Simon Hare                  Unit one business at work  

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This report has been asked for by my business studies teacher , Mrs Cole. It is required as part of my AVCE business studies award unit business at work

This report will consider how culture, communication, and structure affect the success of the business. The report will explain how quality assurance and control systems help the business to add value to its products and services

This report will be compiled by the following methods :

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Also my partner works at the business that I will be studying and interviewed the owner MR M.J High

Chosen business: Highway nurseries and garden nurseries and garden centre

                         Address:   London Road

                                          Framingham Pigot

                                          Norwich

Highway nurseries and garden centre is constantly developing. During the early eighties it just had a few greenhouses and a barn. In just under twenty years this “small” garden centre has gone from strength to strength and grown into a successful business, which is more than just a garden centre. Not only does it sell plants but also sells fencing, garden tools and accessories it also has an aquatic area. The biggest and most daring developments to occur at highways nurseries would be the coffee shop an gift shop, fortunately these departments have proved successful and has only helped to create exceptional performance throughout all department at highway nurseries.

 

Highway nurseries is a private limited company. This means the shares are sold privately and not to the public

                                         

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Production - changing natural resources into a product and/or supply a service.

Highway nurseries produce their own bedding and plant pots this plants are constantly monitored by the staff keeping close attention to temperature and feeding them when needed. When plants have reached full potential they are then sold.

Research and development- all businesses need to research to keep up with what the public want so that they don’t lose out from the competition.

There is no particular research department at Highway nurseries. The two leading directors of highway nurseries research into other businesses and visit ...

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