| The idea of a business and career education can be | | | | The first is the manufacturer. The manufacturer |
| as easy as a cashier selling an orange across a | | | | produces everything from paper clips to jumbo jets. |
| grocery counter, or a plumber selling his services by | | | | Some manufacturers produce only parts, such as tires, |
| fixing a leaky faucet. It can also be as multifaceted as | | | | that are sold to other manufacturers, such as car |
| the sale of state-of-the-art technology from a | | | | makers. |
| company in California to a country halfway across all | | | | The second main type of business is merchandising, |
| the continents. | | | | which can be divided into the wholesale and retain |
| Ever since we humans have learned that we could | | | | sectors. Merchandisers distribute products to the |
| exchange goods and services with our neighbors, we | | | | consumers. Business and career education students |
| have always improved on the way we do business | | | | are learning that as giant American retailers bring in |
| with one another. Business has always been the | | | | more and more merchandise from foreign |
| driving factor behind timeless inventions and major | | | | manufacturers, American manufacturing jobs are being |
| discoveries. | | | | replaced by merchandising jobs. |
| However business has evolved so much than a simple | | | | This transition will be a challenge for business and |
| barter trade with thy neighbor, and for anyone to | | | | career education experts. The third main type of |
| succeed in the wide world of business, one has to plan | | | | business is the provision of a service. Service |
| his business and career education in the right track. | | | | providers do not actually sell a product, but provide a |
| Most of us are aware that business is constantly | | | | service for a fee. Hotels are service providers. So are |
| changing. At one time every community needed a | | | | electricians, hairdressers, banks and mechanics. |
| blacksmith. Today very few people are employed as | | | | In a business and career education, one learns that |
| blacksmiths. That is because the automobile has | | | | business is affected by a multitude of factors. High |
| replaced the horse as the principal means of | | | | gasoline prices can have a negative effect on the |
| transportation. | | | | tourist industry. A blockbuster movie can cause the |
| Soon after that we see the coming of automobiles | | | | sales of a certain toy or fashion item to skyrocket. |
| creating thousands of other jobs, from car assembly | | | | Global warming can reduce a ski-lodge's period of |
| lines to highway construction. A business and career | | | | operation from a few months to a few weeks. This in |
| education helps a person to understand the existing | | | | turn affects the business of the companies that supply |
| needs and wants of a population, and how to provide | | | | the ski lodge with food, etc. |
| the service and product in the most efficient manner. | | | | Business is becoming more and more high tech, and |
| Aside from non-profit businesses such as hospitals | | | | therefore so should a good business and career |
| and other social service agencies, there are three main | | | | education. For people getting into this field, computer |
| types of business that a business and career | | | | skills are just as important as marketing skills. |
| education teaches a person to understand. | | | | |