Our SACE Business Innovation tutors provide targeted support to students as they navigate the complexities of designing, sustaining, and transforming business ideas in a modern, dynamic environment. They focus on helping students achieve key outcomes, such as using design thinking to solve problems, applying financial and project management skills, and understanding the impact of digital technologies. Our tutors assist students in developing critical thinking and entrepreneurial skills, ensuring they are well-prepared for school-based assessments and external examinations.
Stage 1 Topics:
- Start-up Business: Exploring the development of new business ideas using design thinking and customer-focused approaches. Students learn to identify customer needs, generate solutions, and test business concepts in a real-world context.
- Existing Business: Analysing opportunities for innovation within established businesses. Students study how to refine and improve business models, evaluate financial performance, and consider the role of digital technologies in business growth.
- Finding and Solving Problems: Developing the ability to identify and address customer needs, students use structured processes to create and refine business solutions.
- Financial Awareness and Decision-making: Understanding revenue models, cost structures, and cash flow, students develop skills in making informed business decisions.
Stage 2 Topics:
- Designing Business: Engaging in the creation and development of new products, services, or processes through iterative design thinking. Students explore the potential of their ideas using business model frameworks and customer insights.
- Sustaining Business: Focusing on maintaining the viability of existing businesses, students apply strategic approaches to ensure long-term sustainability. They learn to evaluate performance and adapt business models in response to changing market conditions.
- Transforming Business: Investigating ways to innovate and grow existing businesses, students explore how to implement change, including adapting to new markets or technological advances.
- Global, Local, and Digital Perspectives: Understanding the opportunities and challenges of operating in a globally connected world, students learn to apply digital tools and analyse the impact of their business models on communities.