Resources
STRATEGY:
Playing To Win – A.G. Lafley & Roger L. Martin
Strategy That Works – Paul Leinwand & Cesare Mainardi with Art Kleiner
Blue Ocean Strategy – W. Chan Kim & Renee Mauborgne
Business Model Generation – Alexander Osterwalder & Yves Pigneur
The Invincible Company – Alexander Osterwalder & Yves Pigneur
The Strategy Book – Max Mckeown
Good Strategy Bad Strategy – Richard Rumelt
On Strategy: HBR’s 10 Must Reads – Harvard Business Review
Small Giants: Companies That Choose To Be Great Instead of Big – Bo Burlingham
FOCUS:
The One Thing – Gary Keller
Essentialism – Greg McKeown
Deep Work – Cal Newport
Fix This Next – Mike Michalowicz
MARKETING:
Dotcom Secrets – Russell Brunson
Expert Secrets – Russell Brunson
Traffic Secrets – Russell Brunson
Copywriting Secrets – Jim Edwards
How To Write Copy That Sells – Ray Edwards
Building a Story Brand – Donald Miller
Marketing Made Simple – Donald Miller
Magnetic Marketing – Dan Kennedy
SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE:
Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits! – Greg Crabtree
Profit First – Mike Michalowicz
OPERATIONS:
Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business – Gino Wickman
Scaling Up – Verne Harnish
Built To Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You – John Warrillow
The E-Myth Revisited – Michael Gerber
Clockwork: Design Your Business To Run Itself – Mike Michalowicz
CRM & MARKETING AUTOMATION:
Pipedrive
SalesForce
FreshWorks
Keap
HubSpot
EMAIL MARKETING:
ConvertKit
ActiveCampaign
GetResponse
Drip
Mailchimp
EDUCATION & TRAINING:
BOOKKEEPING & ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE:
QuickBooks Online
Xero
FreshBooks
Wave
CASH FLOW REPORTING:
Float
Futrli
Pulse
DryRun
Fathom
Spotlight
Cash Flow Story
BOOKKEEPING SERVICES:
PAYROLL (+HR):
Gusto
QuickBooks Enhanced Payroll
QuickBooks Full Service Payroll
Paychex
ADP
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE (AP)/RECEIVABLE (AR):
SPREADSHEETS:
Google Sheets
Microsoft Excel
Apple Numbers
Smart Sheets
PAYMENT GATEWAYS:
Stripe
PayPal
QuickBooks
Xero
INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS:
FINANCE/ACCOUNTING EDUCATION & TRAINING:
LENDERS:
**NOTE: To get better rates and terms, start with your own business bank or credit union before leveraging this list.**
SBA Disaster Loans + CARES Act
Fundera
FundWise
Betterfin
BlueVine
Kabbage
Reliant Funding
Lending Tree
Lendio