business activity 1
Activity 1: investigate what a business is and what businesses do.
Introduction: My Businesses.
I was asked to choose two businesses which one has to be local and the other has to be national. For this I have chosen Tesco and Sandwiches by Sue as my businesses because I can easily research about them as family and family friends work in both of the businesses, which means my research will be more accurate. I have also chosen them as they both have a store near to me (Tilbury Essex). I have had to research different things about the businesses such as; aims& objectives, ethical or not& how, the purposes etc. I have chosen Tesco as my national business as I shop there quite a bit so I can get a good understanding on how they run the business and the functional areas, I have also chosen Tesco as if I had to gather information in a hurry I can easily travel there.
For my local business however I have chosen Sandwiches by Sue as I am a massive stakeholder in this business as I would like to own a cake/sandwich business of my own when I am older which makes me ask for more detailed answers from my research questions. When researching online I didn’t find much information but that doesn’t matter much as I can easily contact them by email/phone/in person/ using letters.
Sandwiches by Sue and Tesco are both quite different with the purposes and aims& objectives so I felt they would be good to compare.
Research:
For both of my businesses I have conducted research using different ways, for Tesco I have searched the internet, sent a letter to them (which luckily I have a reply) and went to one of their stores and asked a few things. For my small business Sandwiches by Sue I have emailed, interviewed and searched internet for information about them.
Purpose of the businesses:
A purpose is the reason the business is out there/ running. The purposes of the local and national businesses could be similar or very different depending on what they do and what they serve.
Introduction: My Businesses.
I was asked to choose two businesses which one has to be local and the other has to be national. For this I have chosen Tesco and Sandwiches by Sue as my businesses because I can easily research about them as family and family friends work in both of the businesses, which means my research will be more accurate. I have also chosen them as they both have a store near to me (Tilbury Essex). I have had to research different things about the businesses such as; aims& objectives, ethical or not& how, the purposes etc. I have chosen Tesco as my national business as I shop there quite a bit so I can get a good understanding on how they run the business and the functional areas, I have also chosen Tesco as if I had to gather information in a hurry I can easily travel there.
For my local business however I have chosen Sandwiches by Sue as I am a massive stakeholder in this business as I would like to own a cake/sandwich business of my own when I am older which makes me ask for more detailed answers from my research questions. When researching online I didn’t find much information but that doesn’t matter much as I can easily contact them by email/phone/in person/ using letters.
Sandwiches by Sue and Tesco are both quite different with the purposes and aims& objectives so I felt they would be good to compare.
Research:
For both of my businesses I have conducted research using different ways, for Tesco I have searched the internet, sent a letter to them (which luckily I have a reply) and went to one of their stores and asked a few things. For my small business Sandwiches by Sue I have emailed, interviewed and searched internet for information about them.
Purpose of the businesses:
A purpose is the reason the business is out there/ running. The purposes of the local and national businesses could be similar or very different depending on what they do and what they serve.