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A bio about Hoffmann-Rondeau Communications and the author of this web site.
Beginning: Hoffmann-Rondeau Communications Inc. was started in 1989 as DMH Management which provided management and marketing services, business seminars and courses to the business industry. Expansion: The services were expanded to include the design and development of corporate advertising and communication materials such as brochures, logo design, writing and editing of corporate newsletters. The company produced the monthly newsletter for the Etobicoke Chamber of Commerce and other businesses for several years. Experience: Its president Diane M. Hoffmann brings over thirty years of experience as a small business owner/operator as well as an employee/contract worker within larger corporations. Business Seminars: She has written and delivered various seminars in business start-up, management and communication through businesses, community groups, Boards of Trade, Boards of Education, the Federal Business Development Bank, local charitable groups and churches. These seminars cover a range of business operations from business and financial planning to marketing, sales, administration and personnel, as well as self-improvement courses, public speaking, entrepreneurship, etc... Self-development: Over the years, Diane has acquired various certificates and diploma in areas of business management, computer and specialized skills. She obtained a B.Th., M.Th. and Ph.D. in theological studies (esp. Jewish history) by 1991 and studied psychology through home and university correspondence programs. She completed studies as a Certified Nutritional Consultant in 1997. Book writing and Publishing: After publishing a book through the conventional publishing process, Diane decided to publish her next books through her own company and set-up the business for short-run, digital, on-demand book publishing services. She now offers self-publishing services to other authors and company writers. Moved to BC: Diane moved to Campbell River, BC in December 2001, from Ontario and has set-up the business locally to continue to offer her marketing and management services and assistance, organizational strategies for businesses, and seminars in all areas of business operation. She has a range of ready seminar materials and will write custom courses for businesses and non-profit organizations. E-books and Internet: Added to HRC's services in December 2003, are the series of e-books and e-products that are being produced and developed continuously, coming out of the extensive material used over the years. Much of this information are presented as free articles, courses and information that can all be seen on her web sites at www.hofron.com and www.build-your-internet-business-now.com which are all about "Starting and operating an Online and Offline" business. Member: HRC is a member of the Campbell River Chamber of Commerce. Diane is a past member of the Small Publishers Association of America and the Christian Writers Guild, the Discovery Toastmasters Club, the Brampton and Mississauga Boards of Trade, The Etobicoke Chamber of Commercie, the Society for Technical Communication, the Canadian Journalist Association. Prior Prior to this, Diane owned and operated one of the most successful sail boat business with her husband/partner for many years where she took on the management of the finance and operation and began to write management procedures and courses to offer as seminars. A Business bio of the author of this web site: Diane M. Hoffmann, has been in business for over thirty years as a small business owner/operator as well as an employee/contract worker in larger corporations. Her first business, by the age of twenty-five, was one of the most successful sailboat dealership and marine equipment business in Southern Ontario which she operated for seven years in the seventies, with her partner/husband. After closing down this business and selling the marine canvas products/boat interiors division, Diane and her husband spent some time in British Columbia and returned to operate a leased restaurant for a short time. After this, Diane sold personal and business improvement programs and took on temporary assignments with agencies. This led into freelance marketing services that developed into a graphics design and production operation for several years. In the recession of the early nineties, she was forced to close down the business when her husband was laid off through a company merger and her business was not yet strong enough to pick up the mortgage that simultaneously became due that year on the business/home property. She again joined the contract workforce that kept her busy in various industrial and corporate businesses. It was during this time that she began to put together this book with data and information gathered over the last thirty years. Diane has written and delivered various seminars in business start-up, management and communication over the years, through businesses, community groups, Boards of Trade, Boards of Education, the Federal Business Development Bank and local charitable groups and churches. Moved to Campbell River in December 2001, Diane Hoffmann now offers marketing and management services, organizational strategies for small business and seminars as well as the production and publishing of specialized books under Hoffmann-Rondeau Communications Inc. (formerly DMH Management). She has now branched out into the internet business, offering services to online business startup. For more on this, please check the web site at www.build-your-internet-business-now.com . Over the years, Diane has acquired various certificates and diploma in areas of business management, computer and specialized skills. She has obtained a B.Th., M.Th. and Ph.D. in theological studies (esp. Jewish history) and studied psychology through home and university correspondence programs. Diane completed studies as a Certified Nutritional Consultant. At the time of this printing, Diane is a member of the Campbell River Chamber of Commerce and the Campbell River Francophone Association. She is a past member of the Small Publishers Association of America, the Christian Writers Guild, the Brampton and Mississauga Board of Trade, the Etobicoke Chamber of Commerce, the Society for Technical Communication, and the Canadian Journalist Association. For interviews or to arrange seminars, please email or write contact Hoffmann-Rondeau Communications Inc. (Mailing address at the bottom of the page).
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