Sarah Hilton has been a business examiner for over 20 years and a business teacher for longer. She is now a teacher trainer, business teacher and qualification developer. She runs the website revisionstation which provides smashing business teaching resources at budget prices.
Sarah Hilton has been a business examiner for over 20 years and a business teacher for longer. She is now a teacher trainer, business teacher and qualification developer. She runs the website revisionstation which provides smashing business teaching resources at budget prices.
This is a complete lesson which includes a teacher PowerPoint and a student worksheet written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics:
Types of segmentation including:
gender
age
location
income
This is a complete lesson which includes a teacher PowerPoint and a student worksheet written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics:
The importance of identifying and satisfying customer needs, in order to:
provide a product or service that customers will buy
increase sales
select the correct marketing mix
avoid costly mistakes
be competitive
This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics:
Methods of good service:
product knowledge
customer engagement (creating a
positive experience for the customer)
post sales services (e.g. user training, help lines, servicing)
Benefits of good customer service, including:
increase in customer satisfaction
customer loyalty
increased spend
profitability
Dangers of poor customer service, including:
dissatisfied customers
poor reputation via word of mouth
reduction in revenue
The ways in which advances in ICT have allowed customer services to develop:
websites
e-commerce
social media
This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics:
Consequences of quality issues
Methods of maintaining consistent quality (TQM)
Costs and benefits of maintaining quality
additional sales
image/reputation
higher price
inspection costs
staff training
product recalls
the provision of services
This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics:
Managing stock:
Just in time (JIT)
Just in case (JIC)
Factors affecting choice of suppliers including:
price
quality
Reliability
The effects of procurement and logistics on a business, including:
efficiency
lower unit costs
The value of effective supply chain management, including:
working with suppliers to ensure that
key processes are running efficiently and cost effectively
getting goods and services for the best price and value
cutting any waste and unnecessary costs to create a streamlined process and fast production times
This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics:
Methods of production:
Job
Flow
Efficiency in production:
Lean production
Just in time (JIT)
This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics:
Importance of training the workforce
Benefits of training employees
Types of training undertaken by businesses
Benefits of induction training
Benefits and drawbacks of off the job and on the job training
This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics:
Importance of motivation in the workforce
Benefits of a motivated workforce
Staff retention
High productivity
Methods to motivate staff
Financial methods of motivation
Non-financial methods of motivation
This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics:
The need for recruitment
Internal recruitment
External recruitment
Methods of recruitment and selection of employees
Job analysis
Job description
Person specification
Selection methods
Benefits of recruitment
Contracts of employment
Part time
Full time
Job share
Zero hours
This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics:
Organisational structures
Appropriateness of organisational structures
Span of control
Chain of command
Delayering
Delegation
Tall or flat structures
Communication
Centralisation and decentralisation
This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics:
Impact on business of operating in competitive markets
Meaning of market and competition
Situations when businesses face minimal or no competition
Uncertainty and risks that businesses face
Why entrepreneurs start a business
Activities businesses can take to minimise risks
This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics:
impact of legislation on businesses
benefits for providing a safe working environment
employment law including:
national minimum wage/living wage
the Equality Act (2010)
Health and safety law including: the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)
consumer law including trade descriptions
This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics:
globalisation and the benefits and drawbacks that it offers UK businesses
How UK businesses compete internationally, offering:
better designs
higher quality products at lower prices
impact of exchange rates on the profit and sales of those businesses that import and/or export
This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics:
Interest rates
how fluctuating interest rates can affect businesses that rely on overdrafts and loans for finance
how fluctuating interest rates can affect consumer and business spending.
Levels of employment
Consumer spending
This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics:
Ethical considerations
Trade off between ethics and profit
Environmental considerations
Impact of traffic congestion
Recycling
Disposing of waste
Noise and air pollution
Sustainability
Global warming
Using scarce resources
This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics:
Impact of the changing use of ICT and how it influences business activity
E-commerce
To access wider markets
Digital communication
Changing the way that business communicates with stakeholders
This bundle includes complete lessons (PPT and worksheets) and fully editable on each of the following topics:
3.1.1 The purpose and nature of businesses
3.1.2 Business ownership
3.1.3 Setting business aims and objectives
3.1.4 Stakeholders
3.1.5 Business location
3.1.6 Business planning
3.1.7 Expanding a business
All lessons come with all the answers
This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics:
Understand the methods used by businesses when expanding
Organic growth through franchising
Opening new stores
Expanding through e-commerce
Outsourcing
External growth though mergers and takeovers
Discuss the benefits of expansion
Unit cost advantages due to economies of scale
Discuss the drawbacks of expansion
Diseconomies of scale
Understand the meaning of purchasing and technical economies of scale
Understand that with growth businesses increase the risk of diseconomies of scale occurring
Due to poor communication
Coordination issues
Reduced staff motivation
Calculate and interpret average unit costs
This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics:
The purpose of business planning
The main sections within a business plan
Basic financial terms
Basic financial calculations
This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics:
Students should be able to understand the factors that influence where a business is located, including:
proximity to the market
availability of raw materials
labour
competition
costs