Business Coursework

Introduction For my GCSE Business Studies Coursework, I am starting up a Business called El Buen Mirar sells clothes from various designers. There will be designer shoes, fragrances, clothes and lingerie's. I want to expand my business, to that it has to achieve Franchising, licensing to use the name, have a good logo and expertise of an existing well known Business. My aims for my business is to attract as many people from all parts of oxford, to commit myself to customer needs and For my Business to be a success I will: * Carry out market research to investigate the potential market for the shop and the level of competition in the area. * Organise a marketing campaign for the shop including advertisements and promotions. * Prepare a presentation showing market research findings and promotional ideas. SWOT Strengths My Business would have better prospect because it is on a wide range of different cultured people. Also because Weakness Also another weakness is lack of financial resources for purchasing large capital items. Opportunities To import Chinese clothing material for cheap prices. This will save more money for more profit or better expenses. Threats My Threat for this is there are other existing shops in this area that would give me competition. Other threats for my business are the EU quoting that Chinese imports are Questionnaire

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Starting a Small Business

Unit 10 STARTING A SMALL BUSINESS Daniel Shahrezaey Date Issued: 23rd September 2008 Date Submitted: 4th November 2008 0703123 Contents Unit 10 STARTING A SMALL BUSINESS 1 Contents 2 Business Proposal 3 Task 1 (P1) 4 Task 2 (P2) 5 Task 3 (M1)................................................................................................................................. 6 Task 4 (P4)...................................................................................................................................7 Task 5 (M3)..................................................................................................................................8 Task 6 (P5) ..................................................................................................................................9 Task 1 (P1) My business idea is to create a hardware store that is a partnership run company. The reason I chose to create a partnership business is because I thought that it would be easier to work together with someone close that I know of and so it would be better so that we can make joint decisions on important things such as what we need to buy to make the shop look presentable amongst other aspects. There is higher capital contributed by both me and my partner. The name of the company is called "D.S & J.E Hardware Store". It will be located in Onslow Village,

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investigating business

Portfolio Evidence for Unit 1 Introduction . In this portfolio Evidence, I will be investigating two businesses, both based in the United Kingdom, operating in two different sectors and markets. From the research I have done, my aim will be to create a report comparing both businesses, concentrating particularly on the following areas: * aims and objectives * Activities * Location * Functional areas * Communication Methods * External influences I will look at a range of different areas of the businesses and suggest possible ways to improve them. The two businesses I will focus on are Cadbury Schweppes and Richer Sounds, both leading companies in their industry. Activities of Cadbury Schweppes . Cadbury Schweppes Plc is the world's largest confectionary and Beverages Company by sales values, operating in a vast number of countries globally. Its main brands include: Cadbury, Schweppes, Dr Pepper and many more. It operates in the manufacturing (secondary) sector and is the leading company in confectionary and beverages market. The manufacturing sector, particularly the food and beverages industry, employs over 550,000 people and has a turnover of £64 billion, accounting for 17% of the total manufacturing sector. This sector is certainly improving due to population growth and increased consumer wealth. The table below shows the number of companies and the

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Setting up a business.

Introduction In this coursework I have been set a task to set up my own business using the information I have received in my school lessons. I will borrow a £20,000 loan from the bank to start up my business. I have chosen to open a traditional restaurant serving mainly Indian dishes. It will be called Kashmiri Spices. The reason why I have decided to open a restaurant is because it is easy to run and does not require difficult work. I will run the business on my own, being a sole trader so I have total control and earn all the profit which is made. Being a sole trader, I am aware that I will have unlimited liability which can be a scare but I have researched thoroughly and am confident that the business will run well. Type of business Sole traders Sole trader describes any business that is owned and controlled by one person, although they may employ workers. This could be a restaurant, for example. Individuals, who provide a professional service like hairdressers, plumbers or photographers, are also sole traders. Sole traders do not have a separate legal existence. As a result, the owners are personally liable for the firm's debts, and may have to pay them out of their own pocket. This is called unlimited liability. A Sole trader has no one to share the responsibility of running the business with. A good hairdresser, for example, may not be very good at handling

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Trade Unions

Trade Unions What are trade unions? "It was when I got interested in the union, that's when my life took off. It changed my life, it became my life. What excited me? Well it was the thought of the workers taking part in their lives, workers having a say, the idea that you'd got the right to argue with the boss. I felt the blokes weren't going to go back to the old days, they were going to have their say." (A retired Coventry car worker quoted in Wigan Pier Revisited by Beatrix Campbell) Trade unions were formed in the 19th Century by groups of workers to bargain with employers and achieve better pay and working conditions. Trade unions have in the past been very powerful but this power has been reduced in recent years by a decline in manufacturing industry, anti-union laws and globalisation (multi-national companies who have trouble with their employees can close down and move to another country). In 1900 trade unions formed what later became the Labour Party to be represented in Parliament. Unions still pay money to the Labour Party and play a part in it but New Labour has distanced itself from the unions. There are about 6.7 million people in 70 trade unions in Britain. They join together in the Trade Union Congress (TUC). Types of trade union * General unions - these represent a wide range of workers in different jobs e.g. the Transport and General Workers Union. *

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Understanding Business

Coursework Task 1A - An overview of the main activities of the business, its aims and objectives, the type of ownership and the liabilities of the owners. Introduction * As part of my applied business GCSE, I have been asked to compare two different companies. The two companies I am going to compare are Nike and Mc Donald's. Nike is an ltd, while McDonald's is a Franchise. At the end of this course I aim to get a better understanding of how businesses run. A quick note At the beginning of this coursework I decided to choose the company Adidas as my second business. Later on in the project I came to a decision that I wanted to change this to McDonalds. However, during the process of Adidas, I sent off an email asking if they could send me a student pack and soon after received a reply. (Reply can be found in the appendix.) Activities of business (Mc Donald's) McDonald's offer a range of many different food and drinks such as: * Burgers * Drinks (fruit juice, water, coffee, hot chocolate, tea etc.) * Onion rings * Toasted sandwiches * Chicago works meals * Chips * Apple pies * Fruit * Milkshakes McDonalds also offer a range of foods for breakfast which include: * Egg * Bacon * Coffee * Tea * Hot chocolate * Muffins * Sausage * Apple pies McDonalds also partake in different activities such as: * Organising birthday parties * Bouncy castles *

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world development

Functional Areas There are different functional areas or departments in a business to ensure everything runs efficiently. Even in small businesses different key tasks need to be done regularly this may be carried out by 2 or 3 different people doing various tasks or in a big business such as Tesco or Sainsbury one department may consist of up to several people. Functional areas also vary for different businesses such as retailer do not have the need for the production function. The purpose of having different functional areas are so that each one of them can be carried out efficiently it also helps them achieve their aims and objectives as different departments have different aims and objectives. There are many different departments or functional areas in a business they are: Administration - This department is a support function that is needed by all businesses, they carry out a wide range of tasks which can be simple like opening mail, filing documents and sending email and faxes but it also includes more original and flexible tasks, such as arranging travel or important events, from staff meetings to visits by foreign customers. Poor or sloppy administration can be disastrous for a company's image and reputation as mistakes such as a lost order, badly typed letter, important message that is not passed on or wrong date scheduled for a meeting can cause problems and may

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