unscrupulous - dishonest, not fair, not honest, without morals,⏎
zeal - keenness, willingness, enthusiasm⏎
support - help/er, aid, resource/s, encourage/ment, advocate, augment, bolster, protect/ion, insulate/insulation, addition, add to⏎
segment - division, divide, part of something⏎
sponsor - supporter, backer, patron⏎
salary - wages, pay, earnings⏎
venture - enterprise, speculate, undertaking, business project or activity⏎
short-staffed - Short-handed, understaffed⏎
tentative - experimental, cautious, provisional, not definite,⏎
ruin - damage, spoil, make someone lose all their money⏎