Unit 1 - Business Purposes - Task 1
a) Your boss Richard informs you that all businesses are classified into 3 industrial sectors: primary, secondary and tertiary. He asks you to present some background information on the industrial sectors and the types of organisations that are found within them….
Help & Support
Local business - Choose a farm situated in Llanelli and use the following websites to give you information on how a dairy farm works.
Information on dairy farming - Wikipedia
General information about dairy farms - This is dairy farming
Possible Regional Businesses.
Information on mining in Wales - Wikipedia
Information about an active mine in Wales - Aberpergwm
Information on a quarry business situated in Narberth - JD Harries Website
Good site that advertises fishing businesses found in the Swansea area - Swansea fish website
Possible National Business.
A good detailed website outlining the services of the forestry commission - The forestry commission website
- Choose 3 organisations for each industrial sector. (mixture of local, regional and national)
- Describe the activities of each organisation. (What does it make, do, sell or provide?)
- Explain why it is in that sector: (Raw material? Makes the product? Sells the product?)
Help & Support
Local business - Choose a farm situated in Llanelli and use the following websites to give you information on how a dairy farm works.
Information on dairy farming - Wikipedia
General information about dairy farms - This is dairy farming
Possible Regional Businesses.
Information on mining in Wales - Wikipedia
Information about an active mine in Wales - Aberpergwm
Information on a quarry business situated in Narberth - JD Harries Website
Good site that advertises fishing businesses found in the Swansea area - Swansea fish website
Possible National Business.
A good detailed website outlining the services of the forestry commission - The forestry commission website
Task 2
a) You now need to select 4 businesses to with different types of ownership, describe them and identify their purposes. (P1)
There must be a variety (multi-national, national, local privately owned, sole trader, small, medium sized etc)
b) You have also been asked to compare and contrast the ownership and purposes of 2 of the businesses. Talk about what they have in common and what the differences are. Give reasons for those similarities and differences! How does the ownership and purpose help the business to operate successfully? This is to be delivered through a power point presentation. (M1)
Help & Support
FOR A PASS
Select four organisations - are they all different? (Check the sector / ownership / size etc)
Describe what each business does and its purpose. (P1)
Describe the…. (P2)
FOR A MERIT
There must be a variety (multi-national, national, local privately owned, sole trader, small, medium sized etc)
b) You have also been asked to compare and contrast the ownership and purposes of 2 of the businesses. Talk about what they have in common and what the differences are. Give reasons for those similarities and differences! How does the ownership and purpose help the business to operate successfully? This is to be delivered through a power point presentation. (M1)
Help & Support
FOR A PASS
Select four organisations - are they all different? (Check the sector / ownership / size etc)
Describe what each business does and its purpose. (P1)
Describe the…. (P2)
- Sector
- Size
- Ownership
- Scale
FOR A MERIT
- Describe each business briefly.
- Identify similarities and differences (Is what they do the same? Do they have the same purpose / ownership?
- Why is the type of ownership / their purpose suitable for the organisation?
