Mission
My name is Ron Hume. As a hopelessly addicted entrepreneur, I am passionate about the business building process ─ and I hope to go on learning until I crumple into a lifeless heap over my laptop. At present, I’m very excited about the limitless and very lucrative business opportunities opened by the Internet ─ and I have interests in two online publishing companies.

As well, I offer a coaching and mentoring service to younger business owners and managers who are looking for experienced “been there” guidance in how to avoid major business sink holes and to scope out and evaluate profitable new opportunities.

Over a 40-year career, I founded a series of successful companies known as The Hume Group and built the business to have annual sales of $70 million. Before founding my own businesses, I served as a Group Vice President at McGraw-Hill Ryerson.

Because of my background, I understand the unique challenges faced by the management of early stage companies. Now, through this blog, I’d like to pass on some of what I have learned to younger entrepreneurs ─ in the early stages of business building.

One important lesson learned along the way is this. Building a successful business requires the combined expertise of many dedicated people ─ all working together ─ to achieve a common goal.

Because of this, I have invited a number of my friends from various specialized business disciplines to contribute articles to this blog. You will find their names and credentials in the column to the right.

As well, you are invited to comment on articles and to suggest topics where you would like to learn more. We’d also like to learn from you. Please let us know about your successes and triumphs.

As the entrepreneur in charge of your own business, it is your job to set the destination, recruit the crew, and then navigate your enterprise through the shoals to become a highly successful business. Then, we may give you some useful thoughts on how to sell your business on the best possible terms.

On my next post, we’ll discuss the importance of establishing clearly articulated operating principals for each sector of your business.