revenue streams
Where profits originate
Revenue streams are the various sources from which a business or organization receives money.
A company might have multiple revenue streams: product sales, subscription fees, licensing deals, advertising income.
The plural emphasizes diversity—businesses seek multiple streams to reduce dependence on any single source.
The startup needed to develop new revenue streams beyond its core product.
- profit marginsPercentage kept from sales
- profitabilityCapacity to generate gain
- membership feesPayments for belonging
- consultingGiving expert advice professionally
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
investment · goods · cash flow · passive income · rental income · retail · wholesale · professional services · patents · training · music royalties · subscription boxes · publishing rights · e-commerce · online courses · scalability · banner ads · sponsored content
- media businessadvertising, ratings, subscriptions, monetization, media ownership
- entrepreneurshipentrepreneur, startup, founder, co-founder, cofounder
- business planexecutive summary, financial projections, market analysis, business model, mission statement
- government revenuesales tax, income tax, property tax, excise tax, estate tax
- local financecouncil tax, community banks, budgets, regional banks, state bonds
- public financepublic debt, budget deficit, budgets, expenditure, public spending
revenue streamsexpenditures
Money paid out
outflows · expenses · costs · operating expenses · overhead costs
revenue streamsmoney pits
Things requiring endless spending
losses · sunk costs · cost centers · debt burdens · liabilities