401 Questions That Every Entrepreneur Should Ask
This book looks at the nitty-gritty of starting a business, in a Q&A format, and asks questions like "How will you stay on top of cash flow?" and "Do you have someone to take your place in case of an emergency?" Questions cover such issues as business organizational structure, locating your business, dealing with customers, risk management, time management, and use of technology.
James L. Silvester. Career Press. 256. Paperback. Cost: $17.99

Managing by the Numbers: A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Using Your Company's Financials : An Essential Resource for Growing Businesses
Managing by the Numbers offers a practical and accessible way to finance anxiety. With step-by-step examples and a glossary of terms and concepts, this book shows you how to manage the three bottom lines of business financial performance: net profit, operation cash flow, and return on assets.
Chuck Kremer, Ron Rizzuto, John Case. Perseus Books Group. 198pp. Paperback. Cost: $11.70

Small Business for Dummies
Part of the popular "For Dummies" series, this title focuses on entrepreneur and small business basics such as determining whether a small business is for you, getting your finances in order, writing a businss plan, seeking financing. It also looks a small busines management issues such as insurance, accounting, marketing, and taxes. In particular, it offers a lot of useful tips and checklists.
Eric Tyson and Jim Schell. Wiley Publishing Inc.. 410. Paperback. Cost: $21.99

CFO
CFO magazine aims to provide corporate chief financial officers (CFOs) with solid reporting on financial news and trends, analyses of the accomplishments of finance executives facing complex problems, original research into critical economic issues, exposure to innovative thinkers who will challenge their assumptions.
Phone: 212-459-3004
Web: http://www.cfo.com/

Entrepreneur Magazine
Entrepreneur Magazine covers the whole range of issues that might be encountered by an entrepreneur or small business owner. A typical issue might include articles on networking, starting an e-business, financing your business, identifying insurance needs, hiring strategies, technology, and more. Its website also offers a variety of small business checklists to download.
Web: www.entrepreneur.com

Inc.
Inc. magazine bills itself as "the daily resource for entrepreneurs." It offers articles on marketing, financing, business growth, technology, business development, and frequent case studies of successful entrepreneurs. The Inc.com website also offers a variety of other downloadable resources.
Web: www.inc.com

Success Magazine
Success magazine is a business service magazine offering articles addressing the personal and business needs of small and medium-size business owners, CEOs, and entrepreneurs. It offers success stories, advice, and step-by-step guides to such things as online marketing, setting up a new office, and taking advantage of small business tax breaks.
Web: www.successmagazine.com

7 Ways An Accountant Can Help You
Whether you are a limited company, a sole trader, or a partnership, hiring an accountant might just be the first step that you can take to help you achieve all of your business goals and targets. With any important decision, it is crucial to understand how the benefits outweigh the costs.

Accountants World
The Accountants World website allows users to search for accountants by zip code and specialty.

Automate Your Expense Reports
At some companies, expense processing totals 20 percent of a company's travel and entertainment (T&E) expenditure--the same slice of the business travel pie as rental cars and meals.

Borrower beware
Business owners less likely to get loans when careless mistakes appear on applications & business plans.

Business Startup Checklist
You've decided to start a business. This is both an exciting and demanding time. The checklist below is meant to help new business owners by providing a list of the most common startup steps. Depending on your particular industry, additional steps may be required for your business.

Deductions and Your Small Business
Taxes are an inevitable - and painful - part of every business owner's life. But there are ways to reduce, if not eliminate, your company's tax burden if you know how to use business-expense tax deductions to your advantage.

Different Business Financial Statements
A basic explanation of various financial statements.

Do You Need an Accountant?
An accountant can be an important member of your business team. Not all accountants are created equally, however.

Don't Forget These Home Business Deductions
If you have a home office, make sure you or your accountant doesn't forget the following business deductions.

Get an Accurate Business Valuation
If you're planning to sell your business, an accurate valuation will ensure that all the hard work you've put into it will be taken into account and included in the price. Business valuations are also important when seeking investment capital, taking on a partner, or selling shares.

Getting Paid
Unfortunately, sending an invoice doesn't always result in getting paid. If you're having trouble with slow-paying or nonpaying customers, you need to develop a consistent accounts-receivable program.

Give Me a Tax Break
There are alternatives to writing a big check at tax time.

Guide to Business Tax Deductions
Maximize your tax savings by deducting all eligible business expenses.

Hidden Gems: The 100 .edu sites every Entrepreneur Should Read
Whether you're an ivy-leaguer or a high school dropout, chances are you still have quite a bit to learn from others. Why not learn from the people who do learning best? Check out these .edu blogs and other informative sites for strategies, theory, and concrete resources for building and growing your business.

House Rules
Don't assume your home-based business is exempt from taxes and labor laws -- even if you hire your teenager.

More Hidden Tax Savings
Need a new company car? Why not get Uncle Sam to help pay for it?

MoreBusiness.com
The MoreBusiness.com website provides a variety of useful resources for entrepreneurs, including start-up advice, templates, checklists, business plans, and marketing plans.

Point and Click Your Way to an Organized Balance Sheet
Time is money, especially during the start-up stage. So anything that minimizes time entrepreneurs have to allocate to bookkeeping and other behind-the-scene tasks is a plus.

Sharing the Cost of Business
Labor laws vary from state to state when it comes to passing along certain business expenses to your employees. Be sure to know when and where it's legal to do so.

Small Biz Tax Planning May Be Complex
Many small business owners meeting with their accountants this month and next may find that year-end tax planning and projections for 2008 are a little more complicated than usual because of the uneasy economy.

The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide: What to Get Your Accountant
After reading figures all day, a nice book makes a great change of pace. This e-book reader can handle up to 8,000 pages without a recharge and has a daylight-readable screen, headphones, and USB connectivity...and many more great gift ideas!

Time Bomb
Late-paying customers can put your business in jeopardy. Get organized--and get paid on time.

Top Year-End Tax Tips For Small Biz
Before the eggnog season gets into full swing, entrepreneurs would be wise to schedule one more sit-down with their tax advisers. There are some year-end moves worth making.

Year-end planning to lighten your load at tax time
As the year-end approaches, chances are you're thinking more about holiday celebrations than tax planning and preparation. But there are measures you can take before your business' fiscal year ends that may lighten your load come tax time, experts say. Now is the time to plan, before it's too late.

Yearend Business Checkup, Part II
You've taken your company's temperature. Now it's time to meet with your accountant or CFO to discuss these important tax-planning issues

Accounting and Billing
No matter how much or little money you have to launch your business, accounting is critical. Even if you have the luxury of some kind of accounting person to help with key issues, it helps to understand the basic principals - especially those that affect the survival of your business.