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Environmental Scan

TermDefinition
Brand Competition Competition between two similar products
Business Cycles Periods of expansion and contraction in economic activites
Carbon Footprint A meausre of the impact of human activity on the environment
Competition The rivarly between two or more businesses to attract scarce customer dollars
Culture The customs, habits, and traditions of a particular group of people
Demographics The physical and socail charcteristics of the population
Dynamic Changing; changeable (able to be changed)
Economy The system in which people make and spend their incomes
Environment Surroundings
Environmental Scanning Collecting information about the environment surrounding your business
Exchange Rate The price or value at which one currency can be converted to another
External Environment A business's external, uncontrollable surroundings; consists of elements such as demographics, society and culture, the economy, competition, government, and technology
Financial Planner A professional who specializes in helping peopl with personal financial matters
Fiscal Policy The government policy that sets levels of government spending and taxation
General Competition Competition among all businesses for scarce customer dollars
Inflation A rise in prices that may occur when demand exceeds supply or when productivity declines and costs of labor go up
Information Knowlede, facts, or data
Information Overload Communication that is too much and/or comes too fast to process at one time
Internal Environment A business's internal, controllable surroundings; consists of elements such as finances,personnel, research and development, production, and marketing
Interrelated Having an effect on or depending upon one another
Investor Confidence The attitudes of investors toward risk
Market Research The systematic gathering, recording, and analyzing of data about a specific issue, situation,or concern that affects a market
Marketing Campaign A business's organized efforts to promote a certain product or line of products
Monetary Policy The government policy that determines the amount of money that will be in circulation and the level of interest rates
Opportunity A favorable situation in the environment aurrounding your business
Political Climate Government environment
Political Stability The degree to which a government is free from turmoil
Prosperity A state of economic growth
Recession A state of economic decline
Recovery A period of time in which an economy grows from recession to prosperity
Social and Cultural Attitudes The belief and feelings of people in a society that cause them to act in certain ways
Society A group of individuals who share an environment
Strategic Planning Ling-range planning (three to five years) for the company as a whole
Strength Any resource or capability your business has that can help you gain a competitive advantage in your industry
Subsidy Government financial help given to a business
Substitute Products Goods and/or services that can be used in place of others; items that satisfy the same needs/wants
Tactics Specific actions that will be used to carry out strategies
Threat Any unfavorable situation in the environment surrounding your business
Unemployment Rate The percentage of the labor pool that is currently seeking but unable to find work
Brand Competition Competition between two similar products
Business Cycles Periods of expansion and contraction in economic activites
Carbon Footprint A meausre of the impact of human activity on the environment
Competition The rivarly between two or more businesses to attract scarce customer dollars
Culture The customs, habits, and traditions of a particular group of people
Demographics The physical and socail charcteristics of the population
Dynamic Changing; changeable (able to be changed)
Economy The system in which people make and spend their incomes
Environment Surroundings
Environmental Scanning Collecting information about the environment surrounding your business
Exchange Rate The price or value at which one currency can be converted to another
External Environment A business's external, uncontrollable surroundings; consists of elements such as demographics, society and culture, the economy, competition, government, and technology
Financial Planner A professional who specializes in helping peopl with personal financial matters
Fiscal Policy The government policy that sets levels of government spending and taxation
General Competition Competition among all businesses for scarce customer dollars
Inflation A rise in prices that may occur when demand exceeds supply or when productivity declines and costs of labor go up
Information Knowlede, facts, or data
Information Overload Communication that is too much and/or comes too fast to process at one time
Internal Environment A business's internal, controllable surroundings; consists of elements such as finances,personnel, research and development, production, and marketing
Interrelated Having an effect on or depending upon one another
Investor Confidence The attitudes of investors toward risk
Market Research The systematic gathering, recording, and analyzing of data about a specific issue, situation,or concern that affects a market
Marketing Campaign A business's organized efforts to promote a certain product or line of products
Monetary Policy The government policy that determines the amount of money that will be in circulation and the level of interest rates
Opportunity A favorable situation in the environment aurrounding your business
Political Climate Government environment
Political Stability The degree to which a government is free from turmoil
Prosperity A state of economic growth
Recession A state of economic decline
Recovery A period of time in which an economy grows from recession to prosperity
Social and Cultural Attitudes The belief and feelings of people in a society that cause them to act in certain ways
Society A group of individuals who share an environment
Strategic Planning Ling-range planning (three to five years) for the company as a whole
Strength Any resource or capability your business has that can help you gain a competitive advantage in your industry
Subsidy Government financial help given to a business
Substitute Products Goods and/or services that can be used in place of others; items that satisfy the same needs/wants
Tactics Specific actions that will be used to carry out strategies
Threat Any unfavorable situation in the environment surrounding your business
Unemployment Rate The percentage of the labor pool that is currently seeking but unable to find work
Zoning Regulations Laws governing the use of land
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