Business Management
Units 1 & 2

Year 11

What is the subject about?

Unit 1 and 2 Business Management investigates how businesses are created and developed, and how business innovation and entrepreneurship can be fostered in a nation. It examines all of the external elements that may act as pressures or factors on the operation of a business. It considers how business planning decisions have an effect on the success of a business. It introduces all of the legal requirements and financial considerations that are vital to establishing a business and explains the importance of establishing a customer base and a marketing presence.

Units

Unit 1: Planning a business

Unit 2: Establishing a business

Link to Study Design

Skills you will develop

Identify business opportunities and acquire business information and ideas
Analyse case studies and research current business examples
Apply business management knowledge to practical or simulated business situations
Evaluate costs and benefits of – business decisions, establishing customer bases, marketing a business, and positive public relations

Assessment

Business Interview Report
Case studies and tests
Boardgame creation
Development of business plans

Pathways

Studying Business Management can lead to the following careers

Business owner/Entrepreneur
Event manager
Operations manager
Marketing
Human resources

There are no prerequisites for entry to Units 1, 2 and 3

If you are interested in this subject please see Ms Gurrie or Mr Jenkins