A thorough classroom-ready presentation on Operations Planning, as part of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus Unit 4 on Operations and Project Management. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives. This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE AS Level Business Unit 4 including: • understand the need for operations planning • analyse the influence of marketing, resources and information technology on operations planning • understand the need for flexibility and process innovation • differentiate between different production methods: job, mass, flow, mass customisation • assess the importance of location decisions to the success of a business and evaluate the factors that influence location and relocation decisions • understand why businesses may want to increase scale of production • analyse the importance of economies and diseconomies of scale and the impact on unit costs The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. A time-saving key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.

A newly updated online and/or classroom-ready presentation covering Further Human Resources Management from Unit 2 of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives. This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE AS Level Business Unit 2 including: • analyse employee performance by using a range of measures • assess ways in which employee performance might be improved • recognise the importance of labour legislation • assess the reasons for and role of workforce planning • evaluate ways in which cooperation between management and the workforce can benefit both • assess the role of trade unions in HRM. This presentation can be delivered as a lecture online or in a classroom and can be supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. A time-saving key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.

A thorough online and/or classroom-ready presentation on Project Management as part of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus Unit 4 on Operations and Project Management Unit. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives. This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE A2 Level Business Unit 4 including: • understand the purpose of project management • analyse the key elements of project planning • analyse how critical path analysis (CPA) and network diagrams can be used to help with project management • apply CPA to different projects • evaluate the usefulness of the technique. The presentation can be delivered online or in a classroom and can be supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.

A newly updated online and/or classroom-ready presentation covering Globalisation and International Marketing from Unit 3 of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives. This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE A2 Level Business Unit 3 including: • understand the implications for marketing of increased globalisation • analyse different strategies for international marketing • assess the importance of international marketing for different businesses • evaluate appropriate international marketing strategies, e.g. pan-global marketing or reflecting regional differences with global localisation • assess and select appropriate strategies to enter international markets. This presentation can be delivered as a lecture online or in a classroom and can be supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. A time-saving key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.

A thorough online and/or classroom-ready presentation on Budgets, as part of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus Unit 5 on Finance and Accounting. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives. This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE A2 Level Business Unit 5 including: understand why financial planning is important • analyse the advantages of setting budgets – or financial plans • examine the importance of a system of delegated budgeting • analyse the potential limitations of budgeting • use variance analysis to assess adverse and favourable variances from budgets. The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. A time-saving key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.

A thorough online and/or classroom-ready presentation on Strategic Analysis, as part of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus Unit 6 on Strategic Management. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives. This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE A2 Level Business Unit 6 including: • understand the importance of strategic analysis • undertake and interpret a SWOT analysis • undertake and interpret a PEST analysis • evaluate the role of business vision and mission statements in strategic analysis • undertake and interpret Boston Matrix analysis of the product portfolio of a business. • assess the significance of Porter’s Five Forces analysis as a framework for business strategy • assess the significance of Core Competencies analysis as a framework for business strategy The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. A time-saving key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.

A complete online and/or classroom-ready presentation on Investment Appraisal, as part of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus Unit 5 on Finance and Accounting. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives. This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE A2 Level Business Unit 5 including: • understand what investment means and why appraising investment projects is essential • recognise the information needed to allow for quantitative investment appraisal • assess the reasons why forecasting future cash flows contributes a considerable element of uncertainty to investment appraisal • understand and apply the payback method of investment appraisal and evaluate its usefulness • understand and apply the average rate of return method of investment appraisal and evaluate its usefulness • analyse the importance of qualitative or non-numerical factors in many investment decisions • understand and apply the net present method of investment appraisal and discounted payback and evaluate their usefulness • understand and apply the internal rate of return method of investment appraisal and evaluate its usefulness. The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. A time-saving key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.

A thorough online and/or classroom-ready presentation on Capacity Utilisation, as part of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus Unit 4 on Operations and Project Management. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives. This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE A2 Level Operations and Project Management Unit 4 including: • understand the meaning and calculation of capacity utilisation • analyse the problems of excess capacity and capacity shortages • evaluate the diff erent approaches to overcoming these problems • assess the reasons for the rapid growth of outsourcing • evaluate the benefits and limitations of outsourcing. The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.

A thorough classroom-ready presentation on Contents of Published Accounts, as part of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus Unit 5 on Finance and Accounting. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives. This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE A2 Level Business Unit 5 including: • make simple amendments to Statements of financial position and income statements from given data • understand the importance of accounting for the depreciation of fixed assets and apply the straight-line method to simple problems • analyse the impact on the Statement of financial position of a change in valuing non-current assets or inventories • explain the significance of goodwill, net realisable value of stocks and depreciation to the final accounts of a business. The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. A time-saving key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.

A thorough classroom-ready presentation on Strategic Choice, as part of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus Unit 6 on Strategic Management. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives. This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE A2 Level Business Unit 6 including: • understand the importance of strategic choice • analyse strategic choices, using the Ansoff matrix model, and evaluate its usefulness • analyse strategic choices using force-field analysis and evaluate its usefulness • apply the decision tree technique to strategic choices in different business contexts and evaluate its usefulness The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. A time-saving key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.

A comprehensive online and/or classroom-ready presentation on Analysis of Published Accounts, as part of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus Unit 5 on Finance and Accounting. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives. This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE A2 Level Business Unit 5 including: calculate the return on capital employed ratio • calculate the gearing ratio, the financial efficiency ratios and investment ratios • analyse ratio results and evaluate ways in which these results could be improved • assess the practical use of ratio analysis. The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. A time-saving key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.

A newly updated online and/or classroom-ready presentation covering Marketing Planning from Unit 3 of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives. This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE A2 Level Business Unit 3 including: • analyse the content of a marketing plan • assess the usefulness of marketing planning • link the marketing plan to a coordinated marketing mix • evaluate the importance of new product development and research and development • assess the usefulness of sales forecasting and analyse sales data by the moving-average method. This presentation can be delivered as a lecture online or in a classroom and can be supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. A time-saving key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.

A thorough online and/or classroom-ready presentation on Forecasting and Managing Cash Flows, as part of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus Unit 5 on Finance and Accounting. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives. This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE AS Level Business Unit 5 including: • understand the importance of cash to business • explain the diff erence between a firm’s cash flow and its profit • structure a cash-flow forecast and understand the sources of information needed for this • evaluate the problems of cash-flow forecasting • analyse the diff erent causes of cash-flow problems • evaluate diff erent methods of solving cash-flow problems. The presentation can be delivered online or in the classroom as a lecture and can also be supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.

Updated for exams from 2024: A full classroom-ready presentation including discussion questions and exercises covering Business Structure from the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives. This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE AS Level Business Unit 1 including: Identify and explain the characteristics of the primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary sectors, and the types of businesses within these sectors. Understand the differences between public and private sectors, including the types of businesses that operate within each. Analyze the reasons for and assess the consequences of changes in the relative importance of these economic sectors. Describe the main features of different types of business ownership, including sole traders, partnerships, private limited companies, public limited companies, franchises, co-operatives, joint ventures, and social enterprises. Evaluate the appropriateness of different types of business ownership for various business situations. Understand the concepts of unlimited and limited liability and their significance to business owners. Assess the advantages and disadvantages of changing from one type of business ownership to another. The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.

Updated for exams from 2024: A full classroom-ready presentation covering Size of Business from Unit 1 of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives. This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE AS Level Business Unit 1 including: Understand the appropriateness of different methods of measuring the size of a business Understand advantages and disadvantages of being a small business Understand strengths and weaknesses of family businesses Understand the importance of small businesses and their role in the economy Understand the role of small businesses as part of the industry structure in some industries Understand why and how a business might grow internally (organic growth) Understand the different types of external growth through merger and takeover: horizontal, vertical (backward and forward), conglomerate diversification, friendly merger, hostile takeover Understand the impact of a merger/takeover on stakeholders Understand why a merger/takeover may or may not achieve objectives Understand the importance of joint ventures and strategic alliances as methods of external growth The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.

Updated for exams from 2024: A full classroom-ready presentation including discussion questions and exercises covering Business Objectives from the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives. This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE AS Level Business Unit 1 including: Understand the objectives of businesses in the private sector, public sector, and social enterprises. Recognize the importance of setting business objectives. Explain corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the triple bottom line, including economic, social, and environmental objectives. Analyze the relationship between mission statements, aims, objectives, strategy, and tactics in a business context. Describe the stages of business decision-making and explain the role objectives play in each stage. Evaluate how business objectives may change over time. Demonstrate how business objectives are translated into targets and budgets. Discuss the importance of communicating objectives and their potential impact on the workforce. Define SMART objectives and explain how they are applied in business. Understand how ethical considerations can influence business objectives and activities. An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.

These comprehensive teaching materials include slides with activities for topic 1.1 Business Enterprise (Cambridge 9609 for examinations 2023-2025) are designed by experienced teachers to save you time and simplify lesson planning. Covering all learning objectives, these slides bring relief to busy teachers by providing ready-to-use content that’s easy to edit and customize. The slides include notes and engaging activities, to guide classroom interaction and help students understand and apply key concepts. The presentation can be delivered in the classroom or online and can be supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike. Lesson objectives covered: Understand the purpose of business activity Understand the factors of production needed for business activity: land, labour, capital and enterprise Understand the concept of adding value Understand the nature of economic activity, the problem of choice and opportunity cost Understand the dynamic business environment Understand why businesses succeed Understand why many businesses fail Understand the differences between local, national and multinational businesses Understand the qualities entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs need for success Understand the role of entrepreneurship in creating and starting up a business Understand the role of intrapreneurship in the ongoing success of a business Understand the barriers to entrepreneurship Understand business risk and uncertainty Understand the role of business enterprise in the development of a country Understand the meaning and purpose of business plans Understand the key elements of business plans Understand the benefits and limitations of business plans

Updated for exams from 2024. A full classroom-ready presentation covering Stakeholders in a Business from Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives. This presentation includes exercises and discussion prompts and highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE AS Level Business: 1.5.1 Business stakeholders individuals or groups with an interest in the activities of a business internal stakeholders and external stakeholders the roles, rights and responsibilities of stakeholders 1.5.2 The relative importance and infuence of stakeholders on business activities the impact of business decisions on stakeholders, and their reactions the impact of stakeholder aims on business decisions how and why a business needs to be accountable to its stakeholders how conflict might arise from stakeholders having different aims and objectives how changing business objectives might affect its stakeholders The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.