10 Awesome & Inspiring Blogs for Entrepreneurs and Business Owners

entrepreneur ideasAre you an entrepreneur, solo business owner or freelancer? Are you keen to get regular business advice but don’t have the time to work out which blogs to subscribe to? Well, we’ve done the research for you.

Here’s a collection of business blogs aimed at entrepreneurs and small businesses. These have been chosen for their insights, advice, presentation and overall appeal to business people. Hopefully you’ll find these blogs cover all the business management advice and business trends analysis for your needs.

1. Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business Review is a staple in any entrepreneur blog collection. The blog delivers timely business analysis and professional management advice.

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2. Young Entrepreneur

When you’re just starting our with your business venture, things can be a little tough. Young Entrepreneur focuses on the things you’ll need to know – financing, bootstrapping, identifying opportunities and making sales.

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3. 64 Notes

64 Notes gets straight to the nuggets of gold by bypassing straightforward management tips and filling each post with those eye-opening things that change your business from alright to amazing. They also write a lot about how to avoid being the start-up that failed.

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4. The Personal MBA

The Personal MBA is a blog dedicated to teaching all the tips and tricks you would have learned if you had done a degree in business. It recommends books, summarises books and draws on advice given freely by great minds in business. If you follow this blog you will learn a great deal about managing your business.

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5. Instigator Blog

Instigator Blog is a very insightful blog, mainly discussing thoughts relevant to small business and entrepreneurs, written by an entrepreneur as he works on his business.

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6. Fast Company

Fast Company is a major business blog, covering business news and trends. It’s vital information if you want to know where business is heading.

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7. Entrepreneur Blog

Entrepreneur Blog is a site dedicated to providing business insights to entrepreneurs. It will analyse business failures, successes and trends, while offering sensible advice for any business owner.

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8. The Entrepreneurial Mind

The Entrepreneurial Mind is a business blog written by a Belmont University professor of Entrepreneurship. His academic insight into the world of the entrepreneur is a great balance to the news and trends offered by other blogs.

9. Creative Web Biz

Creative Web Biz is a great blog for all the artistic entrepreneurs out there. This is a place for those people who are entrepreneurs, but don’t much care for all the business management advice and trends. This blog is entirely focused on how to get that art out there and sold. Highly recommended for musicians, artists, and makers of other crafts.

10. Work Happy

Work Happy is a blog offering advice for anyone in business for themselves. It’s useful for freelancers, small business owners and entrepreneurs alike. It features a lot of video presentations from entrepreneurs to keep things interesting.

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Bonus: Entrepreneurship Interviews

Entrepreneurship Interviews added itself on to the list by being a wealth of information in the form of interviews with entrepreneurs. It’s not much to look at, but there is a lot to be gained by listening to what other entrepreneurs say candidly about their own business ventures.

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  • Internet Geeks October 26, 2010
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    Awesome list. I read three of them and you just gave me another 4 awesome blog to read. Thanks for that.
    Just wanted to share a very good quote for entrepreneurs
    “Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.”

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    • Angela Alcorn October 27, 2010
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      Nice quote – and very true. :)

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  • Internet Geeks October 27, 2010
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    Awesome list. I read three of them and you just gave me another 4 awesome blog to read. Thanks for that.
    Just wanted to share a very good quote for entrepreneurs
    “Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.”

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  • Bryan McDonald October 26, 2010
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    Thanks for the list. I have added a few of these to my RSS reader. I loved the landing page principles video and article from WorkHappy.net.

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  • Bryan McDonald October 27, 2010
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    Thanks for the list. I have added a few of these to my RSS reader. I loved the landing page principles video and article from WorkHappy.net.

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  • elkanaa October 27, 2010
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    Another good one: http://epiclaunch.com/
    Some good advice from entrepreneurs.

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  • elkanaa October 27, 2010
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    Another good one: http://epiclaunch.com/
    Some good advice from entrepreneurs.

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  • ArtBuyClark October 27, 2010
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    I’ve gone through and done alot of these steps and the one thing they don’t mention is turning page clicks to sales. I could use some at http://ArtBuyClark.com

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  • Saikat Basu October 27, 2010
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    Great post, Angela. Not only for business owners, these blogs are an inspiration for the layman too if he decides to strike out for financial independence without a penny in his pocket.

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    • Angela Alcorn October 27, 2010
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      Too right – I’ve always seen freelancers as small business owners. :)

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  • w3rt0 October 27, 2010
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    Another great one it’s http://www.dimitrology.com

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  • w3rt0 October 27, 2010
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    Another great one it’s http://www.dimitrology.com

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  • Ben Lang October 27, 2010
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    Those are some great blogs, huge fan of them. One my young entrepreneur blog will make it :)

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  • Jonny Gibaud October 27, 2010
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    An excellent list. I am off to check them out. Thanks.

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  • Martijn October 27, 2010
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    Very strange that Mixergy.com is not part of this list…

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  • Martijn October 27, 2010
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    Very strange that Mixergy.com is not part of this list…

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  • Richard October 27, 2010
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    My two cents: http://www.work-wherever.com
    It’s a fairly new blog that is publishing mini-guides to jobs that allow you to be location independent & work anywhere (which most bloggers dream of!)

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  • Richard October 27, 2010
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    My two cents: http://www.work-wherever.com
    It’s a fairly new blog that is publishing mini-guides to jobs that allow you to be location independent & work anywhere (which most bloggers dream of!)

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  • Biff Baxter October 27, 2010
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    You missed a few:

    The Tycoon Playbook
    http://www.tycoonplaybook.com

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  • Biff Baxter October 27, 2010
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    You missed a few:

    The Tycoon Playbook
    http://www.tycoonplaybook.com

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  • King Sidharth October 27, 2010
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    Hey wow! Thanks for writing about 64 Notes! Glad people are liking it!!

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  • paulcastain October 28, 2010
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    Great list. Just added a few of them to my RSS Reader.
    Thank you!
    Respectfully,
    Paul Castain

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  • paulcastain October 28, 2010
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    Great list. Just added a few of them to my RSS Reader.
    Thank you!
    Respectfully,
    Paul Castain

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  • Aibek October 28, 2010
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    I highly recommend QuickSprout by Neil Patel, http://www.quicksprout.com/

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  • Aibek October 28, 2010
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    I highly recommend QuickSprout by Neil Patel, http://www.quicksprout.com/

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  • Yamile Yemoonyah October 28, 2010
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    Thanks for including http://CreativeWebBiz.com in your list. It is very much appreciated!

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  • Yamile Yemoonyah October 28, 2010
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    Thanks for including http://CreativeWebBiz.com in your list. It is very much appreciated!

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  • Diwanshu October 28, 2010
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    64notes!! is totally inspirational…guys go 4 it :)

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  • Adam Toren October 28, 2010
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    Angela, Great list! Thank you for including http://YoungEntrepreneur.com as one of the 10!

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  • Adam Toren October 28, 2010
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    Angela, Great list! Thank you for including http://YoungEntrepreneur.com as one of the 10!

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  • Tammy November 2, 2010
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    Awesome list. Thanks! Here’s another great one that publishes a monthly online magazine designed to help the small business owner and internet marketer with great interviews from Mark Joyner, Matt Bacak, Anik Singal, Brian Tracy, Drayton Bird, and many, many more … See all archived issues and the current issue for free. http://www.smallbusinessceomag

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  • Tammy November 2, 2010
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    Awesome list. Thanks! Here’s another great one that publishes a monthly online magazine designed to help the small business owner and internet marketer with great interviews from Mark Joyner, Matt Bacak, Anik Singal, Brian Tracy, Drayton Bird, and many, many more … See all archived issues and the current issue for free. http://www.smallbusinessceomagazine.com

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  • Gmgroup December 1, 2010
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    It is very interesting and wonderfully.

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  • Marcus December 8, 2010
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    Another great site for entrepreneur interviews is http://www.inspirest.com.

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  • Marcus December 8, 2010
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    Another great site for entrepreneur interviews is http://www.inspirest.com.

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  • Don Sabatini December 29, 2010
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    Check out my blog if you’re looking for something a little bit different. My entrepreneur motivational blog at http://www.secretentourage.com. It’s a mix of entrepreneurship, motivation, and lifestyle. Definitely nothing like it out there!

    Don

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  • Don Sabatini December 29, 2010
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    Check out my blog if you’re looking for something a little bit different. My entrepreneur motivational blog at http://www.secretentourage.com. It’s a mix of entrepreneurship, motivation, and lifestyle. Definitely nothing like it out there!

    Don

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