Published by Pearson Canada (17 February 2025) © 2026
Business Essentials is designed to introduce students to the exciting and challenging world of business, both in Canada and elsewhere. The course is designed to fit the needs of a wide variety of students. A student may be taking this course as the first step towards earning a degree in business, or they may be thinking about business and want to know more about it, or they may know they want to study business but are unsure of the area they want to pursue. They may plan to major in another field but want some basic business background and are taking this course as an elective. Or they may be here because this course is required or is a prerequisite for another course. Whatever their situation, this course will be helpful to them.
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