During the five years, say, of a franchise, they will work out whether there's a long-term business that's worth investing in.
Whether there are enough of them to make a long-term business out of it, though, is anyone's guess.
Environmental care comes from people who are in long-term business dependent on a healthy environment.
Moreover, the venture industry has no longer had to build a long-term business.
One class of long-term business is 'pension fund management'.
And I'm hoping everything will go well and we'll get some long-term business out of it.
But many are willing to do that, rather than lose the long-term business altogether.
But the retailers consider it an important and profitable part of their long-term business.
These are the same characteristics you get in our long-term business.
"But I didn't think that was a long-term business."