Greetings Friends!
Lisa
I don’t know if you get as excited as I do about business development info, but thought I’d share this fab find I uncovered at Ben Means Business…check it out…HAPPY READING!
The 41 Absolute Best Blogs about Entrepreneurship and Small Business
There are thousands of small business and entrepreneurship blogs in the blogosphere. Unfortunately, many of them are not at all useful to the experienced or aspiring entrepreneur. We’ve all seen them. The great majority of which are e-commerce “pros” masquerading as entrepreneurship experts. This makes finding solid, useful information for the traditional small business owner very difficult. Therefore in my frustration, I have decided to create what I like to think of as “The A-List” of entrepreneurship and small business blogs.
The blogs listed in “The List” are solely there on the basis of their knowledge and content. I have given no regard to name recognition, popularity, or any of that stuff. In other words, there is no kissing up and no playing favorites. Now I recognize that there will be some omissions with a list this size but for the most part the “must-reads” are all there. Some of your favorites, or even your own blog, may have been left off the list. It’s probably because they haven’t posted in a forever, their blog isn’t really about entrepreneurship, or it’s just not good enough. So no whining! If you think we missed one just drop me a line in the comments section and we’ll check it out. I’ll update the list when we find some worth adding.
Other than that, enjoy the reading. I’m sure you’ll find some new blogs for the old reader.
(These are listed in no particular order)
Small Business Trends- Written by Anita Campbell.
Simple design, great content, daily posts.
Just for Small Business- Denise O’berry
One of several blogs on allbusiness.com
Small Business Survival- Becky McCray, Jeanne Cole, & Genna Mae
Says for small town small business resource but the information is universal.
Small Business Arena- Kirtok
Hasn’t posted in a while but good resource.
The Entrepreneurial Mind- Jeff Cornwall
Entrepreneurship Professor at Belmont provides very useful information.
Work Happy- Carson McComas
Links and resources to help entrepreneurs work smarter, not harder
Business Opportunities Weblog- Dane Carlson
Interviews, Success Stories, & Advice
Home Based Business Blog- Frank Ross
Business and Marketing Info. Also hosted on allbusiness.com.
Startup Spark- Shannon Cherry
More about running your business after startup but great information nonetheless.
How to Change the World- Guy Kawasaki
Very popular blog by one of the best in the blogosphere. Interviews, Advice, and everything in between.
Entrepreneur Success Blog- Jared Reitzin
2-3 posts per week. Also posts episodes from his pretty funny Internet show.
Entrepreneurs Journey- Yaro Starak
Very popular. Posts a lot about his experiences as an Internet entrepreneur but interesting and inspiring for all aspiring entrepreneurs.
Babe of Business- Crystal Williams
Pretty young blog, erratic posting schedule, but good content, and great design. Definitely one to watch.
Business Know-How- Janet Attard
Lots of Adsense Ads in the middle of posts but content is worth looking past the visual distractions.
Young Go-Getter- Justin Nowak
Interviews & advice. Also hosts an entrepreneurship forum on this site. Be sure to check it out.
Duct Tape Marketing- John Jantsch
Design is a little busy but author seems to be very knowledgeable. Worth adding to your reader.
Be Excellent- Skip Reardon
Simple design but consistently good content.
Branding and Marketing- Chris Brown
Clean design, daily posts, passionate author
Young Entrepreneur- Matthew and AdamToen
Great blog, great forums
JD’s Blog- Jason Drohn
Incredibly attractive design, invaluable information
Marketing Hackz- Jason Drohn
All-inclusive marketing information. Another nice design by JD.
Small Biz Labs- Steve King, Carolyn Ochels, Anthony Townsend
Business Research, tactics, and trends
Genius Types - Brian lee
Business Opportunities & ideas to build passive income
The Savvy Entrepreneur- Christina Favreau
A little bit difficult to navigate because of some design issues but the entrepreneurship category has some interesting articles.
Small Business Mentor- Yvonne Russell
Clever topics, tons of information
Seth Godin’s Blog- Seth Godin
Insanely popular. Not strictly entrepreneurship but entertaining and informative.
Weakest Link Consulting- Erik Johnels
Young Blog but knowledgeable author. A good for the reader.
Instigator Blog- Ben Yoskovitz
Co-founder of “Standout Jobs” writes on everything from VC’s to BP’s
OkDork- Noah Kagan
Fun blog, very popular, lots of marketing info.
Feld Thoughts- Brad Feld
Just read it
Entrepreneurship and Positive Living- Timothy Winston
Lot’s of tips on how to remain productive when your you’re own boss
Entrepreneurship: A Different Mindset- Ryan Mapes
One of the founders of the Go Bog Network covers a lot of ground in his blog
Personal Branding- Dan Schawbel
A great marketing blog. Deals largely with personal branding
Branding Strategy Insider- Tom Asacher, Brad Van Auken, Derrick Daye
Wildy popular and for good reason. Definitely one for the reader
Marketing Caddy- Walt Goshert
Nice design, daily posts, great content
Marketing Deviant- David Kam
More psychology than strategy….but isn’t our psychology what sets entrepreneurs apart anyway?
Small Business Branding- Several notable Authors
Very useful content by experienced authors. One of the best
Chris Brogan- Unknown. lol
marketing, social media, personal branding
Business Pundit- Seems to be by several authors
Verve Coaching- Erek Ostrowski
Entrepreneurship, Leadership, & Small Business-ship 
Ben Means Business- Ben Jones
Last but definitely not least. The grandaddy of entrepreneurship/small business blogs. A must-have for your reader
**Update**
Great blogs that were originally overlooked
Small Business CEO -Steve Rucinski
Seriously Business
Bootstrapme- Shawn Hessinger
Business Opportunities and Ideas- John Crickett
Small Business Answers- Appears to have Several authors
Black in Business- James D. Walton
Up and Running- Tim Berry
Escape from Cubicle Nation-Pamela Slim
Global Small Business Blog-Laurel Delaney
Like this article?
Thank you so much for including me on this list!!! The design issues only seem to show up in IE, but I’m getting someone to work on them.
Thanks again! Glad to see many of my personal faves are on there too!!
Comment by Cristina Favreau — July 18, 2008 @ 3:19 pm
Thanks for the mention. Since parting ways with my 70+ hour full-time gig, I have been maintaining and posting to Babeofbusiness.com regularly. Hope it becomes a valuable resource for all entrepreneurs!
Crystal
Comment by Crystal Williams — July 18, 2008 @ 11:47 pm
Great list and it shows that I just have to work even harder to impress you with my Business Coaching blog.
Comment by Paul Simister — July 19, 2008 @ 6:46 am
Thank you very much for the mention
Comment by MarketingDeviant — July 20, 2008 @ 7:06 pm
Thanks for the link. I’m glad you enjoyed the article. You have a nice blog going. I’ll be keeping up with what’s going on here. Keep up the good work!
Comment by Ben Jones — July 28, 2008 @ 9:09 pm
Thank you very much for including Verve Coaching on your list!
Comment by Erek Ostrowski — August 10, 2008 @ 3:28 pm
You’re all welcomed, but the credit really goes to Bean Means Business, http://ben-means-business.com/. I loved the list so much and found your sites so useful that I wanted to re-post for my readers to see. Thanks to Ben and each of you for such valuable info.
Godspeed,
Lisa
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Comment by sisterspeakonline — August 11, 2008 @ 6:01 pm
Lisa, thanks for including blackinbusiness. Nice list and I will visit
Comment by JD — August 21, 2008 @ 8:49 pm