We highly recommend these books to expand your business knowledge.
Good to Great, by Jim collins
The Emyth Revisited: Why Small Businesses Don't Work and What To Do About It, by Michael Gerber
Never Eat Alone, and Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship At A Time, by Keith Ferrazzi
The Speed of Trust by Stephen M.R. Covey
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
Leadership and Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute
Check out these websites.
Simple Truths Short Powerpoints and great graphics on the big picutre of purpose, goals, priorities and leadership. www.simpletruths.com
Zanthus. has a lot of strategic planning tools. http://www.zanthus.com/databank/strategy/business_strategy.asp
Check out these magazines for articles on good ideas
New York Enterprise Report
Look for the listing of previously published articles which you can bring up on their website by number. http://www.nyreport.com/
Are you an entrepreneur? Here are some great resources.
WIBO www.wibo.org
A non-profit organization that provides 16 week business planning courses to minority owned startups throughout the 5 boroughs on NY City. www.xibo.org
NYC Solution Center
Lots of workshops throughout NYC that help startups do business planning, find resources and learn 'how-to' for a slew of startup issues.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/nycbiz/html/home/home.shtml
Small Business Adminstration
Has an on-line tutorial that is a 'must' for helping you learn what you're embarking on. Its funds and other resources are distributed through Small Business Development Centers aligned with various colleges and universities.
http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/plan/index.html
Asian Women in Business
Good resources for both men and women, Asian or non. They have seminars about starting new businesses.
http://www.awib.org/awib.html
New York Public Library
Lots of seminars and resources for new business.
http://www.nypl.org/research/sibl/smallbiz/sbrc/Pages/index.cfm
ITAC (Information Technology Assistance Corporation)
A state funded agency that supports the growth of New York City technology and manufacturing firms. Has an 8 week program for new business owners called Fast Trac. Lots of other resource listings, as well.
http://www.itac.org/itac_events/artisanft.htm
Want to get better connected?BNI (Business Network International)
A networking organization whose members meet weekly and exchane sales referrals. There are 46 chapters in Manhattan and hundreds throughout the world.
www.manhattanbni.com or www.bni.com
BPWI (Business and Professional Women International)
Interesting monthly programs and good networking among professional women.
Bernardo's List
An on-line list of business and networking events in the metro NY area.
Meetup.com
A web site that hosts your on-line group, provides meeting notification and rsvp, membership lists, document storage, etc. Many groups meet monthly. You can sort by city as well as interest aeas. Check out what's going on in your area.
