Business Growth and Measurement of Size

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~Starter~

Complete the anagrams.

MARYIRP DECONRASY

SUISBNES

ISATIONGORA OLHATESRSKED


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Business growth and measurement of

size

Lesson Outcomes:

Show understanding of the different methods ofmeasuring the size of business units, e.g. number

of employees, capital employed

Show awareness of the problems of using the

different methods

Know why some new businesses fail


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Reasonswhy

businesses

fail

Poor management

No demand for product

or service

Business is located in the

wrong place

Poor cash flow

Costs of running the

business are too high

Too much competition

Costs of running the

business are too high

Poor quality goods or

services

Insufficient profit made

on goods and services

E


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Businesses can vary greatly in terms of size.

There is no perfect way of comparing the sizeof businesses. It is quite common to use more

than one method and then compare results.


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Who and Why would someone want

to measure the size of a business?


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Investors Governments Competitors

Workers Banks


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Measuring the size of a business

How do you think thatyou measure the size

of a business?


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Ways to measure size of an organisation

1. The number of employees

2. The value of output3. The scale of its capital employed

4. Market share


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The Number of Employees

How many people the company employs

could be an indication of size.

Size ofbusiness

Micro Small Medium Large

No. ofpeople

1 - 5 6 - 99 100249 250+


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Who do you think is the biggestemployer in the world?


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The largest employer in the world is .

Indian Railways whoemploy an estimated

2.3 million people


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Gap employ..

150,000 employees

worldwide


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Nike employ..

23,000 people

worldwide
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Value of Output

The amount of sales revenue over a period of time.

If a shop sells 50 pairs of Nike football boots for 80

in a week. Its turnover for that week in Nike football

boots is 50x80=4,000


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The biggest companies are


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Market Share

The size of a companys market share can be

an indication of size.


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Which telecommunication provider has the

biggest market share?


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Which UK supermarket has the biggest

market share?


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Product Portfolio

A company which produces a large range of

products could be seen as a large company.


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The Brands of Coca Cola


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Scale of it capital employed

This means the total amount invested into a

business.

A company which has operations in a large

number of countries may be seen as large.


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Coca Cola operations


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What about companies with no physical

presence?

Internet Companies

E-commerce


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Complete Activity 2.5: Report

writing pg 23


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Research the following key features of

the QATAR national economy

Use examples to illustrate concepts such as

pollution and global warming

Some of the issues with regards to

sustainable development

The possible impact of business development

upon depletion of natural resources

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Business Growth and Measurement of Size