As a small business owner, or someone who is looking to become a small business owner, resources are key. The internet holds an infinite amount of information right at our fingertips and there is no reason not to utilize small business blogs and websites to your advantage. Small business blogs give you business tips and advice on a more down-to-earth level; you feel like you get to know the entrepreneurs personally, therefore understanding and connecting more with their writing. Small business blogs and websites can cover everything from social media to start up costs to marketing and everything in between to get your small business off the ground from start to finish. Here, small business blogs you absolutely must read consistently if you are thinking about starting your own business:

Starting a new business can be an exciting time in your life! Becoming an entrepreneur, your own boss and following your passion is a fulfilling feeling but it can also be confusing and scary, especially in the early stages for business owners just starting out. To simplify starting your own business, here are five tips and advice for new business owners:

1. Business Plan. Anyone who's ever taken a business course has heard about the business plan. This is a document that contains the concept, the type of business, your role in the business, the team you will have, the financial estimates/startup capital and a time period for each goal you would like to hit. Writing down a business plan helps explain the new business to potential investors and team members and holds yourself accountable.

As an entrepreneur it is easy to get discouraged, stressed and sometimes forget to smile. With so much going on from both our personal lives and our professional lives we tend to forget what's most important and sometimes our attitudes can reflect our performance. At the end of day what's the point of so much work, money and success if you can't even smile? Here are 5 daily habits from happy busy entrepreneurs. Like my friend Russell Simmons says, "smile and breathe :-)" 

Do you feel like it wasn't worth it to begin with and you just want to throw in the towel.  Maybe you feel like you were out of your league to start the project in the first place.  Are you being hard on yourself because you thought that you would have been further along than where you are currently?  Are serious thinking about giving up?  Don't!!!!!!!!  Before you give that final wave of surrender, here are 5 things that you should think about before you give up.

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When you have a business or if you are a performer it's easy to get stuck in a rut! You try, try and try so hard, but nothing seems to work! So many artists, musicians, business owners among others have had businesses that somehow someway failed at least once or twice. Does this mean because someone closes the door on your it's time to quit? Never! When something doesn't work don't quit, instead, reinvent yourself, adapt to change. Don't let go of your idea, instead, modify it, jazz it up, give it a makeover. If something doesn't work than reinvent it and make it work! 

Watch this video of Lady Gaga as Stefani Germanotta playing at a small venue in Los Angeles few years ago before she became Lady GAGA the "phenomenon." Did you know Lady GAGA was dropped from Def Jam records because they thought she had no potential. Did you know prior to Lady GAGA hitting stardom she used to tour in small bars in LA and NYC and used to go by the name Stefani Germanotta band. It's never too late to reinvent yourself nor you are never too old to stop trying! One person's loss maybe someone else's win! 

Bethenny Frankel topped Forbes #55 stars on the Forbes Top 100 most powerful celebrities issues available now. Bethenny has come a long way since her days at her 720sq ft Beverly Hills apartment or as she states, " It wasn't until two years ago I made more than my assistant." Bethenny now joins a group of successful celebrity power women earning $55 years after she sold her "Skinny Girl" Margarita for a whopping $120 million. 

Forbes states Bethenny "represents a new breed of media-savvy entrepreneurs, who see reality television not as an outlet to feed their narcissism, but as airtime to promote their products." Bethenny admits, "What's the point of being on TV if you don't have something to sell?" 

Bethenny reveals her goal is to turn the Skinnygirl empire into a billion-dollar business. In addition to selling her Skinnygirl drink line, she also has a number of other "Skinnygirl" products in the works. And despite selling the drink line, Bethenny still retains the rights to use Skinnygirl for anything she wishes. 

Bethenny is an amazing example of hard work, perseverance, determination and passion. From her days with at The Apprentice, Martha Stewart to Bravo's Real Housewives of New York Bethenny proves to us women that anything and everything is possible if you have passion and determination. Success doesn't grow overnight and sometimes we need to reinvent our image and strategy in order to succeed. Just like Bethenny tried multiple business ventures, she never gave, she kept pushing and working hard. 

To read the entire interview visit Forbes 

This is a great article on fashion stylist Rachel Zoe, on this week's Hollywood Reporter Issue.  Rachel Zoe, celebrity stylist has turned her styling business into a fashion empire becoming one of Hollywood's most powerful women and fashionistas.  I always say, "entrepreneurship comes from passion and you always have to turn that passion into that business" and Rachel Zoe learned to capitalize on it.  I recommend you read the article is definitely an education. 

From $18,000 a year to $10,000 per job: The new issue of The Hollywood Reporter details her extraordinary ascent from stylist to star to brand name.

Five days after the curtain has dropped on the 83rd Academy Awards, the postshow congratulatory orchids are still arriving at Rachel Zoe’s home every few hours. The latest: a 4-footer fromGiorgio Armani with a handwritten note thanking the celebrity stylist for showcasing the night’s “most spectacular red-carpet look … on stage.”

Growing up, we try to do anything in our power to fit in. But as we get older, we realize the things that make us different are ultimately the things that will make us money and popular. Today, I want to remind you to embrace what makes you different. Even use those idiosyncrasies to your advantage.

Think back to all the people you admire. Why do you admire them? Most probably, because these posses a trait you do not have. We tend to gravitate towards things that we, ourselves, do not have at the moment.

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These days, it seems as though everyone wants to start their own business or blog.  Do you think it seems easy?  You come up with a good idea and the dollars are rolling in? Do they?  What many of you don't see is that there are many people with great ideas but poor execution, maybe that's why not all of us are successful business entrepreneurs.

Most people understand that running a business requires a mentor, business knowledge but most successful business owners also possess some additional skills and qualities that help make running a business easier.

Today, Maria Shriver together with her husband Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger gather more than 150 inspiring speakers from Deepak Chopra to Mary J. Blige to educate and empower women to be “architects of change.” The list of people involved is truly breathtaking. The experts will discuss women’s health, how to lead, how to negotiate, how to find your voice, and even how to better your love life.

And guess what? Just because you missed the conference doesn’t mean you can’t gain the knowledge and inspiration. Watch a live stream of the conference here today and tomorrow. 

In the meantime, here are 10 ways you can be an architect of change according to The Women's Conference: