Top 10 Business Blogs Every Entrepreneur Should Subscribe To
Business advice is necessary to everyone who is already in business or who wants to get into business. Daily motivation is what will get you through a tough day. Here’s a list of blobs that you can visit when you want people who think like you:
Mashable
Mashable (particularly Mashable Business) is a one-stop shop for any online entrepreneur with a mix of breaking news, thought-provoking opinion pieces and a small dose of memes and internet humour.You can check it every morning to get our daily dose of what’s trending in the digital world. Just try not to let yourself get distracted by all the fun “watercooler” type pieces in the sidebar.
Businessblogshub.com
The main focus of the blog is on how to get your business noticed and performing online. There are plenty of articles and advice that many businesses will be able to take advantage of. It covers marketing, sales, social media and more.
LinkedIn Today
The great thing about LinkedIn’s blog is that you can customize it to fit your precise interests. For example, a female entrepreneur interested in marketing and business travel can follow LinkedIn Today’s Entrepreneurship & Small Business, Business Travel, Marketing Strategies and Prof With a mix of breaking news, thought-provoking opinion pieces and a small dose of memes and internet humour, essional Women “channels.” You can also choose to follow myriad influencers such as Richard Branson, Mark Cuban and Martha STEWART.
Steve Blank
Blank tackles all business topics, from innovation in big business to the role of a founding CEO. His B-school teaching instincts come through all his blog posts, where he often walks his readers step-by-step through his points, and useful graphs abound. Most posts are summed up at the bottom with a helpful “Lessons Learned” section, too.
AllBusiness.com
AllBusiness covers how-to advice, analysis, and commentary from experts in all areas of business. Content is updated daily (including weekends) and is searchable by categories like “Internet Marketing” and “Start-ups.”
TechCrunch
This fun site is all about tracking start-ups, new technologies, internet products and, of course, breaking news in the tech and business worlds. TechCrunch is especially valuable to entrepreneurs in the gadget/mobile/internet gear space, or anyone enthusiastic about those topics. They also launch exciting events throughout the year.
Forbes: Entrepreneurs
Forbes describes itself as “a leading source for reliable business news and financial information” and Forbes’ Entrepreneurs section is a leading source for reliable business news and financial information for – you guessed it – entrepreneurs and small business owners.
PandoDaily
The blogger and her band of bloggers at Pando are making an effort to become the “site of record for Silicon Valley.” Much of the staff came from TechCrunch, so they’re well sourced. Lacy conducts exclusive interviews with high profile people in tech and curates the top tech/entrepreneurship stories from other start-ups in the site’s right rail.
Both Sides of the Table
The blogger is the founder of two companies and worked in consulting, and has now gone over to “the Dark Side of VC,” as he puts it. He’s has experience in every business situation imaginable, from start-ups to large corporations, and from success to failure. Plus, he has a knack for breaking down complicated ideas and making them much easier to understand. He knows what it takes to win, and you should listen.
Quora
Quora is a Q&A site where experts actually take the time to seriously answer your questions. You can follow topics like “start-ups” and “entrepreneurship” and people like Fred Wilson or Mark Zuckerberg. Answers get voted up by the community so that only the best ones shine. You can find answers to questions like “What is the best way to prepare yourself for entrepreneurship?” or “What are some tips on connecting with high-profile people that can help your start-up?
