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The skills you gain completing Business Studies allow you the option to move onto a wide range of degree options or into an array of jobs in the business world. Every company in every industry needs business professionals to operate efficiently. Business careers could be in management, consultancy, retail and sales, marketing and advertising, human resources and media.

Just some of the many options are included below:

Business Adviser
Business Analyst
Business Development Manager
Accountant
Investment Banker
Project Manager
Sales Executive
Marketing Executive
Retail Buyer
Human Resources Officer
Events Manager
PR Consultant

Financial Times

Wake Up To Money Podcast

Wider Reading - Literature

Business Review (magazine) Hodder education
The Business Book (Big Ideas) Edited from various contributors, 2014 - Like A Virgin: Secrets They Won't Teach You at Business School Branson, Sir Richard, 2013
Leading Ferguson, Alex and Moritz, Michael, 2016
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Paperback Stephen R. Covey, 2004
The Essence of Success: 12 Mini Biographies Includes Richard Branson, Bill Gates, Nelson Mandela, Steven Spielberg, Stephen Hawking, Chris Evans, Frank Sinatra, Tony Blair, Imran Khan, Malcolm X, James Dyson, Margaret Thatcher, 2014
What You See Is What You Get: My Autobiography Alan Sugar, 2011
Strong Woman: The Truth About Getting To The Top Karren Brady, 2013
Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography Walter Isaacson, 2015

KS4 Business - YouTube - Support Material

Unit 1.2

What is a Business?

Dynamic Nature of Business (Edexcel)

What is an entrepreneur?

Entrepreneur Risks & Rewards

Reasons for starting a business

How to calculate Percentage Changes?

Difference between ’change in %’ and ‘% change’.

EDEXCEL MCQ Recap: Theme 1 Topic 1

Unit 1.2

Why use Market Research?

Quantitative & Qualitative Data

Primary & Secondary Market Research

Market Segmentation

Impact of Competition

Competitive Environment

EDEXCEL MCQ Recap: Theme 1 Topic 2

Unit 1.5

What are Stakeholders?

Stakeholder Conflicts

Impact of using E-Commerce

Impact of using Social Media

Digital Communication and Stakeholders

Payments Systems

Impact of Unemployment

What is an Interest Rate?

Impact of Interest Rate Changes on Consumers & Producers

Government Taxation

Exchange Rate Impacts

Consumer Income

Unit 2.4

Investments & Finance Intro

What is Debt? What is Equity?

Direct Costs and Indirect Costs

Income Statements

Gross, operating, net and retained profit

Gross Profit Margin (GPM)

Net Profit Margin (aka Profit for the Year Margin - same thing!!)

Average Rate of Return (ARR)

Financial Formula & Ratio

Understanding Business Performance

Unit 2.5

Why have an organisational structure

Employee Organisation

Tall Structure vs. Flat Structure

Centralised Structures

Decentralised Structures

Centralised Structures vs. Decentralised Structures

Recruitment and Selection - GCSE Business & A Level Business

Impact of good or poor recruitment

Internal vs. External Recruitment

Part Time Workers vs. Full Time Workers (Pros & Cons)

Types of Contracts

Flexible Working

Impact of technology on ways of working

Communication - Effective, Excessive & Insufficient

Importance of increasing motivation

Salary/Wage Rises for Motivation

Commission for Motivation

Promotions for motivation

Fringe Benefits

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