Any small business owner will tell you its always a fight to survive, much less grow. There's no right to survive and most don't. But they survive by focusing

Any small business owner will tell you its always a fight to survive, much less grow. There's no right to survive and most don't. But they survive by focusing on more they just profit. They survive by understanding long-term value over short-term profit. They embed into a community. They treat employees well, they treat customers well, they care about environment (inside and outside), fairness and do on. The stereotypical "MBA" gets a hard time because they only care about short-term profit. This quarter results. They sell the soul of the business and all they get is money. They refusecs refund, but lose a customer forever. Of course this is a caricature, and most MBAs - certainly the good ones - know where to press, but at the same time understand that the business needs balance. That being around next year is more important than this months targets.