Influences on business environments -- Challenges of the micro, market and macro business environments -- Adapting to challenges of the business environments -- Contemporary socio-economic issues -- Links between various primary, secondary and tertiary enterprises -- Benefits of acompany over other forms of ownership -- Avenues of acquiring a business -- Creative thinking and problem solving -- Stress, crisis and change management -- Transforming a business plan into an action plan -- Setting up and starting a business -- Professionalism and ethics -- Presenting business information -- Entrepreneurial qualities and success factors -- Citizenship roles and responsibilities -- Marketing function -- Production function -- Team dynamics and conflict management -- Introduction to human resources.