You can read the mission statements for a variety of businesses by entering "mission statement" in any Web search engine. You'll find information on how to develop a mission statement in the online SOHO Guidebook at www.toolkit.cch.com/Text/P03_4001.asp. It's not a new idea, but many business consultants suggest that in addition to a mission statement, a business should have a "story." Read about the benefits of a business story in Edward O. Welles's timeless article, "Why Every Company Needs a Story." You'll find this article at www.inc.com/articles/details/0,6378,ART1658 _CNT53_HOM1_LOC0_NAVhome,00.html. Vist www.wiley.com/products/subject/business/forbes/ forbes.html to download sample material from Forbes Greatest Business Stories of All Times (John Wiley & Sons, 1997).
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