Understanding the market
Keeping customers satisfied
Effective planning and financing
Marketing and promoting the enterprise
Unforeseen human resources cost
The impact of external factors on costs:
changes in the cost of energy, raw materials, borrowing, premises
The impact of external factors: marketing,selling and regulations:
changes in costs of marketing or selling
governmental changes
The impact of external factors on revenue:
competitors
consumer confidence in the economy
changing consumer behaviour
changes in consumer legislation
You should use a:
SWOT analysis to look at internal and external factors
PEST analysis to look at external factors