Andrew is a small restaurant owner in a town that has a manufacturing plant for a large corporation. he has heard rumors that the plant may be laying off half of its employees because of an upcoming decision to outsource its manufacturing capabilities to another country. most of his customers are workers at the large company. what is andrew considered to be

The fact that Andrew is a small restaurant owner in a town that has a manufacturing plant for a large corporation and most of his customers are workers at the large company means that Andrew is considered to be an external stakeholder, because he  is  outside of a business or other organization who has an interest in what the business does,  but he can affect or be affected by the business or project.