I'd say reading a book on interpersonal relationships is better, then sales, then finance/accounting, THEN some entrepreneurial startup books. 1. How to win fr

I'd say reading a book on interpersonal relationships is better, then sales, then finance/accounting, THEN some entrepreneurial startup books. 1. How to win friends and influence people 2. 7 habits 3. Any good sales book (I liked http://www.amazon.com/10-Steps-Sales-Success-Shorten/dp/081447165X http://www.amazon.com/10-Steps-Sales-Success-Shorten/dp/0814... ) http://www.amazon.com/Successful-Cold-Call-Selling-Examples/dp/0814477186/ http://www.amazon.com/Successful-Cold-Call-Selling-Examples/... 4. Accounting for dummies or something like that, same with finance (I have a degree in Finance, was much more helpful than I realized) 5. One or so of these books (Parent listing). Most people don't realize every job involves selling. Relationships and communicating effectively along with having good understanding over the whole business is helpful. If you don't think any of the sales stuff applies to you, I wish you good luck :-)