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The word “goods,” in this podcast, means the products or things that people sell: “What type of goods do you plan to sell at the conference?” Goods are physical things, like cars or pencils. A “service” is something that someone does for you, such as clean your house or fix your car. The words “goods” and “services” are often used together when talking about things that customers pay for: “The bill included all of the goods and services we received on our tour.” There is an informal phrase, “to get the goods on (someone),” which means to find out someone else’s secrets, usually to do something bad to them: “He got the goods on his boss and tried to get more money out of him.” Or, “She got the goods on the criminals and the police were able to arrest them.” target market In this podcast, the phrase “target market” refers to the group of people that a business tries to sell to: “The target market for health food is young professionals.” The word “target” can be used as a noun to mean a person or thing that has been chosen to be the focus of something, usually an attack: “The thief selected as his target an old man with an expensive car.” As a noun, it can also be used to mean the point or place which someone tries to hit with something, such as a bullet from a gun or a “dart,” a small pointed thing that you throw, in a game of darts: “He got the most points by hitting the center of the target with all three darts.” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 196 – A Business Plan
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 196, “A Business Plan.”
You're listening to English as a Second Language Podcast episode 196. I'm your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Remember to visit our website at eslpod.com. There you will find a complete Learning Guide for this podcast that includes all of the vocabulary, definitions, additional vocabulary and culture notes that we don't talk about on the podcast, as well as a complete transcript of this episode.
Today's episode is about starting a new business with a business plan. Let's get started.
About a year ago, I came up with an idea that I thought would revolutionize the way people sell their goods on the Internet. After a lot of planning, I decided to try to attract investors by developing a business plan. I got some advice from my friend Steve who is a very successful entrepreneur.
First, he told me I needed to figure out my business model. How would my investors make money? How long would it take for the company to be in the black?
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