noun
developing a way or means; finding a path forward
Used for actively creating or discovering a viable route, solution, or means to overcome a difficult situation. Often appears in business, career, or life contexts.
不況の中でも活路開拓に努める企業は多い。
Many companies strive to develop new avenues even during a recession.
彼は海外市場に活路開拓を求めた。
He sought to find a way forward in overseas markets.
Compound of 活路 (way out, means of survival) and 開拓 (reclamation, pioneering). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination is conventionally associated with creating new opportunities.