development before I’ll picture out and plan something for my business.

To be very specific, I recommend reading some classic books such as Competitive Strategy - By Michael Porter, Blue Ocean Strategy - by Chan Kim, Gentleman, A Timeless Fashion - by Roetzel, Market Based Management - by Roger Best

I like Malcolm Gladwell’s book “The Tipping Point” because it shows me how time and time again very little changes have large consequences (I work in marketing, btw, so my answers might be different from others).

To add to your books: Emyth by Michael Gerber is a MUST, How to Stop Worrying & Start Living by Dale Carnegie is just as critical as How to Win Friends.”

#2: Websites

“I really like the Interactive Business Planner. IBP: New User Registration It’s a really good business plan wizard. Each section is broken down into bite-size pieces, has clear explanations and an example excerpt from a business plan.

It’s provided by the Government of Canada but I don’t think there is any reason it wouldn’t be useful to anyone else.

My #1 tool is Young Entrepreneur Forums - An entrepreneurial and small business site , if i need help, best friendly people here, if i need inforimation i can get it, if i need anything someone is always willing to help. its really the only tool any entrepreneur needs ;] (i sound like a person writing a testimonial)

A few tools I like that I think others might find useful:
- Management Methods | Management Models | Management Theories - I find it useful as a quick reference/refresher tool.
- Docstoc.com – free legal forms and business templates - It’s a great repository to quickly find free templates for business documents (e.g. b-plans, legal templates, etc.).
- Online Project Management, Group Collaboration and Document Sharing ~ Huddle - Have found it useful for collaborating on projects.
- Scan, copy and fax with your camera phone or digital camera - Sort of an odd tool, but can be useful for digitizing information you put on a whiteboard.

A few sites that are useful for finding news tools:
- Business Hacks | BNET - Mix of new useful apps and general business tips.
- Free Small Business Tools & Resources - Mix of free business tools, apps, freebies.
- Webware : Cool Web apps for everyone - CNET - Profiles new online apps.

Its an really good business wizard. Every entrepreneur not only new but old also needs a tool to set them apart in the field. I too know about this IBP tool, It is the best among all the other tools available in the market today.”