I have looked over the handout Generate Ideas: Doing What You Love that I collected yesterday. I received some really great work! Thank you to all that participated with that activity!
For today, I would like for you to read the first article named Mission Statement. The article introduces the topic of mission statements. YES, we have to create a mission statement for our business! A mission statement is a sentence describing a company's function, markets and competitive advantages (what the company does better than the competition); a short written statement of your business goals and philosophies . A mission statement defines what an organization is, why it exists, its reason for being.
Once you have read the first article, please take a look at the second article named Examples of Mission Statements.
The article provides over 500 examples of mission statements. Please take a look!!!
When you have completed both readings, please start to create your business's mission statement. We are all at different stages of the business plan. Some of us are still brainstorming for business ideas, some of us are ready to create the mission statement and some of us need to get started. To complete this assignment, please first write down your mission statement on a piece of paper. Once you have done so, have a partner make sure it covers the following three important questions:
- What do we do?
- How do we do it?
- For whom do we do it?
Thank you and see everyone on Monday! You better be behaving for your sub ;)