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Business Studies A Level

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Getting Ahead

Business Studies A Level at Havant Campus

Welcome to Business Studies A Level. We look forward to you studying the subject and joining in September. The subject is a highly successful A Level, with excellent results over many years and students progressing into various business-related fields.

The Getting Ahead work that we have set you will help you get to grips with some of the key concepts involved in this course and the business environment we live in. Building these foundations now will put you in good stead when you begin the course in September.

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You should…. Research, an entrepreneur and two businesses: An international business and a UK based business and link this to the 5 questions listed below. These five questions link to the units you will study in your first year of study.

This will provide you with knowledge of two Businesses that you hopefully can relate to theory over the two years, as well and learning a few elements of the specification without releasing it.

Create a A4 page summarising the answers to these questions for each business:
Entrepreneur

  1. What makes them successful?
  2. Have they suffered failures?

Businesses

  1. What is the business’ mission statement?
  2. Who is the leader (CEO) of the business – have they been in that position for long?
  3. What product(s)/service(s) does the Business offer What is the selling price of the product(s)/services(s)?
  4. How does the business promote its product/service to customers?
  5. Where are the product(s)/service(s) available to customers to buy?
  6. How are these product(s)/service(s) made – handmade or made by machines or a bit of both?

Meet your Teachers

  • construction t level lecturer will sparrow

    Will Sparrow

  • business teacher sharon bradshaw

    Sharon Bradshaw

  • business teacher jamie harrison

    Jamie Harrison

  • business teacher hayley terry

    Hayley Terry

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Your Learning Space

*This is a representation of your learning space and may not be the exact room you will be using

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