Business is front-page news. Many of you will already have contact with businesses through TV programs like The Apprentice and The Dragon’s Den, and from part-time work and jobs your family and friends do; all of you will work in some form of business in the future. A Level Business provides a broad, academic foundation into how businesses work and enables you to develop the knowledge, skills, and understanding you need to succeed in an ever-changing business world. You will develop your understanding of the techniques used in marketing, finance, production, and human resource management. You will learn how to set up and run a small business, and also about leadership and decision-making at a strategic level in larger organizations. To get started: Newcomers to the subject are welcome, it is not necessary to have studied Business previously. A Level of Business is an academic subject. Exam questions require you to analyze both written information and numerical data. A mix of short and longer essay-style answers is required. Quantitative skills, including financial ratios, averages, fractions and percentages, and calculation of profit and loss, make up 10% of the overall marks.