Copyright 2005 – Biz/ed Functional Areas of Business What do the different parts of a business do?
Copyright 2005 – Biz/ed Functional Areas of Business
Copyright 2005 – Biz/ed Human Resources
Copyright 2005 – Biz/ed Worker Representatives Staff Associations Trade Unions
Copyright 2005 – Biz/ed Customer Services
Copyright 2005 – Biz/ed Marketing/Sales
Copyright 2005 – Biz/ed Market Research What do customers want? How much will they pay? Can we provide the good/service at a profit? Where will we find this information?
Copyright 2005 – Biz/ed Market Analysis Who do we sell to? How much do we sell to different groups? Are there new markets? Who are our competitors?
Copyright 2005 – Biz/ed Market Strategy What price? The product? How do we make sure people know about us? Where should we sell our products?
Copyright 2005 – Biz/ed Sales Team Local Regional National International
Copyright 2005 – Biz/ed Research and Development
Copyright 2005 – Biz/ed Administration/IT Support
Copyright 2005 – Biz/ed Clerical work Reports on Meetings Reception Communications - e.g. receiving telephone calls, greeting visitors Filing and Recording Sorting Mail
Copyright 2005 – Biz/ed Technical Support Hardware - e.g. computers Software support - e.g. accounts software Network Management
Copyright 2005 – Biz/ed Production/Operations
Copyright 2005 – Biz/ed Finance and Accounts
Copyright 2005 – Biz/ed Cash Inflows Revenue from sales
Copyright 2005 – Biz/ed Cash Outflows Paying for materials and equipment Wages
Copyright 2005 – Biz/ed Capital Loans Shares