Successful hardware stores plan their objectives with a brief vision statement that spells out the owner's long-term plans for the company, including growth, values and contributions to the community.

Many companies include mission, vision or value statements in their sexual harassment policies. While a sexual harassment policy can be written to reflect state and federal laws, descriptions of ...

Corporate mission, vision and values statements are critical components that successful businesses use to support the company culture, align operational efforts and appeal to existing and potential ...

Dave Foster is CEO of AvreaFoster, a brand and marketing agency that helps B2B companies use the power of their brand to grow business. In the beginning—before your business became a business—it was ...

Keep mission statements under 25 words with strong, specific language. Use action-oriented verbs, avoid generalities and ...

One of the first items on a strategy and planning agenda is to articulate and ensure alignment on three foundational statements: mission, vision, and values. For organizations who have yet to develop ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When the Walt Disney Co. was created in 1923, it had a simple vision. The company wanted to be the “world’s leading producers and ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Vision statements get a bad rap for a couple of reasons. First, they’re ill-defined by people who confuse vision with a strategy. Second, ...

1. The CWA strives to be the preeminent venue for open, multi-faceted, and balanced discussion of today’s challenging issues, characterized by cross-disciplinary synergy among top-tier speakers, in ...

Marking the start of the fall 2025 semester at Luther College, President Brad Chamberlain introduced a new college mission statement, along with supporting identity, vision and values statements, to ...

Companies keep refreshing their official statements—but the real question is why they don’t actually use them. Every few years, like clockwork, organizations gather the leadership team, hire a ...