1. Perry Beeches – The Academy
Student Panel
10 minute Presentation – Monday 11th March 2013

2. Aim
 10 minute Inspirational Presentation
 Subject: Business Studies
 Learning Knowledge Skills Need Opportunity
 Success Stories
 The ‘Competitive Advantage’ of Business Studies
 Life Application

3. Business Studies - Definition
- A person’s occupation, trade or profession.
- Commercial activity.
- An activity that someone is engaged in.
(http://oxforddictionaries.com/)

4. Business Studies
 Business Types
 Marketing
 Communication
 Production
 Organisation
 Economics
 Finance
 Enterprise
 Motivation
 Quality

5. Success Stories?

6. Is it just about making money?
 Getting rich (investing £1 and making £1,000,000)
 Entrepreneurial Spirit
 It’s really about utilising OPPORTUNITIES!
 Identifying a need
 Using good information
 Strategising and taking action
 Organising resources
 Creating a foundation for success

7. Launching You!
 Knowing how to change your life
 Developing your own ability
 Making the most of opportunities
 Marketing yourself
 Developing something new
 Being unique
 Impacting the future

8. Summary
 Business Studies adapts and is forever relevant
 It’s an active subject and is full of interaction
 ‘Competitive Advantage’
 Awakens creativity
 Changes Lives
 Anything is possible!