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business plan

British  

noun

  1. a detailed plan setting out the objectives of a business, the strategy and tactics planned to achieve them, and the expected profits, usually over a period of three to ten years

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Bartlett said he would give an hour of his time to sit with Murdoch and draw up a business plan.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

“I had this idea for a restaurant that focused on just that, and when I put it into a business plan in college, it actually got the lowest grade in the class,” he said.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

The government committed £44.1bn for the 2024-29 period of the strategic business plan, a £3bn increase from the previous five years.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

He had been seeing social-media posts touting the ease and virtues of AI, which he used to chart a business plan and help with marketing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Emma is almost finished typing our business plan, including my extremely useful comments.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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