1. Unit 2 Business Organisations BTEC First Diploma Business Learning Outcome 2: Understand the main functional areas in business organisations

2. Our learning outcomes for today are: To be able to define the main functional areas of business organisations To explain how these functional areas link with other internal and external functions

3. Main functional areas in business Purchasing Sales and Marketing Production Research & development ICT Human Resources Finance Distribution Customer service Administration Georgia & Eve Tiernan, Sam & Kieran Harley & Billy Jasper, Jack & Sam Olivia, Hannah & Chloe Megan & Charlie James, Joe & Ruben Alexi & Melissa Ellie, Alice & Emily Katie & Analeez

4. You need to teach the rest of us about your function! Produce a poster and be ready to explain your function fully You should include all of the following: – Explanation of your functional area – The main functions/responsibilities – Any examples from real businesses – Which internal functions it has links with and how it interacts with them – Which external functions it has links with and how it interacts with them Tip! Pages 60-62 of the main textbook will help you with the last two.