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Entrepreneur.com recommends the following five must-read business books if you are considering starting a business.

Will It Fly? How to Know if Your New Business Idea Has Wings... Before You Take the Leap, by Thomas K. McKnight(FT Press, $27.95)The heart of this book is its 44-item checklist for evaluating business ideas by a hugely experienced veteran of business launches. By the time you've evaluated everything from your personal attitudes to exit strategies, you'll know as well as possible your chances for success.

The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It, by Michael E. Gerber(HarperCollins, $16.95)This revisit of the 1995 classic on general small-business management famously shows entrepreneurs why and how to stop working in their businesses and start working on their businesses.

Guerrilla Marketing: Easy and Inexpensive Strategies for Making Big Profits From Your Small Businesses, by Jay Conrad Levinson (Mariner Books, $14.95)Now in its fourth edition, the original guide to small-business marketing packs the same high-impact, low-cost punch that made it a standard when it first came out in 1983. Now, however, it's updated with tips on websites, blogs, podcasting and other up-to-the minute techniques.

The Business Planning Guide, by David H. Bangs Jr.(Kaplan Business, $24.95)This book's jargon-free writing and inside tips from a former banker and entrepreneur have made it the first and only choice for countless entrepreneurs getting started.

Start Run & Grow a Successful Small Business, by Toolkit Media Group editors(Toolkit Media Group, $24.95)If anyone ever publishes the perfect all-in-one small-business reference, it will look a lot like the sixth edition of this 720-pager. It touches on everything, from accounting to staffing, with checklists and forms.

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If you starting a business, here are 10 websites that you need to know. Remember that failing to plan is planning to fail.

• BizStats.com-Free statistics and financial ratios for businesses by industry; find out what the average firm in your industry spends and earns.
• Business.gov-The central source for federal, state and local government information for businesses; learn about employment laws, where to apply for government grants and loans, and more.
• BusinessFinance.com-This lender-matching service offers a range of useful information on various ways to finance a business.
• Entrepreneurship.org-The Kauffman Foundation runs this site, which features hundreds of how-to articles for entrepreneurs, and data for policymakers.
• Nielsen-Snapshots of consumer trends in different markets, from groceries to movies, by one of the oldest and biggest market-research firms
• Ladies Who Launch-Blogs, success stories, how-tos and more, all targeting women entrepreneurs
• Access eCommerce Guide-Even internet-illiterate entrepreneurs can learn almost everything they need to start an e-commerce business here.
• Small Business Advancement National Center-The nation's entrepreneurship researchers contribute to this trove of scholarly articles on small-business issues.
• Small Business School-View online videos and read transcripts of presentations on financing, hiring, exits and more.
• Statistical Abstract of the U.S.-The U.S. Census Bureau's comprehensive and authoritative rundown of statistics on America's economy and society

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Its a recession so everyone's looking for a new hustle to bring in some extra cash. If you've always considered being a EntrePoNukka than maybe its time to make that jump or atleast start doing some research. Click here for some business ideas. And remember...in times of despair comes times of opportunity. (chitlin loaf or rappin chihuahua may not be the best ideas)

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Do you have a product(legal) to sell like chitlin loaf? Are you having trouble with stores buying your product chief? If so, then click here for tips on getting stores to cop your goods.

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If you want to start a business in these turbulent times, here are some creative ways to raise start up capital.

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Check out this article over at Enterpreneur.com on young millionaires and tips on how they earned their success. You will be amazed at the type of businesses you can start and how they can go to making millions by putting some hard work in. You gotta work smarter, not harder. *steps down from soapbox*

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Do you have extensive knowledge on or about a subject? If so, have you ever considered starting a consultant business? If you haven't considered it, check out this article. You might have a business and don't even know it.

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Check out this article from Entrepreneur magazine on the Art of Self Promotion.