External Factors

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Across
  1. 4. Tools and innovations that change how businesses operate.
  2. 5. Increased worldwide connections affecting trade and markets.
  3. 7. A period of economic decline affecting demand.
  4. 8. Groups who have an interest in business decisions.
  5. 9. Rival firms offering similar products or services.
  6. 11. Government priorities that influence business decisions.
  7. 13. Population characteristics that affect markets.
  8. 14. Compulsory payments to government that affect profit.
Down
  1. 1. Rules set by authorities to control business activity.
  2. 2. People who buy the business’s goods or services.
  3. 3. The cost of borrowing money, set by the Bank of England.
  4. 6. The use of machines or software to perform tasks.
  5. 8. External partners providing raw materials or components.
  6. 10. A rise in general prices that increases business costs.
  7. 12. Laws that businesses must follow.