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Defining where you are headed, what you want to accomplish and pinpointing a purpose is an important exercise every small business should undertake. A market-oriented purpose, or mission statement, ...

Since when has everyone had to have a mission statement? Yes, I know, mission statements have been with us for years, but I'm old enough to remember their absence, back in the inimitable 50s and 60s.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. What is a mission statement? In simple terms, and as defined by Merriam-Webster, a mission statement is “something that states the ...

Nine out of 10 of all the mission statement s I read in business plans are wastes of time, paper or digital space. The rare one is a useful view into strategy or a helpful reminder about long-term ...