AQA AS Business Unit 1 - Recommended Reading List

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With so many books published that provide guidance and insights into the business start-up process, which ones are worth buying and reading?  Here are our favourites…

Please feel free to add your suggestions or recommendations and comments using the facility at the foot of the page

START-UPS / SMALL BUSINESSES - RECOMMENDED READING

The Entrepreneur’s Book of Checklists: 1000 Tips to Help You Start and Grow Your Business (Robert Ashton)

With most business books, I put them down after the reading the first paragraph or two, and they gather dust.  With this one, I return to it again and again.  It is the kind of book that has experienced entrepreneurs nodding their heads and making mental notes of the ideas and tricks they have missed. Highly recommended.

The Entrepreneur’s Book of Checklists: 1000 Tips to Start and Grow Your Business

How I Made It: 40 Successful Entrepreneurs Reveal All (Rachel Bridge)

We are big fans of Rachel’s writing and she kindly spoke at a tutor2u business teacher event a year ago.  This book is provides easy to read insights into the stories of 40 successful start-up entrepreneurs.  Great to dip into for an example or two (or more)

How I Made It: 40 Successful Entrepreneurs Reveal All

My Big Idea (Rachel Bridge)

In this book, Rachel takes a step back to consider what is behind the good business ideas that are converted into successful businesses. Easy reading with strong, relevant insights.

My Big Idea: 30 Successful Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Found Inspiration

From Acorns (Caspian Woods)

Eminently readable, we really enjoyed reading this book.  Written by a man who has “been there” (to coin a phrase) but has retained that sense of passion about the challenges of setting up a successful business.  Clearly written for the budding but committed entrepreneur, students can pickly pick up some practical insights from this book.

From Acorns: How to Build a Brilliant Business

The “Financial Times” Guide to Business Start Up 2008 (Sara Williams)

In the print world, this is the start-up bible (it was previously known as the LLoyds TSB Small Business Guide”).  Effectively it is a reference guide to the process of starting a business.  A trusted source of detailed information on start-up issues, although perhaps because of its depth, it lacks a little in readability.

The “Financial Times” Guide to Business Start Up 2008

ENTREPRENEURS - TELL THEIR OWN STORY

Books written by successful entrepreneurs who tell their life stories are not to everyone’s taste.  Nevertheless they are popular and often provide accessible insights into what it takes to start and build a winning business.  Here are a selection of the most popular - do you have any recommendations?  Add them using the comments box below

Duncan Bannatyne - Anyone Can Do It

Anyone Can Do It: My Story

Lord Karan Bilimoria - Bottled for Business

Bottled for Business: The Less Gassy Guide to Entrepreneurship

The Beermat Entrepreneur - Mike Southon

The Beermat Entrepreneur: Turn Your Good Idea into a Great Business

DRAGONS DEN

Your Idea Can Make You Rich- Evan Davies

Your Idea Can Make You Rich

“Dragons’ Den”: Success, from Pitch to Profit - BBC

“Dragons’ Den”: Success, from Pitch to Profit

Dragons Den: Complete BBC Series 2 (DVD)

Dragons Den: Complete BBC Series 2

Dragons Den - Complete BBC Series 1 (DVD)

Dragons’ Den: Complete BBC Series 1

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