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Here are some of the best and highest-reviewed books and products we've found for small business owners and independent professionals, useful tools to help make you more efficient, savvy, and successful!

 

 

 #1 - Reality Check by Guy Kawasaki




For nearly three decades, Guy Kawasaki has earned a stellar reputation as an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and irreverent pundit. His 2004 bestseller, The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything, has become the most acclaimed bible for small business. And his blog is consistently one of the fifty most popular in the world.

Now, Kawasaki has compiled his best wit, wisdom, and contrarian opinions in handy book form. From competition to customer service, innovation to marketing, he shows readers how to ignore fads and foolishness while sticking to commonsense practices.


"Rare is the time I pick up a nearly 500 page book on business that's keeps me up reading after everyone in the house has already gone to bed. But, with Reality Check, Guy's hit a home run" - Jonathan Fields, Career Renegade

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#2 - The Big Book of Small Business

 

In The Big Book of Small Business, Tom Gegax shares his hard-earned lessons on how to become an enlightened, effective leader, and on how to do the small things right so the big decisions work. This all-in-one toolbox for small businesses is jammed with warm-hearted, tough-minded practices and street-smart tips, covering every aspect of a growing business:

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As thorough as a textbook and as lively as a news magazine, The Big Book of Small Business is the most comprehensive and practical book on how to take a small business to the next level, and an indispensable slingshot for the millions of scrappy Davids taking on corporate Goliaths.

 


"All the good stuff and none of the fluff" -- Richard Schulze, founder and chairman, Best Buy

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  #3 - Good To Great  

Full of insights for all business owners, Good To Great has become a modern classic. Jim Collins is a student and teacher of enduring great companies -- how they grow, how they attain superior performance, and how good companies can become great companies.

Having invested over a decade of research into the topic, Jim has co-authored three books, including the classic Built to Last, a fixture on the Business Week bestseller list for more than five years, generating over 70 printings and translations into 16 languages.

His work has been featured in Fortune, The Economist, Business Week, USA Today, Industry Week, Inc., Harvard Business Review and Fast Company.

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"Good to Great is one of those books that managers and CEOs will be reading and rereading for years to come". -- Harry C. Edwards

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#4 - Acer Aspire ONE Netbook Computer  
   
The Aspire ONE is a highly-rated "netbook" computer, with a vibrant 8.9-inch CrystalBrite WSVGA LED backlit display, integrated webcam for easy video chatting, an instant-on feature that powers up the notebook in less than 15 seconds from when you switch it on, and Intel's latest mobile processor--the Atom.

This amazing little computer provides leading performance in a super-lightweight 2 lbs package. It has built-in wireless connectivity and features a battery life of 5.5 hours.

Other features include 1 GB of installed RAM (1.5 GB maximum), 54g Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g), multi-format memory card reader, multiple USB ports, and built-in email, web browsing, and digital media applications.
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"This ultra small and slim mobile computer is perfect for client presentations and working anywhere on the go."

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#5 - TurboTax Deluxe Federal + State + eFile 2008

 
   

The tax filing season is upon us again and if you are still preparing and filing your tax returns the old way, you should step up to the speed, convenience, and accuracy of Turbotax.

 

             Maximizes Your Tax Deductions
Asks simple questions about your income, family situation and changes in your tax situation. Then, based on your answers, searches for more than 350 deductions to get you the biggest tax refund--guaranteed.

 

  Looks for Deduction Opportunities as You Go
Shows you which deductions you've taken. Which deductions you haven't. And tells you how to qualify for just about any deduction, so you don't miss any opportunities to save.

 

                 Handles Your Life Changes
Changed jobs? Got married? Bought a home? Had a baby? TurboTax guides you through common life changes, explains how the changes will impact your taxes, and tells you what you can deduct. Provides valuable tax planning features (scenario and alternative planning) and remembers and carries forward all data from previous returns (a real time saver).

 

Rapid e-filing

Prepares and prints unlimited federal returns and e-file up to five federal returns (per IRS guidelines) at no additional charge.

 

"Federal e-filing is easy, fast and more accurate than paper filing and eliminates paperwork hassles. You'll receive IRS confirmation your return has been received and best of all, you'll get a faster refund—in as little as 8 days."

 

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