Business charts & exhibits · Working
Run-rate chart
Also called: annualised run-rate chart
ELI5
A chart that turns the current pace into a longer-period estimate.
Used in conversation
“Label the run-rate chart clearly so it is not mistaken for actual revenue.”
Definition
A chart projecting an annualised or future pace from current performance.
Here “Run-rate chart” means: A chart projecting an annualised or future pace from current performance.
Pitch context
You will see “Run-rate chart” in business pitches, proposals, executive summaries and decision decks when the discussion reaches business charts & exhibits.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret business charts & exhibits 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