How to Use business plan in a Sentence

business plan

noun
  • And when the loan sharks come calling, his barely-a-business plan starts crumbling in wince-inducing fashion.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The two of them crafted a business plan for a bookstore, one that wouldn’t look out of place in a sword and sorcery fantasy novel, with a hidden speakeasy.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The New Mexico trial provided a good road map to what Meta’s business plan is all about.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • And if an entrepreneur needs help to implement a business plan, Gross is planning to offer assistance there too.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Existing visa programs assess business plans, capital and growth potential.
    — Bernardo Saraiva, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But beyond furnishing her home or launching future business plans, Anderson says taking on such a massive life project has held deeper meaning.
    — Jennifer Liu valentina Duarte, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
  • People who already have an idea, can upload a business plan and ask the AI engine to help refine it, or generate 100 neighboring ideas to help improve it.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Hüller bursts in right around the 20-minute mark or so, screaming about how a disaster of her sibling’s making will totally ruin her business plans — and on the eve of Eva’s company going public, no less.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Participants work on communication and decision-making skills, establish long-term goals and collaborate on business plans.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Securities or corporate counsel can help prepare offering documents, while business plan writers and economic impact analysts can help demonstrate how the project will meet job creation requirements.
    — Jill Jones, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Why offices need ecosystems Prime buildings in the City of London and the West End still charge a premium over Canary Wharf’s rents, and Khan’s business plan depends on narrowing that gap.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Now that Paramount Skydance has prevailed in its bid to take over CNN’s parent, there is certain to be new scrutiny on what elements of CNN’s current business plan new managers wish to keep.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

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