Business Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Business Model Canvas & Lean Canvas · Core

Cost structure

Also called: cost base

ELI5

What the business spends money on and why.

Used in conversation

“The cost structure changes materially at enterprise scale.”

Definition

The main fixed and variable costs created by a business model.

Here “Cost structure” means: The main fixed and variable costs created by a business model.

Pitch context

You will see “Cost structure” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches business model canvas & lean canvas.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret business model canvas & lean canvas without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.