The Busines Environment
Market Environment
Competitors
Assessing Competitors
Number of existing competitors
Availibility or non-availibility of substitute products
Bargaining power of suppliers
Bargaining power of clients and consumers
Possibility of new entrants
How Competitors functions
Competitors ofers the same or similiar price as your business
Competitors leads to higher productivity
Determines how much of a profit is sold and at what price.
Intermediaries
Bridges the gap between the manufactures and the consumer.
Suplpliers
Supplies raw materials to business
Consumer Market
Aimed at large groups of individuals
Examples of these products
Services e.g Communcation
Semi-durable e.g Food
Durable products e.g Cars
What is its function
Buyer has the demand and has the means to pay for it
Has full control and influence over this market
Where the buyer and seller meet.
Macro Environment
External Environment
Direct influence on fortunes of a business
Micro Environment
Internal Environmet
Objectives
Set of goals business wants to achieve
Mission Statement
Reason for the business's existence
Vision
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