Business
Option subject
Why Business ? Would you like to set up your own business and be a successful entrepreneur ? Would you like to be a manager in a business ? Have you got an interest in the news and how the government and their policies affect your everyday life ? If the answer is yes to any of these questions , then Business is the GCSE for you . You will learn about how the world of business works and its relevance to almost every aspect of modern society . Amongst other topics , you will learn about planning , finance , marketing and economics and discover some of the methods and techniques used to analyse an organisation ' s performance .
Business will also allow you to develop skills such as critical thinking , problem solving and decision making .
What will you study ? Investigating a small business - theme 1 concentrates on the key business concepts , issues and skills involved in starting and running a small business . Building a business - theme 2 examines how a business develops beyond the start - up phase . It focuses on the key business concepts , issues and decisions used to grow a business , with an emphasis on aspects of marketing , operations , finance and human resources . It also considers the impact of the wider world on the decisions a business makes as it grows .
Exam board Edexcel Examinations Paper 1 ( 1h 45 ) Paper 2 ( 1h 45 )
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