Caribbean Business for CSEC Principles of Business

Covers latest CSEC Principles of Business syllabus

• Written by an experienced author to cover the latest CSEC syllabus
• Key Ideas at the beginning of each unit introduce students to the learning objectives
• Glossary included for each unit to clearly explain and define new concepts
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• Each unit has quick questions, research projects and discussion points to allow students to take an active approach to study
• Full coverage and guidance on the School-Based assessment (SBA) on researching and writing a business plan
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1. The nature of business
1.1: Starting a business
1.2: Functions and stakeholders
1.3: Business organizations
1.4: Economic systems
1.5: Money and trading instruments
2. Organization and management
2.1: Managers and entrepreneurs
2.2: Functions and responsibilities
2.3: Functional areas
2.4: Leadership
2.5: Employees
2.6: Communications
2.7: Labour relations
2.8: Management information systems
3. Establishing a business
3.1: The entrepreneur
3.2: Three successful entrepreneurs
3.3: Steps in planning a business
3.4: Building a new business: case studies
3.5: Regulations for a new business
3.6: Sources of capital
3.7: Managing risk
3.8: Ethical and legal issues
3.9: Start-ups and the dream business
4. Business and the law
4.1: Basic legal principles
4.2: Contracts
4.3: Business documents
4.4: Transport documents
4.5: Instruments of payment
4.6: Insurance
5. Production
5.1: Factors of production
5.2: Natural resources
5.3: Production and productivity
5.4: Labour and migration
5.5: Levels and types of production
5.6: Agriculture and processing
5.7: Linkage industries
5.8: Mining and processing
5.9: Location
5.10: Small and growing businesses
5.11: Business and technology
6. Marketing
6.1: Markets and marketing
6.2: Market activities, marketing mix
6.3: Consumer behaviour
6.4: Market research
6.5: Product
6.6: Packaging
6.7: Branding
6.8: Intellectual property
6.9: Promotion
6.10: Pricing
6.11: Market structure
6.12: Placing, distribution and retailing
6.13: Consumer rights
6.14: Transport
7. Business finance
7.1: Banks
7.2: Central banks
7.3: Banking risk and regulation
7.4: Income and saving
7.5: Business finance
7.6: Stock markets
8. Business and government
8.1: The role of government
8.2: Taxation and the budget
8.3: Government and business
9. Social accounting and trade
9.1: Standard of living and quality of life
9.2: National income and growth
9.3: Growth and development
9.4: Trade
10. The region and the world
10.1: International and regional institutions
10.2: Economic challenges
School-Based Assessment: Business plan
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