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Compulsory units

  • Unit 1 Business purpose
  • Unit 2 Business organisations
  • Unit 3 Financial forecasting for business

Other units

  • Unit 4 People in organisations
  • Unit 5 Using office equipment
  • Unit 6 Providing business support
  • Unit 7 Verbal and non-verbal communication
  • Unit 8 Business communication through documentation
  • Unit 9 Training and employment in business
  • Unit 10 Personal selling in business
  • Unit 11 Customer relations in business
  • Unit 12 Business online
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AQA GCSE in Applied Business - Coming soon

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Unit 5 (Marketing and customer needs) £120
Unit 6 (Enterprise) £120
Unit 7 (Business finance) £120
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The Four units £320

Edexcel Business Communication - coming soon

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