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Competitive environment key terms

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Competitive environment

AqaGcseBusinessInfluences on business

Key terms

  • competition

    The presence of other firms offering similar products or services, which influences pricing, quality, and innovation.

  • Competition

    The rivalry between businesses that offer similar products or services to the same customers, aiming to attract more sales and market share.

  • Monopoly

    A market structure in which a single firm is the sole supplier of a product or service, with no close substitutes and significant barriers to entry.

  • Risk

    Risk is the probability that an event will occur which could have a negative impact on a business’s objectives.

  • entrepreneur

    A person who initiates and runs a business, assuming financial risk in pursuit of profit and innovation.

  • Risk

    The possibility that an event will occur which could have a negative impact on a business’s objectives.

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