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For many Business students, stakeholders are introduced as a list. Customers. Employees. Shareholders. Suppliers. Government. Local communities. But stakeholder influence becomes much more interesting when different groups want different things from the same business decision. A trip to the supermarket provides a surprisingly good example. Over recent years, self-service checkouts have become increasingly common across UK supermarkets. For retailers, the attraction is fairly

For many students, the term sole trader first appears as a definition in a textbook: one person owns and controls a business. But what does that actually look like when somebody has to turn an idea into a functioning business? A recent BBC News story provides a useful example. At just 21, Mia Wallace is running Dolly’s Coffee in Lowestoft, Suffolk. She took over the lease of an existing café premises when she was 20, refurbished and rebranded it, and established herself as a

What is a sole trader? A sole trader is a business owned and controlled by one person. It is one of the simplest forms of business ownership and is particularly common among small businesses such as hairdressers, tradespeople, tutors, photographers, cleaners, dog groomers and independent retailers. The owner makes the key decisions, receives the profits generated by the business after costs and tax, and takes responsibility for its success or failure. In the UK, a sole trader

Entrepreneurs are often described as risk-takers, decision-makers and opportunity spotters. But what do those characteristics actually look like when somebody is building a real business? The experience of Vivien Wong, co-founder of Little Moons, provides an interesting real-world example. From accountancy to ice cream At the age of 28, Wong left an accounting career paying around £80,000 a year to establish Little Moons with her brother, Howard. Entrepreneurship was not enti

What is an entrepreneur? An entrepreneur is someone who identifies a business opportunity and takes the risk of organising resources to exploit it. Entrepreneurs are central to the creation and development of businesses. They bring together ideas, people, finance and other resources and make decisions about how those resources should be used. But being entrepreneurial involves more than simply starting a business. Entrepreneurs need to be able to spot opportunities, operate i

Automation is often presented as a way for businesses to reduce costs, improve productivity and increase efficiency. But introducing new technology does not automatically guarantee better performance. This BBC News story explores the difficulties faced by pizza restaurants using robotic pizza-making technology. It provides an excellent real-world context for Business students to consider topics including automation, productivity, efficiency, quality, investment decisions and

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