B usiness 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 wilder 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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