CHAPTER 7

Your Strategy and Mission Statement

A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all

—Michael LeBoeuf

Business strategy can be defined as a set of decisions or a course of action that can assist an entrepreneur to achieve their specific business objectives. A business strategy is a set of moves and actions that a business can use to:

  • Attract and retain customers.
  • Successfully compete in their market.
  • Maintain and strengthen performance.
  • Achieve business objectives.

It outlines how this should be done to reach the desired goals. So, in essence, this is a framework that the entrepreneur can use to analyze and exploit potential opportunities, to deal with potential threats, to maximize strengths and resources, and to minimize ...

Get The Entrepreneurial Adventure now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.