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- Tim Knox, 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
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30 comments:
Thanks for including me on your list. I'm grateful, especially given some of the great names you've got listed up there with me. I look forward to reading more from some of the other names you've pointed out here.
Ben --
Thanks so much for including my blog. I appreciate being part of your list and am happy to know you find my writing worthwhile.
Best regards,
Denise O'Berry
This is a useful list for the upcoming online entrepreneur. I quite agree with your argument that so many bearing the name of entrepreneur have nothing to offer the newbies. Thanks for sharing the list, it will surely come handy. Cheers.
Ben,
Thanks so much for including Be Excellent on your list of best entrepreneurship and small business blogs. We're humbled.
BTW...Great list!
I'm glad everybody is enjoying the list. @ Skip, Chris, & Denise...Thanks for stopping by and keep writing great content. I'll be visiting your blogs often.
thanks for the list. i'm starting now to go thru each blog
check out- http://www.blogtogreat.com
Thanks for including Verve Coaching on your list! I'm very grateful!
Erek
Thanks for the mention! Great list, worth bookmarking to check out other great business websites! :D
A great list, I wish my blog was on it :-)
John,
I totally agree with you. Your blog is excellent. I have added you in the "Update" section. Thanks for visiting. Sorry about the oversight.
Ben... Dude! You're my new best friend. Stellar list, lots of great blogs.
Wow... yesterday Seth "friends" me on Facebook, today Ben lists me.
Some days it's good to be The Marketing Caddy...
Stay tuned... coming next week, The Marketing Caddy invites you "Inside the Ropes"
Ben...go ahead and throw your blog in the mix too!(I will!)
Walt
Hi,
thanks a lot for THIS GREAT list.
I think I have a lot for reading the next days :-)
I think many of the articles and advices are for a german small business enterpreneur helpful also.
Stefan
You totally missed-
http://www.AfterTheLaunch.com/blog
I just stumbled across your blog this morning through a link in the Small Business Brief newsletter. What a great resource! And not just the list, but your whole blog is awesome! I will be passing it on in the next issue of my e-newsletter for small business owners.
Keep up the great work!
Ben, thanks so much for including Small Business Trends!
Thank you so much, Ben, for taking the time to put together a wonderful list. This is valuable stuff. Anita
Fantastic job, Ben!
Maybe you can squeeze one more in. It HAS won some awards...
The Franchise King Blog
http://thefranchiseking.typepad.com
Best,
Joel
Thanks, Ben, for compiling many of the blogs I follow and others I did not know about and will now have to check out into one great post that will happily sit in my Favorites folder, and probably a few of my social media spots.
You probably have not seen our blog, at the web address in my name and then /forum/worktrends.php. Or maybe you have and it was noy included. That's OK...gives us something to shoot for in the future. We're in retool mode and hope to have a modern interface and a greater presence in just a few weeks.
Speaking of your list, I give special props to Small Biz Survival. Becky McCray has perhaps the keenest eye for news that's uber-relevant to small biz's in small towns and rural areas.
Great post!
Ben,
Excellent list you've compiled here. Is it ok to create a link to it on my blog? My readers would find it valuable.
I'll have to stop by and check yours out every now and then :)
Amir
Great list! I am a big fan of Chris Brogan and Anita's Small Biz Trends blog as well!
Very nice list - thank you!
@ Joel
I'm going to go take a look at your blog soon. I am thinking of adding maybe one more update.
@Mark
Haven't had the pleasure of seeing your blog yet, but I will be sure to stop by and give you a holler soon.
@Amir
Of course!.....links are always appreciated. Thanks!
Great compilation!
This is a great list! Thanks for your hard work in putting all of this together! I really appreciate it!
Thank you for making up such a great list of sites. There is so much to go thru, I don't know where to start!
Thanks for including us!
Here it is, Ben: http://blog.watt-media.com/2008/05/great-business-blogs.html
thanks again for a great list!
Ben,
A thanks from us as well - we appreciate the nod. Also thanks for introducing us to some great blogs.
Best,
Derrick
Ben,
Thanks so much for including Startup Spark on the list. I am truly honored.
And now I have some more great blogs to read, including yours!
Shannon
ben- great list, i'm familar with several but not all and will check them out. the more advice the better!
thanks
http://www.blogtogreat.com/
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