1. Business Studies Have your say! Student Consultation on the Background Paper for Business Studies

2. Business Studies at Junior Cycle Business Studies is changing! Have your say… We would like to hear what students have to say about Business Studies so that the new course is interesting and exciting for students.

3. Our Globalised World Entrepreneurs Boom to Bust!: Money and Finance Poverty and Wealth Climate change and the environment Technology and the Internet International Trade Profit before people?

4. Learning about Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is about spotting a business opportunity and starting a business. 4

5. Learning about Finance Learning about finance is about money… plus a lot more! It looks at how individuals, companies and the government manage income and expenditure. It can include different aspects of income such as tax, saving, banking. It can also include different aspects of spending such as consumerism, budgeting and e-business.

6. Learning about our Economic World Our economy is based on the production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services. Individuals, companies and governments are all involved in this activity. Topics include wealth, poverty, international trade, boom and recession, and employment. 6

7. Learning about Sustainability 7 Sustainability is about meeting the needs of people in the present without compromising future generations. Sustainability balances the needs of people, the environment and the economy. Sustainability requires creating a healthy economy founded on a fair and just society, which respects and protects the natural environment.

8. Have your say! From your experience of Business Studies now and what you’ve heard about the proposals for a new Business Studies course, we want you talk about four questions in your groups and give us feedback please. Thank you! 8