in 📚 Books, 💼 Business

26 Books To Read To Supercharge Your Business Growth

I remember the day when I first started my business, all bright eyed and ready to be the next Microsoft. Four months later I was broke and back working at my local retail store. But I stuck at it, kept trying new things, and in a year I was working full time for my business. If you too want to grow your business, then these are the 26 books you should read.

Each of the books on this list is suggested by a Fupping contributor.

This post contains affiliate links. Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases from Amazon.com and other Amazon websites.

#1 Simplify Work by Jesse W. Newton

Growing complexity has traditionally been met with added structures, processes, committees and systems. Consequently, organizations often become a complicated mess, clouding strategic focus, slowing innovation and breeding complacency. Whether you’re a seasoned business or HR leader interested in changing the culture of your company, or an up and coming student or manager just starting out, Simplify Work gives you practical steps that can be taken to liberate innovation, productivity, and engagement.

Want to read more reviews of this book or buy it? Check out the link below:

Contributor: Jesse W. Newton from Simplify Work

33 points
Upvote Downvote

  2. Genius.

    Reply

#2 The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

Although the book is not a step-by-step model of how best to grow a business, the book (which is very well-written and interesting to read) points out the factors that cause a business to go to the next level and not forever be stranded as a small startup. I found the advice in this book really helpful when growing Advancing Science Worldwide and would recommend that others read it as well as it helps one understand how to set their business above the rest.

Want to read more reviews of this book or buy it? Check out the link below:

Contributor: Rithvik Musuku from Advancing Science Worldwide

7 points
Upvote Downvote

#3 The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell

This book talks about how to create a story such that it appeals to the public. The advice Campbell gives can be used by almost all businesses. Whether your business is a nonprofit organization looking to raise more donations, software company looking to obtain more users, a car dealership looking to sell more cars, or any other type of business, the advice in this book will be useful as you look to appeal to the public in order to grow your business. 

Want to read more reviews of this book or buy it? Check out the link below:

Contributor: Rithvik Musuku from Advancing Science Worldwide

6 points
Upvote Downvote

#4 Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty by Harvey Mackay

This explains what real networking is and how it works. This is not going to events and shaking hands but how to build a network of people that owe you favors and will help you to succeed. Not only does it give practical advice on how to network but it also provides a list of the people you will eventually need in your network. 

Want to read more reviews of this book or buy it? Check out the link below:

Contributor: Derek Christian from Handyman Connection

3 points
Upvote Downvote

#7 Scaling Up by Verne Harnish

This is the book to read if you're ready to take your company to the next level. It will help you successfully grow and scale by focusing on the four major decision areas every company must get right: People, Strategy, Execution, and Cash. At The 20, we provided a copy to each member of our executive management team and hired a Scaling Up Consultant to implement the tools and techniques outlined in the book. Doing this ensures that our leadership team is in sync and we're working together to drive the organization forward.

Want to read more reviews of this book or buy it? Check out the link below:

Contributor: Tim Conkle from The 20

2 points
Upvote Downvote

#8 The Challenger Sale by Matthew Dixon

While most sales books focus on ‘leading with’ your product, The Challenger Sale focuses on ‘leading to’ your product. The clever switch runs through a process where you outline concerns in your market space and how these concerns are genuinely affecting other customers. Your product then shows them a way to overcome these concerns – and other others they encounter. The book also outlines how you can market this out to capture the interest of other companies. 

Highly recommended reading for anyone who’s finding sales a little challenging.

Want to read more reviews of this book or buy it? Check out the link below:

Contributor: Mark Pearce from Inverse Energy

1 point
Upvote Downvote

#9 This Is Marketing by Seth Godin

This is a great book to read to revolutionize the way you view marketing, audience and business growth to supercharge your sales and overall growth. He comes at marketing from a perspective of generosity that many miss today, and can be very impactful when implemented correctly. One other business-changing perspective he offers is how to choose your niche, and how to monetize a very small yet specific niche in a way where you can make more money than focusing on a general audience. 

Want to read more reviews of this book or buy it? Check out the link below:

Contributor: Stacy Caprio from her.ceo

1 point
Upvote Downvote

#13 The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss

This book highlights the fact that as business owners we can easily experience burn out years down the road while missing out on life. Our goal should be to make money while striving towards working less hours by utilizing the help and experience of others to obtain our business goals.

Want to read more reviews of this book or buy it? Check out the link below:

Contributor: Kassee 

0 points
Upvote Downvote

#14 High Growth Handbook by Elad Gil

There’s a library worth of books on starting a company or finding product market fit, but there are few like Gil’s that give tactical advice on key areas of fast growing businesses. Gil interviews some of the world's best entrepreneurs to get their advice on the most important parts of scaling a company. 

Want to read more reviews of this book or buy it? Check out the link below:

Contributor: Shane McCarthy from Sandboxx

0 points
Upvote Downvote

#18 Profit First by Mike Michalowicz

I recommend this book beachside you’ll have a sound and grounded business model for financial wellness. Instead of feeling resentment when you have to pay taxes, this book teaches you how to set up your business finances. Another thing I love is that this book is easy to understand and you don’t have to have any financial background to get it either. For any and all small business owners, this is a MUST read! 

Want to read more reviews of this book or buy it? Check out the link below:

Contributor: Katie Ziskind from Wisdom Within Counseling

0 points
Upvote Downvote

#22 The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

Humans are creatures of habit, which can be both a blessing and a curse. In order to really get your business off the ground, reading this book by Charles Duhigg will let you assess how some of your habits are truly beneficial to your company’s growth while others are inhibiting you from achieving more.

Want to read more reviews of this book or buy it? Check out the link below:

Contributor: Nate Masterson from Maple Holistics

0 points
Upvote Downvote

#24 Doing the Right Things Right by Laura Stack

Demonstrates how to achieve profitable results by managing effectiveness and efficiency. Written for leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs, the book shows how to manage company resources, such as time, effort and costs, spend the right time for strategic thinking, teamwork and tactics, and “do things right” to foster your company’s growth.

Want to read more reviews of this book or buy it? Check out the link below:

Contributor: Illia Termeno from Extrabrains

0 points
Upvote Downvote

#25 Eight Pillars of Prosperity by James Allen

Spoiler alert, those eight pillars are: energy, economy, integrity, system, sympathy, sincerity, impartiality and self-reliance. These unexpectedly powerful ideas for driving business growth also provide some valuable insights for success in every aspect of life. When you’re done with this book, I recommend reading every word Allen ever wrote. 

Want to read more reviews of this book or buy it? Check out the link below:

Contributor: Robin Salter from KWIPPED

0 points
Upvote Downvote

This post was created with our nice and easy submission form. Create your post!

Written by Taegan Lion