By Rieva Lesonsky

The life of a business owner is a busy one. If I had my way, days would be 30 hours long—and there’d be, like the Beatles sang: “8 days a week.” But there aren’t. So to help you stay on top of important small business news, information and advice essential to running your business, here’s my weekly Reading List.

If you have articles you’d like to share, get them to me by end of day Wednesday every week.

Best Practices

  • Lessons from 3 of America’s longest-lasting businesses.
  • 4 things running a household can teach you about small business.
  • Protecting your business from cyber-attacks.
  • Are Millennials headed to the suburbs? What that means for small business.

Happy Holidays!

  • Same-day shipping takes off this holiday season.
  • Prep your website for the holidays.
  • Is Pinterest part of your holiday plans?
  • Dreaming of a “green” Christmas.

Marketing Smart

  • Social media trends for 2015
  • More social media marketing trends for 2015.
  • Are teens abandoning Facebook?
  • Sponsoring events can help you grow your brand.
  • Marketing in the age of “me.”

Money Matters

  • Did the recession crush your spirit for good?
  • The pros and cons of friends and family financing.

People Power

  • 3 secrets for retaining key employees.
  • Improving employee communications.

Productivity

  • 10 tips for getting more done.

Start Smart

  • What you MUST know before you start.

Trending

  • Can you be the next Birchbox?

Women Entrepreneurs

  • Meet Elizabeth Gore—whose mission is to change the world.
  • Delegation is KEY to your success.

Rieva Lesonsky is CEO of GrowBiz Media, a media and custom content company focusing on small business and entrepreneurship. Email Rieva at rieva@smallbizdaily.com, follow her on Google+   and Twitter.com/Rieva.