Topic 1 Nature of business - 20% of indicative time; 1 The role of business; 2 Types of businesses; 3 Influences in the business environment; 4 Business growth and decline; 5 An investigation of aspects of business using hypothetical situation actual business case studies;; Topic 2 Business management - 40% of indicative time; 6 The nature of management; 7 Management approaches; 8 The management process; 9 Management and change; 10 An investigation of aspects of business using hypothetical situations and actual business case studies;; Topic 3 Business planning - 40% of indicative time; 11 Small to medium enterprises; 12 Influences in establishing a small to medium enterprise; 13 The business planning process; 14 Critical issues in business success and failure; 15 An investigation of aspects of business using hypothetical situations and actual business case studies; 16 Preparing a small business plan