external influences on a business

Cards (4)

  • Economic:
    If an economy is doing well, people will be more likely to find jobs and there will be a high demand for goods and services. If an economy is doing badly there will be high unemployment and people will not have as much money to spend on goods and services. Gross domestic product (GDP) is the income earned in a country's economy in a year.  
  • Technological:
    Technological business will need to keep up with new technology so they can satisfy customer demands. Examples are online shopping and apple pay 
  • Environmental
    expectation to reduce environmental waste. For example, turning plastic bags into reusable bags, cardboard straws into paper straws 
  • Legal change
    laws and regulations for businesses. For example, minimum wage, businesses have to pay their employees when they are over 18 over £9.00