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Facts and figures about business, finance and administration in Sussex
What is it?
Business services is a huge sector including specialisms such as
- Accounting
- Banking
- Business administration and finance
- Estate agency
- Human resources
- Insurance
Facts and figures
- around one-quarter of Sussex GDP is generated by the business services sector alone
- business services is the largest employer in Sussex with 23% of all employees (around 128,000 people
- there are 24,000 establishments in this sector (38% of all those in Sussex) with 93% of them being ’micro businesses&rsquo
- workers in this sector are more likely have qualifications at degree level (29% compared with 24% for all other industries
- higher proportion of Business Services workers work from or at home (22% compared with 17% for all other industries
- the sector is expanding in Sussex. It is expected to employ an additional 11,000 people between 2005 and 2010
source: Sussex Enterprise
Employers in Sussex
Large employers include American Express, Hastings Direct, Lloyds TSB, Norwich Union but most employers (93%) are small businesses with 1 to 10 employees
Higher education qualifications suitable for the sector
- foundation degrees / HNCs / HNDs such as Business, Business with Finance, Business with Marketing, Business Management
- undergraduate degrees such as BA Business Administration, BA Business Studies, BSc Economics & Finance, BSc Finance & Investment
- postgraduate degrees such as MSc Business Process Management, MSc Human Resource Management, MA Marketing
Here we are focusing on higher education, but there are many other qualifications and routes to study available including NVQs, Apprenticeships and BTEC awards. Talk to your local college or private training provider about what's available
Where to study in Sussex
- University of Brighton
- University of Chichester
- University of Sussex
- University Centre Hastings
- Chichester College
- City College Brighton & Hove
- Hastings College of Arts & Technology
- Northbrook College Sussex
Courses differ from place to place... institutions normally develop and teach their own courses so the content and focus of each course can be very different. It pays to shop around!
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