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Aims and Objectives
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Business objectives are the stated, measurable
targets of how to achieve business aims.
For example: “we want to achieve sales of €10 million in
European markets in 2004”.
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To survive in the market
- To break even (cover costs)
- To improve its image
- To have high motivation amongst employees
- To maximise profits
- To increase market share
- To grow in size (e.g. sales, customers, employees)
- To Sell abroad
- To diversify and sell different products
- To make returns to shareholders if a limited company
(dividends)
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Personal satisfaction
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Independence
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Helping others
Using your skills
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Something to be proud of
Ethical stance
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• Objectives give the business a clearly defined
target.
• Plans can then be made to achieve these
targets. This can motivate the employees. It
also enables the business to measure the
progress towards to its stated aims.
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1.1.1: Characteristics Of Entrepreneurs
1.1.2: What Motivates Entrepreneurs?
1.1.3: Leadership Styles
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What
makes a
market?
What
should
firms
supply?

Students could explore the
changes in the market, and
charges, for mobile phones —
from when mobile phones were
first available to now. What do
they conclude about the
interaction between price,
supply and demand? (See
Activity sheet 2, Task 1 and 2.)

Activity sheet 2, Task 1 and 2
Interaction activity and tasks on
supply and demand at:
www.bized.co.uk/educators/1619/economics/
markets/activity/demandsupply.ht
m

What
consumers
want or
need

Students should identify a
market need for a business
idea of their own. Students
could gain new business ideas
from, eg www.startups.co.uk/. Why do they think
that there is a potential
demand for the business? This
could be set as homework.

Activity sheet 2, Task 3
Additional reading:
Zhang L — Identifying a Market
Opportunity, Business Review,
Volume 7, Issue 4, April 2001,
pages 2-4
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Why supply increases if price increases
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market?
What
should
firms
supply?

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Activity

Students could explore the
changes in the market, and
charges, for mobile phones —
from when mobile phones were
first available to now. What do
they conclude about the
interaction between price,
supply and demand? (See
Activity sheet 2, Task 1 and 2.)

Activity sheet 2, Task 1 and 2
Interaction activity and tasks on
supply and demand at:
www.bized.co.uk/educators/1619/economics/
markets/activity/demandsupply.ht
m

What
consumers
want or
need

Students should identify a
market need for a business
idea of their own. Students
could gain new business ideas
from, eg www.startups.co.uk/. Why do they think
that there is a potential
demand for the business? This
could be set as homework.

Activity sheet 2, Task 3
Additional reading:
Zhang L — Identifying a Market
Opportunity, Business Review,
Volume 7, Issue 4, April 2001,
pages 2-4
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Demand

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Why demand decreases if demand increases
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The Demand Curve
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• A move a along the demand or supply curve is
when a change in price point results in a
change in demand or supply

• A shift of the demand curve is when the entire
curve shifts due to external factors, such as
population change, or the weather
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Subject
commencing area

Activity

Resources

What
makes a
market?
What
should
firms
supply?

Students could explore the
changes in the market, and
charges, for mobile phones —
from when mobile phones were
first available to now. What do
they conclude about the
interaction between price,
supply and demand? (See
Activity sheet 2, Task 1 and 2.)

Activity sheet 2, Task 1 and 2
Interaction activity and tasks on
supply and demand at:
www.bized.co.uk/educators/1619/economics/
markets/activity/demandsupply.ht
m

What
consumers
want or
need

Students should identify a
market need for a business
idea of their own. Students
could gain new business ideas
from, eg www.startups.co.uk/. Why do they think
that there is a potential
demand for the business? This
could be set as homework.

Activity sheet 2, Task 3
Additional reading:
Zhang L — Identifying a Market
Opportunity, Business Review,
Volume 7, Issue 4, April 2001,
pages 2-4
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• factors that would result in a shift in the
supply curve
• Factors that would result in a shift in the
demand curve
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