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What do I develop?
What do I develop?
Business or enterprise has been around for as long as people have. It starts off the same way every time; a need is identified, a product prepared, and an exchange occurs. Bartering was the first type of business, before the invention of money or e-commerce.
Business has come a long way since then though, using technology to allow the selling of goods and services to become faster than ever before. Understanding how these business systems work will make you a better employee for any type of company.
It is simple to say that you will learn a lot on any business course, every business that sells its goods and services to people in your local area or around the world is structured in a way that has been developed over centuries.
How is this relevant to my future?
How is this relevant to my future?
You will benefit from the following skills from Business:
Better communication skills - both written and verbal. Every business starts off as a project, these project development skills will help you to organise and solve problems in all aspects of your life.
Confidence and resilience - you will have to work things out using initiative and the problems solving skills that you will learn will boost your confidence and really inspire you for your future.
Personal and business finances - learning about finance will help you achieve your personal and business goals, knowing when to save, how to borrow and the advantages and disadvantages of lending and borrowing.
Marketing and research skills - you will learn how to research effectively. Being able to find details about relevant topics and customers, knowing how businesses lead you into buying things, how they market their goods, sell you an idea, judge their prices etc.
Team working - this is an essential skill when working on your own business and completing coursework, use your work peers to troubleshoot, plan, manage the tasks and assessments. This skill is number one if you want to hire and motivate your staff in a small business.
Knowing what to do to start your own enterprise - Marks and Spencer started on a market stall, as did Lord Alan Sugar. You can dream big, but start small - learning business helps you put in all of the steps to help make your business a success.
Where could Business take me?
Where could Business take me?
Well if you are not the sort to start your own business yet, the skills you learn in our business courses will set you up to be a valuable member of any organisation. The list of skills provided in the previous section are the main ones that businesses look for in their employees and if you have studied business you will have an insight to how their organisation works, and that is crucial in making yourself stand out.
Business courses can be started in Year 9, at GCSE level and if you have a love of business or want to start your own enterprise, we have a sixth form option which will allow you to gain an A-Level equivalent. This could lead to a degree or an apprenticeship in business, enterprise or finance.
The courses we offer are BTEC and have a great reputation in the business world, it means that you have practical and applicable skills to offer an employer right away when you have made your choices. If you want to be work ready, then the BTEC course is definitely the one for you.
This could be you!
This could be you!
Jungle Creations is a media company for the social age. It is home to an award-winning in-house creative and production agency ‘Treehouse’, which works with clients including McDonalds, Sky and Virgin to create some of the most viewed branded campaigns on social media. Their products get over 5 billion views per month.
Winner of young entrepreneur of the year 2018.
Education: Bachelor of Arts/Science in Business Management, University of Manchester.
Estimated Annual Revenue of business: £16.7 Million.
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What next?
What next?
If you are interested in finding out more about potential Careers in Business-related subjects, either request a Careers appointment or speak to your Careers Champion, Ms Baxter.
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