Careers in Business and Finance BUSINESS MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND!
Could you be Alan Sugar’s next Apprentice? Do you have the business acumen to turn a profit? If so, a career in Business Administration and Finance could be for you!
There are many job roles in Business and Finance; here are just some of them:
Investment Banker Entrepreneur
Bank Manager
Company Chief Executive Sales Director
Accountant Tax Consultant Financial Adviser Project Manager Market Statistics Analyst Investment Banker
Business makes the world go round. It creates wealth. Economies depend on it. And the profits that businesses make finance the public services. The UK in particular has a strong enterprise culture – and young people play a key role in this. In the last year alone, around 70,000 people started new businesses in England and Wales! Employers value self- motivated and flexible individuals who can communicate well and work effectively in a team. In return you could be offered exciting global opportunities and a rewarding career with a salary to match!
Build Essential Skills and Experience for a career in Business and Finance.
Studying Business and Finance will help to prepare you with the knowledge and skills to start a successful career in the sector:
l Learn how to cope with change in the market, how to remain competitive.
l Discover how new technologies, consumer trends or environmental issues can affect a business.
l Learn about innovation and creativity, marketing and promotion.
l Learn about the key roles in business, the concept of money and its functions.
l Learn how to develop a business and financial plan, and marketing strategy.
l Assess potential risks and rewards
l Learn about the regulatory frameworks within which UK businesses operate.
l Learn about the purposes and principals of financial accounting.
nAverage pay for financial services employees is estimated at £49,826 per year.
nEmployers often offer a ‘basic’ salary and a ‘package’, which may include an annual performance related bonus which greatly increases earnings.
Investment Banker at Barclays Capital
BA Hons Degree in Economics at the London School of Economics.
Completes summer internship at RBS.
A-levels in Maths, Economics and English Literature at NewVIC 6th Form. GCSEs in History, Geography and French
Studies the Newham Borough Wide Course in Business and Finance
WHAT NEXT ... UNI? Example courses...
Sir Alan Sugar and St. Bonaventure’s RC School ‘old boy’ Tim Campbell...
The son of an East End tailor, Sir Alan left school at 16. He soon started his own business selling electrical products and founded the electronics company, Amstrad. At its peak Amstrad was estimated to be worth £1.2 billion, and today Sir Alan can be seen looking for someone to follow in his multi-millionaire footsteps on TV’s, The Apprentice.
Tim Campbell grew up in Stratford and went to St. Bonaventure’s RC School where he got 3 A-levels and 11 GCSEs, then went on to get a Degree in Psychology from Middlesex Uni before winning the first series of The Apprentice. Here’s what Tim says about studying business and finance, ‘It’s not just about studying the right qualifications but also giving teenagers key personal skills that are gold dust to employers – thinking, research and presentation skills that help young people work well in teams and use their creativity.”
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BSc (Hons) Banking and International Finance – City University
BA (Hons) Business Studies with a Modern Language – Middlesex University
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Human Resource Management – University of East London (UEL)
ADDITIONAL INFO:
www.e-skills.com www.financialskillspartnership.org.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice http://www.brightideastrust.com
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BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems – University of Greenwich
photo: Stuart Miles u u u u u
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