Leading off.

Change is a circumstance no one can avert, yet it seems most of us do everything in our power to avoid it. Seemingly, people try and establish a routine that in turn becomes the norm, which in turn becomes their way of life. This may be well and true for most, however, for the entrepreneur, change often means something different--something more along the lines of a new challenge.

I've always felt that change is what you make of it, particularly so even when it may encite feelings of difficulty or uncertainty. Rather than focusing on the negatives or uncertainties associated with change, I've always believed that a closing door is simply the provision of a new, unfound opportunity.

Although I can't speak for all, I believe that many entrepreneurs are of like mind when it comes to change. While we all seek the same end goal of finding professional success, this is a subjective scale because one's definition of success may well, and likely will, vary from one individual to the next.

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What can be said with a greater degree of conviction, I believe, is that we're all thrill seekers. We feed our adrenaline through the thrill of the hunt. Even once we've achieved satisfaction from the hunt's successful conclusion, it's not long before this satisfaction dissipates and it's the next hunt that we're focusing upon.

In other words, the same ol', same ol' tends to get a little mundane and boring for most of us. Therefore, not only do we accept change, we embrace it. Furthermore, successful entrepreneurs try to affect it.

I bring all of this up because we here at Sunrise Publishing have been facing change for some time, but we have been slow to act upon it. This has been reflected in our less-than-punctual publishing schedule with Sask Business.

As a publishing company for the past 14 years we have built our reputation largely on the success of this particular publication you hold in your hands. This in turn has created other publishing opportunities, which have allowed us to grow in other ways. Over the past few years while we have gradually taken on more of these contracts, we began to compromise and take liberties with the publishing rotation of Sask Business.

Although you may assume from this message that we're either ceasing our involvement with contract publications, or Sask Business, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact we've recently added to our stable of publications, meaning that our work load will become considerably intensified. Like it is for many of you, business is booming and we're expanding to meet the current needs. With our expansion we're re-assigning priorities and responsibilities, and I'm glad to say that Sask Business is returning to its rightful place; a place deserving of a flagship publication.

Indeed, change is what you make of it and it's time for Saskatchewan to positively impact the change that's inevitable in our province. After years of being a Have Not province, with a stagnant population and investment climate, we feel the winds of change are upon us. It's time to set sail.

Keith Moen, Editor

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