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Classifying businesses is into three 'industrial sectors'.  

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Section B: - Industrial Sectors As I have just explained, businesses can be classified according to what they do. Another way of classifying businesses is into three 'industrial sectors'... Primary Sectors- extracting raw materials This involves the extracting of natural resources, i.e. raw materials for use in the manufacturing process. Examples of primary production are mining, farming, market gardening, fishing and forestry. Secondary Sector- manufacturing products This is the next stage of production; it involves the processing of raw materials into the manufactured product: fruit into pies or juice, wood into chipboard, metal into cars, and so on. Tertiary Sector- providing services This third classification involves a business providing a service rather than a manufactured item; examples include catering, shops, insurance, travel, and advertising. Providers of raw materials and natural resources (primary sector) supply manufacturers (secondary sectors) who produce goods for service providers such as shops (tertiary sector) The business that I have chose Whites Audi UK and Travel...

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