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Identify which external influence is affecting the small business in each of the following cases:

(a) Julie runs a small busy restaurant. She recently introduced technology that allows waiting staff to electronically send orders to the kitchen. This means better service for the customer because the order is taken more efficiently and more time can be devoted to other tasks such as the prompt delivery of food and drinks.

(b) John is the manager of a function Centre that hosts large weddings and conferences. He makes sure to include an acknowledgement of the traditional owners of the land, the Wurundjeri people and their elders, in his opening remarks.

(c) Mia has to design and print new labels for the foods sold in her deli. This is because changes to the food labelling laws require that all foods list the ingredients by particular portion size. This allows customers to more easily compare different food items. She thinks that this may affect which foods customers choose.

(d) Michael, the owner of a local bottle shop, is no longer allowed to sell imported premixed alcoholic drinks because of a government ban on food and beverage imports from particular countries.