Ready Entrepreneur

Defining the World’s Most Entrepreneurial Countries

by Case Lane In the summer of 2020, global travel is largely off limits for most people, but there are other ways to travel around the world. The global pandemic situation has prompted many people to begin considering… Read More

How to Prepare to Be an Expert Online

Part 2 of 4: Identify Your Passion in Your Skills and Interests by Case Lane When I was at law school, a few years ago, I realized something no one ever talks about.  People were NOT putting their… Read More

How to Gently Dump Someone so You can Get On with Your New Business

by Case Lane Ending a relationship is never an easy conversation. But it’s necessary.  A bad boyfriend or girlfriend needs to be removed so you can move on and find someone new. Ending a marriage is more dramatic… Read More

The Thing About Money

by Case Lane One of the number one reasons aspiring entrepreneurs say they cannot start a business is because they don’t have enough money. This thing about money is a top three excuse for not getting started.  Yet… Read More

Understanding Tech as an Aspiring Entrepreneur

Why should you care about technology as an entrepreneur?  Not the smartphone in your hand or the laptop on your desk, but the entire realm of technology advancement and achievement.  The transition from an industrial to a technology… Read More

Developing World Markets and Your Business Strategy

If you are old enough to remember the songs ‘Feed the World’ or ‘Do they know it’s Christmas?’ your image of the country of Ethiopia may be of a long line of starving people holding a bowl as… Read More

Popularity vs Excellence: A Decision Guide for Rising Entrepreneurs

In the battle for relevance between popularity and excellence, how should rising entrepreneurs market their business? This post discusses how the decision to create a ‘popularity Oscar’ signals our society’s shift from value, quality and excellence to popularity. … Read More

Prepare to Pitch Investors in under Five Minutes: Tips for Rising Entrepreneurs

Are you ready to pitch your business idea in under one minute? You have one minute. One minute to convince someone with money to give you money for your business. Have you prepared? Rising Entrepreneurs have an opportunity… Read More

Rising Entrepreneurs: Is Advertising Worth the Cost?

How to Measure Your ROI when Making Marketing Decisions Big Words vs. Your Business Numbers: Bad advice and wild declarations could be preventing you from maximizing opportunities for your business. Here is a straightforward process for determining, for… Read More

Start Your Business Around Your 9-to-5 Job

Some of you have asked, ‘how do I balance becoming an entrepreneur while still keeping up my 9-to-5 job?’ For the answer, I go back to a basic question: What are you trying to achieve with your life?… Read More