Why study this course? Business helps you to develop an understanding of business organisations, the markets they serve and the process of adding value. You will consider business behaviour from a variety of perspectives, incorporating interests of all stakeholders. The subject will equip you with the knowledge and skills to function in the world of work. What will you study? You will study four key areas of business over the two years: Marketing and People; Managing business; Business decisions and Strategy; and Global Business. Course components Marketing and people enables you to understand how businesses identify opportunities and to explore how businesses focus on developing a competitive advantage through interacting with customers. Managing business provides you with the opportunity to look at how businesses raise and manage finance and how they measure business performance. Business decisions and strategy focuses on the analysis of corporate objectives and strategy against financial and non-financial performance measures and how businesses grow, and develop an understanding of the impact of external influences. Global business allows for the investigation of businesses that trade on a global scale and explore their reasons for doing so. You will develop an understanding of the globally competitive environment and consider the ethical and moral dimensions of global business activities. Future Pathways Business leads to a wide range of opportunities in many careers such as accountancy, law, civil service, commerce, teaching, leisure and tourism management, to name but a few. You could work in a variety of different jobs in the private or public sector, or even start up your own business.