Every business owner should subscribe to at least one industry trade publication and local Business Journal newspapers to generate leads to stay connected with the regional business community.
Recommended publications:
American City Business Journals – Bizjournals is the new media division of American City Business Journals, the nation’s largest publisher of metropolitan business newspapers. It operates the Web sites for each of the company’s 41 print business journals. www.bizjournals.com
American Demographics Magazine – This magazine is a study of the American marketplace. It focuses on how to judge a 
market, and the changes that are going on in the population. www.demographics.com
Black Enterprise (BE) – This monthly business magazine is so relevant I can’t bring myself to throw one away. I keep a personal library. BE is the preeminent African American destination for information regarding entrepreneurship, technology and personal finance. Their online resources and business conferences are excellent as well. www.blackenterprise.com
Business Week – Business Week is at the forefront of the business magazines covering small business. They have a secondary publication called Business Week Small Business. This section of the online magazine has insightful articles on the small business economy and how to help small businesses. www.bloomberg.com/small-business
Entrepreneur magazine – A solid publication with innovative solutions for small business owners. Their website also features exhaustive resources, back issues and tools for entrepreneurs. I especially like their start-up and women entrepreneur sections online. www.entrepreneur.com
Inc. Magazine – Inc. is the gold standard of small business news. This monthly publication provides timely information on industry trends, innovative small businesses, and offers ideas on how to improve your business. Inc.com provides additional information and advice covering virtually every business and management task. It also includes the Inc. magazine archives, more than 100 free tools to help you in every area of your business and has regular columnists and blogs on the site. www.inc.com/tools
Wall Street Journal – In addition to being the gold standard business publication, WSJ offers a small business website featuring businesses for sale, franchises, and other business opportunities and many other articles and resources relevant to small business development. www.startupjournal.com
Do you have a “can’t miss” newspaper or magazine for business information? Leave a comment.
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Don’t forget to look up local subject matter magazines within your industry. They can be great for information about the local market, advertising as well as networking/marketing events.
Thanks for the absorbing read! Alright playtime is over and back to school work.
Yes, this is good…but magazine and newspapers are dying out.
Pam Perry
That was a great list. But I think one must also read industry specific blogs and magazines. Reading and understanding information about one’s local market is extremely important, especially for the small businesses.
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