1.5.1 Business stakeholders (powerpoints, notes and activities) Who business stakeholders are and their different objectives: ● shareholders (owners), employees, customers, managers, suppliers, local community, pressure groups, the government. Stakeholders and businesses: ● how stakeholders are affected by business activity ● how stakeholders impact business activity ● possible conflicts between stakeholder groups.

Different types of technology used by business: ● e-commerce ● social media ● digital communication ● payment systems. How technology influences business activity in terms of: ● sales ● costs ● marketing mix.

1.5.3 Legislation and business The purpose of legislation: ● principles of consumer law: quality and consumer rights ● principles of employment law: recruitment, pay, discrimination and health and safety. The impact of legislation on businesses: ● cost ● consequences of meeting and not meeting these obligations.

Powerpoints and activities for the topic of: What the marketing mix is and the importance of each element: ● price, product, promotion, place. How the elements of the marketing mix work together: ● balancing the marketing mix based on the competitive environment ● the impact of changing consumer needs on the marketing mix ● the impact of technology on the marketing mix: e-commerce, digital communication.

Powerpoints, activities, and ICT task and assessment homework for the topic of: Business plans The role and importance of a business plan: ● to identify: the business idea; business aims and objectives; target market (market research); forecast revenue, cost and profit; cash-flow forecast; sources of finance; location; marketing mix. The purpose of planning business activity: ● the role and importance of a business plan in minimising risk and obtaining finance.

Ideally for Edexcel GCSE,a powerpoint complete with video examples of causes of business failure including an activity examining Bhs and M and S.

AQA Year 2 Paper 2

AQA June 2016 AS Paper 2 Macro Extract B (lines 6 to 8) states ‘The weakness in global energy prices and food prices combined with the recent appreciation in the pound sterling exchange rate help to explain the recent fall in inflation in the UK.’ Explain why a rise in the pound sterling exchange rate is likely to affect the rate of inflation in the UK. [10 marks] Answer plan. Markscheme available online.

5.2 Key terms: Risk and certainty (Economics) 6.Key term fill in gaps with answers

AQA A Level Paper 1 Specimen Paper (AQA site) Some industries are dominated by a few large businesses. Analyse how these large businesses might increase their profits by influencing one of Porter’s five forces. [9 marks] Answer plan/framework Markscheme available online.

AQA A Level Paper 1 June 2017 (AQA) Use the data in Figure 5 to explain how the use of debt factoring would benefit ABC Ltd. [9 marks] Answer plan framwork for above question. Markscheme available online.

Revision mind map for part of topic 5.2 Risk and certainty examining business success and failure with 2 exam style questions and key terms.

A detailed set of revision mindmaps covering mostly macro topics and key terms. Very useful for exam prep. Could be used for GCSE too and various exam boards.

3 mindmaps to recap key micro diagrams and one mindmap highlighting key GCSE micro concepts

Detailed essay plan for 2011 AQA Economics Econ 2 paper with title: Extract C (lines 8 –10) states that a ‘sustained improvement in the UK economy requires . . . that spending switches away from household consumption and government spending towards exports’. Using the data and your economic knowledge, assess the importance of an increase in exports for achieving an improvement in the performance of the UK economy. (25 marks) Markscheme available on AQA website.

To what extent do you think the organisational culture of a retailer determines the success of the business? Justify your answer. (25 marks). Essay plan/structure with key content to include/questions to discuss.

Extract E (lines 11–12) states that ‘the unemployment rate as measured by the Labour Force Survey remains stubbornly high at 7.7%.’ Using the data in the extracts and your economic knowledge, evaluate different policies that could be used to reduce the rate of unemployment in the UK. [25 marks] Essay Plan Specimin paper 2014 online

The managers of a multi-product business want to achieve a steady growth in sales. To what extent will an understanding of the product life cycle help them make effective marketing decisions? [25 marks] MArkscheme online (specimen) Essay Plan