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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Business owners often possess some pretty lofty goals for running and growing their businesses. Maybe they want to reach $5 million in ...

Whether you already have your own company, are about to start one or are helping someone else start theirs, the question of vision, mission, strategy and values is bound to come up. Those with ...

Though every leader has a vision, they realize (soon enough) that “has” is not a static term. Maybe “lives with” is more accurate, since any starter-vision can evolve. It’s subject to experience. So, ...