Business Studies:Single

Course summary

All the key topics of starting and running a business are covered to equip you for the world of work beyond your education. Many successful business people start a business from home; not everybody wants to run a global corporation. A lot of people prefer to start a small business offering an individual service or simply want to work for themselves. Whether you’re selling homemade candles or starting your own e-company, there is still a lot you need to know. What prices to charge? How to promote? And how to get paid? It’s all taught in A Level Business. A Level Business has three papers in total, counting for 35%, 35% and 30% respectively. Year One In the first year, you will study two units: ‘Marketing and People’ which includes information on the different types of business structure and an introduction to finance and ‘Managing Business Activities’ which gives you more knowledge on increasing profits, recruiting and managing employees and operations management (including customer service and technology). Year Two In the second year, you will build on your solid knowledge base from year one. You will cover ‘Business Decisions and Strategy’, which includes financial strategies to improve profits, strategies to take on the competition, operational strategies to improve products and improving employee relations. The final unit is titled ‘Global Business’. You will learn how businesses deal with the impact of economic, cultural, political and technological changes on an organisation, at home and abroad.