Business Management fosters a greater understanding of how people contribute to business success. As a consequence, learners will be better informed about business and able to make an effective contribution to society as consumers, employees, employers or self-employed people. Pupils will gain the following skills:

• Knowledge and understanding of the impact of business activities on society
• Decision making — by applying the ideas of ethical and effective business decisions to solve business-related problems
• Communicating business ideas, opinions and information relating to the effects of internal and external factors on business activity
• Knowledge and understanding of how entrepreneurial attributes can help in business development
• Understanding how to enhance employability skills
• Knowledge and understanding of the contribution of staff to business success
• Interpreting and evaluating business financial data
• Analysing the effectiveness of a range of marketing activities, and understanding how they can be used to enhance customer satisfaction
• Evaluating a range of production techniques used to maximise the quality of goods/services
• Knowledge of the use of technologies in business