Some Parisians took advantage of this offer to settle scores with rival businesses or ex-lovers.

By the 1780s they were published by two rival businesses, King & Bradley and Grierson.

Achieving this requires a thorough understanding of both your own customer base and that of rival businesses.

An inefficient firm will face higher production costs than rival businesses and may eventually become insolvent as customers buy elsewhere.

A business may have a dominant position in a market if it can behave independently of competitive pressures, such as rival businesses, in that market.

Consider lowering your prices to attract consumers from rival businesses.

I would, therefore, cease any connection with it, and start a rival business on my own account.

But whether it was a disgruntled client or a rival business, he was unsure.

But before you sell anything, you must thoroughly understand your own business, rival businesses and the market place to give yourself a competitive edge.

Now imagine you go to a rival business and elbow an employee in the back of the head with everyone watching.