1. WHY DO BUSINESSES FAIL?

2. Why did Zavvi and Woolworths
Fail?

3. Why do businesses fail?
What other reasons can you
identify for business failure?

4. Business Failure
 Changes in Demand:
 Falling Income levels
 Changing tastes and preferences
 Fashion
 Advertising
 Competition

5. Business Failure – Losing
Competitiveness
 The Marketing Mix
 Managing Cash Flow – more later
 Productivity – definition?
 Why might a company experience problems with
their productivity?
 How might problems be resolved?

6. Activity
 Answer OverToYou questions on P35