Business presentation delivery · Core
Close the loop
Also called: complete the follow-up
ELI5
Finish an open issue and tell the relevant people.
Used in conversation
“Close the loop with everyone who raised the risk.”
Definition
To complete a follow-up by communicating the outcome or resolving the outstanding item.
Here “Close the loop” means: To complete a follow-up by communicating the outcome or resolving the outstanding item.
Pitch context
You will see “Close the loop” in business pitches, proposals, executive summaries and decision decks when the discussion reaches business presentation delivery.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret business presentation delivery without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 3
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- U.S. Small Business Administration — Write your business planSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- Y Combinator — YC Startup Library — fundraising and pitching resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — Small Business Capital Formation GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16