day 10the business plan

unit 2 · work & the economy

the business plan

Concede and object with the future and the conditional: será rentable, pero…; sería caro, pero….

today’s words

poner en marcha · to set up, to launch, to start
sacar adelante · to make (it) work, to get off the ground
hacer frente a · to face, to tackle, to cope with
incrementar · to increase
planear · to plan
potencial · potential
fracasar · to fail
exitoso · successful
financiar · to finance, to fund
proveer · to supply, to provide (de)
el incremento · increase, rise
arriesgar · to risk
consolidar · to consolidate, to strengthen
el asesor · adviser, consultant
el consejero · adviser; board member
la planificación · planning
inevitable · inevitable
expandir · to expand
afrontar · to face, to confront
competitivo · competitive
millonario · millionaire; worth millions
conllevar · to involve, to entail
asesorar · to advise
la prosperidad · prosperity
viable · viable, feasible
la competitividad · competitiveness
la globalización · globalisation
la privatización · privatisation
astuto · shrewd, clever, cunning
previsible · predictable, expected
importador · importing; importer
imprevisible · unpredictable, unforeseeable

sentences

Para poner en marcha el plan, necesitamos un asesor. · To set the plan in motion, we need an adviser.
Sacar adelante un bar no es fácil, pero es viable. · Making a bar work isn’t easy, but it’s viable.
Hay que hacer frente a gastos imprevisibles. · You have to face unforeseeable costs.
Queremos incrementar las ventas un diez por ciento. · We want to increase sales by ten per cent.
Será un negocio pequeño, pero tiene mucho potencial. · It may be a small business, but it has a lot of potential.