A group of friends are passionate about reducing food waste and providing affordable meals to their local community. They are considering starting a business that collects surplus food from local supermarkets and restaurants, then prepares and sells ready-to-eat meals at a low cost. They are unsure about the most suitable business structure for their venture.
b. Suggest and explain one advantage and one disadvantage of structuring their business as a social enterprise, compared to a sole trader.
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In this unit students explore the key processes and considerations for managing a business efficiently and effectively to achieve business objectives. Students examine different types of businesses and their respective objectives and stakeholders. They investigate strategies to manage both staff and business operations to meet objectives, and develop an understanding of the complexity and challenge of managing businesses. Students compare theoretical perspectives with current practice through the use of contemporary Australian and global business case studies from the past four years.
This area of study introduces students to the key characteristics of businesses and their stakeholders. Students investigate potential conflicts between the different demands of stakeholders on a business. They examine corporate culture and a range of management styles and management skills that may be used when managing a business, and apply these to contemporary business case studies from the past four years.
types of businesses including sole traders, partnerships, private limited companies, public listed companies, social enterprises and government business enterprises
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