Learning Aim A: Explore the in
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, Learning Aim A Explore the international context for business operations...................................................................................
A1 International business................................................................................................................................................................
P1 Explain why two to contrasting international businesses that operate markets......................................................................
Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................................................
Innocent sector................................................................................................................................................................................
Why Innocent operate internationally............................................................................................................................................
Audi sector.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Reasons why Audi trade Internationally.........................................................................................................................................
Brand Exploration............................................................................................................................................................................
Access To New Market....................................................................................................................................................................
Diversification And Increasing Market Share.................................................................................................................................
Market leadership...........................................................................................................................................................................
Technological Dominance...............................................................................................................................................................
Economics of Scale..........................................................................................................................................................................
Choice Of Markets...........................................................................................................................................................................
Competitors.....................................................................................................................................................................................
P2 Explain the types of finance available for international business..............................................................................................
M1 Analyse the support that is available to contrasting businesses that operate internationally................................................
A2 Financing of International Business...........................................................................................................................................
Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................................................
Letters of credit...............................................................................................................................................................................
Bank Loans.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Prepayment by importer.................................................................................................................................................................
Export Credits..................................................................................................................................................................................
M1 Analyse the support that is available to contrasting business that operate internationally...................................................
A3 Support available for international business.............................................................................................................................
Department for International Trade...............................................................................................................................................
Chamber of Commerce...................................................................................................................................................................
US Chamber of Commerce..............................................................................................................................................................
Open to Export................................................................................................................................................................................
Trade Fairs.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Identifying International Partners...................................................................................................................................................
B: Investigate the international economic environment in which business operates................................................
P3 Explain the main features of globalisation that affect two contrasting businesses..............................................
P4 Explore the role of trading blocs on international trade......................................................................................
M2 Analyse the barriers to two contrasting businesses of operating internationally...............................................
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................
B1 Globalization .....................................................................................................................................................
Trading Blocs ...........................................................................................................................................................
European Union (EU)................................................................................................................................................
NAFTA......................................................................................................................................................................
International Mobility of Labour and Capital............................................................................................................
International Currencies...........................................................................................................................................
International Business Communications.........................................................................................................................................
Multinational Corporations......................................................................................................................................
International Payment Systems................................................................................................................................
B2 International trading blocs..................................................................................................................................
World Trade Organization (WTO)...................................................................................................................................................
Brexit...............................................................................................................................................................................................
European Union.......................................................................................................................................................
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