Understand the business finance terms you encounter when preparing a Canadian business plan, reviewing financial projections or discussing funding. This glossary brings together plain-language guides so you can follow the calculations, understand their limits and connect the terminology to your own planning.
Glossary entries
- EBITDA — Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, with formulas, an illustrative calculation and limitations.
- BDC — Business Development Bank of Canada — What BDC does, how it differs from banks and the CSBFP, and where a business plan fits.
- RFQ — Request for Quotation — Compare purchasing requests and prepare a clear quotation for specified goods or services.