4. Needs and Wants
A Need is a basic thing
humans have to have in
order to survive. I.e.
Food, water, shelter and
clothes are all needs.
A Want is something extra
we would like to have. They
can be luxuries or time
saving devices.
Cars, mobile
phones, computers and
CDs are all wants
5. Goods and Services
A Good is something you
can touch and feel.
Goods can be non-durable,
durable or industrial
A Service is provided by
someone else. A service is
non-physical.
Hairdryer is a good. A
Hairdresser is a service.
9. Factors of Production
Land – all natural resources used in
production
Labour – all people used in production
Capital - all items used to make other
things in production
Enterprise – the art of bringing
together the other factors of
production and being successful
11. ICT Task
Create a poster outlining Inputs,
Process & Outputs of a product you like
Include suitable images & text
12. Why do businesses exist?
To satisfy customer needs and wants
To satisfy consumption
13. Balancing Costs and Benefits
A new airport is to be built near
Blantyre. David Livingstone
International Airport!
Do you think the people who live in
Hamilton, Motherwell & East Kilbride
would be happy?
Think of some good points and bad
points about this development
14. Key Terms
Social Costs – bad or negative effects
businesses have on the community
Social Benefits - good or positive effects
businesses have on the community
Economic Costs – the cost of the
business alternative given up
Economic Benefits – the positive, long
term changes to an area
15. Social costs and benefits
Costs
Air/noise/water
pollution
Traffic congestion
Lifestyle change
Local services
unable to cope
Benefits
Happier customers
Creation of jobs by
business
Contribution to
local community
Creation of jobs
within other local
businesses
16. Economic costs and benefits
Costs
Hospital v leisure
centre
Shopping centre v
Football stadium
Pub v Fast Food
restaurant
Packet of crisps v
chocolate bar
Benefits
People employed
Wages received
Rise in standard of
living
Boost to local firms
20. Customer Satisfaction
Customers are vital for a business as
they buy the goods and services.
Firms try to make customers happy
by:
Having a quality product
Effective employees
After sales service (including
warranties)
24. Are all Businesses the same?
Organisations differ due to many
characteristics.
Business Size
Business Objectives
Type of Ownership
Product/Service
25.
26. Mission Statements
An organisation usually
outlines it vision or values in a
mission statement.
For example, Manchester
United – the world’s richest
sports team, valued at £2
billion – has a simple one:
“To be the best football club in
the world on and off the
pitch.”
28. Business Size
Small Business Medium-Sized
Business
Large Business
Owned by sole
trader or
partnership
Owned by a
Owned by
group of people shareholders;
run by directors
Sells goods
locally
Reaches locally
and/or
nationally
Employees: <=
50
Employees: 50- Employees: 250
250
+
Sells locally,
nationally and
internationally
31. Private Sector
Businesses driven by profit.
That profit only benefits the owners
and investors.
Financed by private money from
shareholders and bank loans
40. ICT Task
Create a PowerPoint presentation
comparing an organisation from each of the
3 different sectors of ownership:
Private (examples, advantages &
disadvantages)
Public (examples, advantages &
disadvantages)
Third (Voluntary) (examples, advantages &
disadvantages)
Include suitable images & text
48. Production Chain
Production is the transformation of raw
materials into the finished product
IPO or Input – Process - Output
INPUTS
PROCESS
OUTPUT
49. Creating Wealth
Wealth is created by adding value to
each stage of the production process
Selling Price = Cost of materials +
Value