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External influences are factors that affect the business, which the business cannot control. There are many external influences that can affect a business.  

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External influences are factors that affect the business, which the business cannot control. There are many external influences that can affect a business, such as: Business Competitors Economic Conditions Environmental Constraints I will first discuss the competition faced by Errol Anderson Motors. Errol's main competitors are local garages and other well-known garages, such as Kwik-Fit. They compete on price and quality by providing a good service for a good price. Availability may be a problem for Errol, because Kwik-Fit would have more parts available because they are a national chain and have more money. So if people have a foreign car they would most likely go to a well-known garage to get it repaired, because they know they would have the parts. The main competitors of Tesco are Sainsburys and Asda. These 3 supermarkets compete on price by doing special offers such as 'buy one get one free' and offer discounts on certain products. Supermarkets such as...

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