growth company
noun
: a company that grows at a greater rate than the economy as a whole and that usually directs a relatively high proportion of income back into the business
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For example, if your company wants to invest in an early-stage growth company (a non-controlling minority stake), would that be governed by this policy or would that be managed by a separate process?
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Sunayana Gutta, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Emerging growth companies are allowed to include less-extensive disclosures in their annual proxy statements than other reporting companies, particularly in the description of executive compensation, according to the SEC.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 Feb. 2025
The filing states that the company is classified as an emerging growth company and plans to leverage certain exemptions from disclosure requirements applicable to public companies.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Jan. 2025
The filing also discusses recent accounting pronouncements and the company's status as an emerging growth company and smaller reporting company, which affects its reporting obligations and financial disclosures.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
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Sunayana Gutta, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Emerging growth companies are allowed to include less-extensive disclosures in their annual proxy statements than other reporting companies, particularly in the description of executive compensation, according to the SEC.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 Feb. 2025
The filing states that the company is classified as an emerging growth company and plans to leverage certain exemptions from disclosure requirements applicable to public companies.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Jan. 2025
The filing also discusses recent accounting pronouncements and the company's status as an emerging growth company and smaller reporting company, which affects its reporting obligations and financial disclosures.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Growth company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growth%20company. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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