100 Best Small-Business Podcasts for 2011

There's a plethora of online resources available to small businesses these days, including podcasts specifically geared toward the unique challenges entrepreneurs face. To help business owners locate the wealth of information available through the power of audio, Small Business Trends Radio, a live weekly radio broadcast that features small-business experts, has released its list of the 100 Best Small Business Podcasts of 2011.

The full list, which was spearheaded by Small Business Trends contributor, entrepreneur and blogger Martin Lindeskog, is available here, including links to each podcast site.

The list is broken up according to categories, including:

• Leadership and Management
• Marketing and Sales
• Operating a Small Business
• Tax and Finance
• Startups and Starting a Business
• Home Based Business
• Small Business Technology
• Business Opportunities and Franchises
• "All Around" Small Business Podcasts
• Business News and the Big Picture

Despite the proliferation of video, social media and other content related to small business, Lindeskog said podcasts still serve as a valuable source of information because their passive format allows people to listen during their commutes, on the treadmill and elsewhere. "You can consume the information when you have time," he said.