The Ready Entrepreneur Podcast

What do you need to know to get started as an online entrepreneur?  While entrepreneurship in general means being the person who adds value by bringing a product or service to the global marketplace, when you use only online resources to build your business, you have to pay attention to a few additional details, for example: 

1. Decide if you are moving a traditional business online or working with digital products
2. Decide where you will send your potential customers - a landing page, website or to your social media 
3. Understand how you are still governed by laws and regulations for existing industries, and new rules for operating online.

Being an online entrepreneur means you can get started quickly, and be global overnight but in this podcast you will learn how to avoid some of the pitfalls that come with the conveniences.

We are naturally curious about how people get rich.  And if you're an aspiring entrepreneur, you likely want to emulate the path of the most successful entrepreneurs which includes getting rich too.  But how did successful entrepreneurs achieve wealth?  In this episode, Case discusses the steps for achieving wealth that she has learned from reading the biographies and autobiographies of successful entrepreneurs.  The key ingredient has defined progress for centuries, and is accessible to anyone who has the courage and perseverance to pursue the entrepreneurial dream.

An aspiring entrepreneur must have the energy and enthusiasm to pursue their business idea every day.  But how do you start each day ready to go?  In this episode, Case provides strategies for waking up each day ready to be the entrepreneur who brings your product or service idea to the global marketplace.  Entrepreneurs need to be focused on their business, and excited to move forward.  But entrepreneurship is also difficult, isolating and requires a lot of work.  You have to be self-motivated and a self-starter.  This episode will help you learn how to make yourself ready.

Many aspiring entrepreneurs claim they do not have the money to start a business, yet few know how much money they will need.  As many people have spent their lives not talking about money, the same restraint rolls over to their business, and leaves them struggling from day one.  The Thing About Money for entrepreneurs is to talk about it for what it is, a thing of value you use to build the business.  But not an obstacle to getting the business done.  In this episode, Case talks about money, and how entrepreneurs should move forward with their business idea, and go as far as possible using the resources that are available.  There is no need to 'stop before you start' because of a lack of money.  This episode will help aspiring entrepreneurs understand that you can get started on your business without worrying about money. 

What is the approach aspiring entrepreneurs can use to learn about business outside of business school or any other type of formal education?  In this episode, learn tips and strategies for giving yourself an 'offline' non-formal business education.  You can utilize resources from publicly available books to open meetings to one-on-one interviews, but you have to know how to approach sources, and how to organize the information that you gather.  Learn strategies that you can use and implement today to launch your offline entrepreneurial education.

You can lead, follow or get out of the way.  Yet many people choose to stand still, as obstructionists.  An aspiring entrepreneur may face these obstacles in the real world, or in her own head.  To get around the negativity, entrepreneurs need to think of themselves as contributors.  People who provide positive energy towards delivering value into the global marketplace by identifying products or services that people want or need.  Those that overcome obstructionism, and focus on their contribution, will have a better chance of success for themselves and others.  Check out this episode to find out more.

Technology may be replacing humans at many jobs, but aspiring entrepreneurs have an opportunity to avoid being made redundant by starting a business based on a unique product or service offering.  If you have a business idea in your head that addresses a gap in the global marketplace, you are providing a consumer solution that has not been upended by tech change.  Becoming an entrepreneur and starting your own business provides you with a hedge against being forced out of your 9-to-5 by decisions other people (and machines) make.  Not only are you setting yourself up for the lifestyle you really want, but also you are preparing for the future.  Check out this episode to find out more.

As an entrepreneur, the entire world is your potential market.  You can bring your unique product or service idea to a wide audience, and find new customers who are interested in being part of your community.  When you see the world's cities and countries as your neighborhood, you are part of the economy, and if you have an offering that appeals to like-minded people in diverse markets, your message is on track.  This episode discusses how you maintain the individuality of your product or service to allow those who are interested to find you in the bustling global marketplace.  Your specific approach is the differentiator that you can use on a global basis.

Have you ever wondered how the most successful entrepreneurs just manage to get up and make their business happen?  How are they able to just do the work day in and day out? As an aspiring entrepreneur, you are interested in taking control of your life by starting your own business.  But you worry about having the spark needed to make your own dream happen.  You know you want to make it happen, but you're just not sure you have the right approach, energy or even idea about how to go forward.  This episode presents four tips to help you focus on your business by taking incremental steps towards making yourself into the entrepreneur you really want to be.  These are implementable solutions you can put into practice today, and begin to start thinking and acting like the entrepreneur you really want to be.

Would you like to be an entrepreneur for your entire working life? This extended interview episode is a conversation with Guthrie Chamberlain, founder of Venture Consulting Group.  Guthrie has more than 40 years experience as an entrepreneur.  Listen to learn about the ups and downs of running a business, finding opportunities others did not see (or act on), and achieving lifestyle and professional freedom.  This fabulous entrepreneurial journey is a reminder to practice self-discipline, and to stay persistent as you work to achieve your goals.  Guthrie provides insights, tips and ideas that aspiring entrepreneurs can use on their own paths.