1. Allied Businesses and other organisations Business Management

2. Learning outcomes o Identify the different classes of business o Identify allied businesses for a range of animal businesses o Provide a description of an allied business o Describe what each business class includes o Analyse the positive and negative aspects of an allied business

3. What is an allied business? The definition of allied is two or more individuals, organisations, or businesses who are working together toward the same purpose as a result of a mutual agreement.

4. WHAT IS AN ALLIED BUSINESS? Joined Tied Similar Treaty Linked Related Integrated Bound Affiliated Paired In the same league Co – operation

5. Allied businesses Can you think of at least one allied business for each of the below: Pet store Vets Animal collection Petting farm Groomers Kennels and cattery There are more than you would think! Examples: Banks Suppliers/ wholesalers Breeders Factories Grant Providers Security Companies (e.g. CCTV) Designers (shop layout)

6. Allied Organisations DEFRA What is DEFRA? o Businesses have to abide by the legislation that DEFRA enforce o A business may need to notify DEFRA if there is a serious disease outbreak o DEFRA could send out an inspector at any time to check a business is abiding by the law

7. RSPCA What impact does the RSPCA have on a business?

8. Allied organisations RSPCA o Businesses will need to comply with the legislation the RSPCA enforce, mainly the Animal Welfare Act o An inspector could turn up at a business premises at any time without prior warning if they receive any complaints about the business regarding animal welfare Local authorities o Inspectors visit annually to grant licenses for selling animals, boarding animals, testing on animals and keeping exotic animals o Correct waste disposal arrangements (Collection and Disposal of Waste Regulations 1988)

9. Allied organisations Certain businesses may have certain representative organisations that they are connected with who help promote and support them Zoo Certain businesses may also sponsor a charity to get promotion o E.g. Pets at Home VeterinaryResearch

10. Legislation Can you name a piece of legislation for each of these businesses? ​ BusinessLegislation Pets at home Wood green animal shelter Woburn safari Park Huntingdon Life sciences GDBA ** You can’t use the same one twice

11. Legislation BusinessLegislation Pets at homeSale of animals act Wood green animal shelter Animal boarding establishments act Woburn safari ParkZoo licensing act Huntingdon Life sciencesAnimals scientific procedures act GDBAAnimal welfare act

12. Why are allied organisations so important for a business o Why wouldn’t a business be able to function without these allied businesses?? E.g. o No suppliers = no products to sell o No banks = no money to borrow o No breeders = no animals to sell o No factories = no manufactured products to sell o No farmers = no animal feed produced o No DEFRA/ RSPCA/ Local authorities = no standards maintained o No representative organisations = reduced support and promotion

13. What impact do allied businesses have on a business? For your chosen business, create a table to evaluate what positive and negative impacts allied businesses can have Allied business Positive impact Negative impact Local authorities Set and maintain standards Could create extra work for the business DEFRA RSPCA Suppliers/ wholesalers Banks Breeders

14. Business classification There are three main types of industry in which firms operate. These sectors form a chain of production which provides customers with finished goods or services.

15. Classification of business Everything you buy starts out as either: A metal or mineral deposit in the earth A growing plant An animal living on land, in the air, or in a river, or in a sea Changing it into a useful product and selling it can be a long and complex process that involves businesses in different industrial sectors.

16. Primary Industry Sector Businesses in this sector carry out activities which are all involved with producing or obtaining raw materials or natural products from the land or the sea. Can you think of some examples? Agriculture Hunting Forestry Fishing Logging Mining Quarrying

17. Industry Those involved in the first stage of development of products Harvest natural resources that are later used to manufacture products Primary Industry

18. Industry Manufacture raw materials into finished products Wheat is animal feed Production is increasing using fewer workers Secondary Industry Food products (meat/milk/fish), pet food, textiles, leather goods, paper products, printing, fuel, chemicals (soap, detergent), rubber, plastic.

19. Industry Provide services to consumers and other businesses Often involves selling or using products produced by secondary industries Tertiary industries are rapidly expanding creating job opportunities in service occupations Tertiary Industry

20. Tertiary Industry sector This is the largest industry sector, which includes every type of business offering a service (aka,the service sector,). These business are group into: o Private services o Local and national public services- Pets at home o Voluntary and not for profit services- RSPCA These have then been reduced even further into more categories as sometimes private, public and voluntary sectors may offer the same service e.g. health care

21. Can you think of some examples? Wholesale and retail (market stalls, repair shops, garages, chemists, pet shops) Zoos Transport and storage (taxis, freight transport, road, rail, air, sea, cargo handling, couriers) Financial services (insurance, banks, pensions) Renting agencies Business activities (office equip)

22. Putting the three sectors together: chains of production Making a product and supplying it to customers usually involves businesses in all three industry sectors. For example, producing a loaf of bread involves: 1. A farmer who grows wheat (primary) 2. A miller who turns the wheat into flour (secondary) 3. A baker who makes the flour into bread (secondary) 4. A baker’s shop that sells the bread to customers (tertiary) 5. Transport to get wheat from the farmer to the miller, the flour from the miller to the baker, and the bread from the baker to the bakery (tertiary)

23. Task Using the following examples create a flow diagram on how these sectors influence the product. Primary SecondaryTertiary ?

24. Task Examples Animal enclosure- Think or the materials required Animal Bedding

25. Task o Choose a core business from the animal industry o Produce a case study that gives a brief explanation of the business within the industry. Identify the sector/class that the business is situated in o List the allied industries and allied businesses to your chosen business (include suppliers, representative organisations, professional bodies, competitors, customers) o Describe the importance of the allied businesses and industries to your chosen business This can be presented in any way you like! Maybe a poster? A power point? Your case study must be ready to present in next weeks lesson

26. Extension Task Produce a poster or fact sheet that provides comprehensive information on your chosen industry within Animal management and how businesses have had to evolve. Your poster or fact sheet should: illustrate how the busines within the industry has changed and developed over the last 50 years. For example consider changes to legislations (animal welfare act and Dangerous dogs act- Has this had a positive or negative impact on a business?) How would your chosen business contribute to local economy? State the businesses' competitors and customers Explain the roles of associated organisations and the importance of their relationships with typical businesses in your chosen industry. For example, RSCPA, CITIES etc…

27. Learning outcomes o Identify the different classes of business o Identify allied businesses for a range of animal businesses o Provide a description of an allied business o Describe what each business class includes o Analyse the positive and negative aspects of an allied business