Top 10 Best Business Books [2024 Update]

What are the best books for people with a business or who are interested in business – aka ‘management books’, if you want to call them that? Read on for the most inspiring and influential books about business.

Discover the best business books of all time

Take your business to the next level with this list of the best business books for entrepreneurs. In this list of recommendations, you will find entrepreneur books on, among other things: strategy, finance, startups, tech, online marketing, sales and mindset.

We start our recommendations with the top 10 best books about Business of all time. This list has been updated this year, including all the recent titles.

Top 10 Best Business Books	Author
Rich Dad Poor Dad	Robert Kiyosaki
Shoe Dog	Phil Knight
The Hard Thing About Hard Things	Ben Horowitz
Deep Work	Cal Newport
How to Win Friends and Influence People	Dale Carnegie
Start with Why	Simon Sinek
Atomic Habits	James Clear
Zero to One	Peter Thiel
Good to Great	Jim Collins
Think and Grow Rich	Napoleon Hill

The updated top 10 list: the best books about business

How I Built This: The Unexpected Paths to Success from the World’s Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs

For the contents and advice in this book, Guy Raz interviewed over 200 of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. Find out why and how they managed to turn an idea into a business.

Handbook on the Psychology of Pricing: 100+ effects on persuasion and influence every entrepreneur, marketer and pricing manager needs to know

Markus Husemann-Kopetsky knows all too well what psychological aspects there are to pricing. Discover what strategy and tactic works for your product with a little help from this handbook.

The Book on Making Money

Would you be able to double your income every year for the next seven years? Steve Oliverez shows that this is possible, even if you have not finished college. We think this book will be an inspiration to many people, whether working for boss or for themselves.

Cracking The Code: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Growing Your Business Through Mergers And Acquisitions For Pennies On The Dollar

Use this book as your guide on the road of mergers and acquisitions. Find out what the most important elements are, and how to make your mergers and acquisitions a success from day one.

Finish Big: How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top

How you exit a company, whether you are at the top or bottom, should always matter, but this book focuses on those who were at the very top and left the company happy and well.

Investing for Beginners: A Short Read on the Basics of Investing and Dividends (investing 101, Investing for Dummies, Money, Power, Elon Musk, Tony Robbins, Entrepreneur, Banking Book 4)

Investing is not just for the rich. You can start investing by avoiding some simple mistakes and understanding the basics of investing. Even if you don’t have a big investment budget, you can grow your wealth and have a more positive financial future.

Boutique Business: A Guide for Budding Entrepreneurs Who Can’t Find Answers on Google

If you have always dreamed of having your own boutique, then we think you should read ‘Boutique Business’ written by experienced boutique owner Jance Staten. Every element is discussed.

The Entrepreneur Mind: 100 Essential Beliefs, Characteristics, and Habits of Elite Entrepreneurs

What makes a great entrepreneur? If that is the question you are asking yourself, then you should look inward first, because it all starts with the mind. Learn to think like a successful entrepreneur with this book by Kevin D. Johnson.

The Art of Selling Your Business: Winning Strategies & Secret Hacks for Exiting on Top

Discover what winning strategies and secret hacks will result in selling your company well. The writer took inspiration from the many entrepreneurs who monetized their business and did so successfully.

Girl Code: Unlocking the Secrets to Success, Sanity, and Happiness for the Female Entrepreneur

We love the motto of this book: wisdom is meant to be shared. Connection is what makes many female entrepreneurs, whether they are full time entrepreneur or with a job on the side, turn their ideas into success. When women try to stay true to themselves and don’t feel like they always need to be perfect, their life and business will change for the better.