Expanding your business

Political

• One paymaster
• Competition from other professions
• Pharmacy prescribing
• Devolved funding
• Commissioning
• Control of entry regulation

Economical

• Inflation
• Recession
• Interest rates
• Financial security
• Rents
• Uniform business rates

Sociological

• Ageing population
• Local demographic needs
• Manpower shortage
• Changing public opinion of pharmacy

Technological

• e-commerce
• PMR/EPOS
• Electronic prescribing
• Business and accounting tools
• Customer relationship management tools