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title: 7 Good Reads About Entrepreneurship for January and February 2026
description: DreamSpring highlights 7 Good Reads for small business owners focused entrepreneurship for January and February 2026.
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# [7 Good Reads About Entrepreneurship for January and February 2026](https://www.dreamspring.org/news/7-good-reads-about-entrepreneurship-for-january-and-february-2026)

 Written by [DreamSpring](https://www.dreamspring.org/news/author/dreamspring) | January 1, 2026

| <https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/federal-funding-cuts-stir-interest-public-banks> |   | [Interest in public banking is rising](https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/federal-funding-cuts-stir-interest-public-banks) as advocates point to its potential to build community wealth and expand financial access.  |
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| <https://advocacy.sba.gov/2025/11/11/facts-about-small-business-veteran-ownership-statistics-2025/>   |   | Veterans own more than 1.6 million businesses nationwide, employing nearly 3.2 million people, [according to new data from SBA Advocacy](https://advocacy.sba.gov/2025/11/11/facts-about-small-business-veteran-ownership-statistics-2025/).  |
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| <https://www.marketplace.org/story/2025/12/05/how-small-business-owners-balance-affordability-and-profitability> |   | Small business owners are walking a tightrope between affordability and profitability as [rising costs make low prices harder to sustain](https://www.marketplace.org/story/2025/12/05/how-small-business-owners-balance-affordability-and-profitability).  |
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| <https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/for-startup-success-teams-with-both-u-s-born-and-immigrant-founders-have-an-edge-study-shows/> |   | A new UC Berkeley Haas study finds [startups with both U.S.-born and immigrant founders outperform](https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/for-startup-success-teams-with-both-u-s-born-and-immigrant-founders-have-an-edge-study-shows/) those launched by either group alone. |
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| <https://moneywise.com/news/economy/more-than-half-of-us-entrepreneurs-may-relocate-abroad-says-new-survey-why-that-matters-and-what-it-could-mean> |   | [More than half of U.S. entrepreneurs have thought about relocating abroad](https://moneywise.com/news/economy/more-than-half-of-us-entrepreneurs-may-relocate-abroad-says-new-survey-why-that-matters-and-what-it-could-mean), citing shifting economic incentives and more supportive environments overseas.  |
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| <https://www.nav.com/blog/report-mapping-mental-health-in-small-business-ownership/> |   | <https://moneywise.com/news/economy/more-than-half-of-us-entrepreneurs-may-relocate-abroad-says-new-survey-why-that-matters-and-what-it-could-mean>[Mental health remains a growing concern among small business owners](https://www.nav.com/blog/report-mapping-mental-health-in-small-business-ownership/), with new research mapping out how entrepreneurial challenges impact overall well-being.  |
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| <https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/who-wins-and-who-loses-as-the-us-retires-the-penny/> |   | Who wins and who loses as the U.S. prepares to [retire the penny](https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/who-wins-and-who-loses-as-the-us-retires-the-penny/)?  |
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