Continuing to educate yourself, whether formally or independently, is important for any entrepreneur. Technologies always change. New case studies emerge. The economics behind an industry fluctuate. Keeping up on the latest issues affecting your business, and refreshing your more formal education, are not only vital, but can easily be done from the comfort of your home or office by utilizing free textbooks online. Here are a few places where you can find free business textbooks online:

• FreeloadPress.com – Just register on the site for free, and you can access a variety of free online textbooks, including subjects such as accounting and economics.
• WikiBooks.org – While the free textbooks online at this site can be edited by anyone (and therefore aren’t necessarily as reputable as others), they do provide a pretty decent and comprehensive resource in their Business & Economics section.
• Principles of Marketing – No matter what kind of business you run, it’s important to understand the fundamentals of marketing, and not just general marketing tactics. This free online textbook covers the material you would often learn in an introductory Principles of Marketing course.