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CEFR B1 Starting a Business

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➡ Across 15 Words

1. They are ___ to open a second shop next year, present participle of plan
3. The CEO ___ the new product at the meeting, past tense of announce
7. A room or building where people work at desks
11. Achieving the goals you set for your business
15. Money you borrow from a bank and must pay back
18. Someone who buys goods or services from your shop
19. Work you do for others in exchange for money
20. The total income a company receives from sales
21. The firm ___ 20 people last year, past tense of employ
22. Making more money than you spend
24. Definite article: ___ founder of the startup gave a speech
26. Relating to the whole world, like a ___ market
27. A person who gives money to a business hoping for profit
29. A person who shares ownership of a business with you
30. He ___ all his savings in the startup, past tense of invest

⬇ Down 15 Words

2. Introducing new ideas or methods
4. Official permission to run a business or sell goods
5. Something you make or sell to customers
6. They ___ their new product last month, past tense of launch
8. She is ___ the team while the boss is away, present participle of manage
9. She has ___ in turning her idea into a real company, past participle of succeed
10. A written legal agreement between two parties
12. Trying hard to be more successful than others
13. The startup ___ money from the bank to buy equipment, past tense of borrow
14. Preposition: The contract is ___ the two partners
16. They ___ with big companies for customers, past tense of compete
17. Preposition: The meeting is ___ the office
23. Connected to the internet, like an ___ store
25. The person who establishes a new company
28. A new company that is just beginning to operate

📚 Study Guide: CEFR B1 (Intermediate) Vocabulary Focus

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