Unit 1 - Investigating Small business
This unit concentrates on the key business concepts and skills involved in starting and running a small business. Students will be introduced to local and national business contexts and will develop an understanding of how these contexts impact business behaviour and decisions.
Unit 2 - Building a business
This unit 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 emphasis on aspects of marketing, operations, finance and human resources considering the impact the wider world has on business growth decisions. Students will be introduced to national and global business contexts and will develop an understanding of how these contexts impact business behaviour and decisions.