Types of Business

Business Sectors

  • Primary sector – extracting resources from the land e.g. agriculture, fishing
  • Secondary sector – processing resources e.g. manufacturing
  • Tertiary sector – the provision of services e.g. universities, retail sector

Firms

Firms can be classified by their size:

  • Total revenue
  • Market share
  • Number of employees
  • Value of assets it owns

Secondary Sector

If you are looking to enter the secondary sector you will need: To have good supplies of raw materials A suitable site and facilities to manufacture the goods Relatively cheap labour

Tertiary Sector

If you are entering the tertiary sector you will need:

  • Good suppliers of manufactured products
  • To provide an exceptional level
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