Business (9609) Business and Its Environment: Business Structure (AS Level) 2024 Update

Updated for exams from 2024: A full classroom-ready presentation including discussion questions and exercises covering Business Structure from the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus.

Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives.

This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE AS Level Business Unit 1 including:

• Identify and explain the characteristics of the primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary sectors, and the types of businesses within these sectors.
• Understand the differences between public and private sectors, including the types of businesses that operate within each.
• Analyze the reasons for and assess the consequences of changes in the relative importance of these economic sectors.
• Describe the main features of different types of business ownership, including sole traders, partnerships, private limited companies, public limited companies, franchises, co-operatives, joint ventures, and social enterprises.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of different types of business ownership for various business situations.
• Understand the concepts of unlimited and limited liability and their significance to business owners.
• Assess the advantages and disadvantages of changing from one type of business ownership to another.

The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities.

An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.