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CEFR B1 Starting a Business
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➡ Across 15 Words

  1. 2. Adverb: The business succeeded ___ because of good marketing
  2. 5. Put money into a business to make a profit, past tense of invest
  3. 6. Got something by paying money for it, past tense of buy
  4. 10. Adverb: The budget was low, so they planned ___
  5. 15. A person who controls a team or department in a business
  6. 17. Thinking about and deciding how to start or run a business, present participle of plan
  7. 18. Money used to start or expand a business
  8. 21. The total amount of money a business receives from sales
  9. 23. Grew the business into new areas, past tense of expand
  10. 24. Adverb: The location is good; ___, the rent is low
  11. 25. Preposition: A contract is an agreement ___ two companies
  12. 26. Getting money from a bank that you must pay back, present participle of borrow
  13. 28. Adverb: The product is cheap; ___, it is very popular
  14. 29. A planned discussion with people to make decisions
  15. 30. A person who gives money to a business in return for a share of profits

⬇ Down 15 Words

  1. 1. Started a new product or company, past tense of launch
  2. 3. When a business spends more money than it earns
  3. 4. A document that lists goods or services and the amount to pay
  4. 7. Preposition: The company expanded ___ its original market
  5. 8. The activity of promoting and selling products
  6. 9. A person who starts and runs their own business
  7. 11. A person who works for a business and is paid a salary
  8. 12. Started a company or organization, past tense of found
  9. 13. Controlled or organized a business or team, past tense of manage
  10. 14. A legal written agreement between two parties
  11. 16. A notice or short film that tells people about a product
  12. 19. Discussed to reach an agreement, past tense of negotiate
  13. 20. Conjunction: A business needs a product ___ customers
  14. 22. A room or building where people work at desks
  15. 27. A person who establishes a company

📚 Study Guide: CEFR B1 (Intermediate) Vocabulary Focus

This CEFR B1 (Intermediate) English crossword targets descriptive vocabulary, workplace and academic terms, and abstract nouns connected to "Starting a Business". Pay attention to prefixes, suffixes, and intersecting letter patterns.

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