Business is a major part of everyone’s life, no matter who they are. As a result, anybody who has a good idea about how businesses work is at an immediate advantage and for this reason the BTEC Business course at Bede’s enables pupils to learn through real life investigations into working businesses. Pupils look into how organisations operate, what their influences are, what they need to do to promote themselves, how important effective communication is, as well as researching how they recruit the right employees and finance within the organisation. This course has been designed to be very hands-on and the required evidence for assessment is generated through a range of diverse activities, including assignment and project work, case studies, role play, group and individual research, presentations and the creation of advertising campaigns. The course also includes an externally assessed personal and business finance examination. Those pupils who find examinations a challenge should consider the similar BTEC Marketing course where the examinations component is reduced