Key factors that ‘drive’ a business forward. Aspects of a business that effect change on others parts of the organisation. Most commonly a driver contributes to business growth. Business drivers may also be the people that support the completion of a business objective.  They lead the company, steering it away from obstacles and turn unpredicted errors into beneficial exercises for future accomplishments and continuation.

See also:
Business Plan
Business Strategy
Corporate Stratgey
Corporate governance
Cost-benefit analysis
Critical success factors
Decision making unit (DMU)
Organic growth/development
Tactical planning
Vision