business plan

British

noun

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

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“This is a disaster,” Democratic state Sen. Catherine Blakespear said at a Transportation Committee meeting in April to review the project’s 2026 business plan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 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

It wasn’t an observation; it was a business plan.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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