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business plan

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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

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In 1994 a young Jeff Bezos drove from Texas to Seattle, sketching the business plan for a company that would become the state’s largest employer.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Lots to digest, and we expect more details with the new business plan on 25 Feb, but we stay positive,” they add.

From The Wall Street Journal

The market can probably absorb two Elon Musk-run companies, and the ultimate share prices of both will come down to how each company executes its business plan.

From Barron's

Trading is a business, and you wouldn’t start a business without a business plan.

From MarketWatch

Erick Lucera, chief financial officer of Dyne Therapeutics DYN -4.50%decrease; red down pointing triangle , recalled analysts and investors focusing on the downside of potential investments in biotech, asking how the business plan could go awry or about regulatory hurdles.

From The Wall Street Journal