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High quality and engaging educational resources predominantly for teachers of Business and Computing subjects. There's more on the website... www.meanbusiness.co.uk
Descriptions of 10 famous people in business.
Great for a small display.
I’ve cut the answers off mine - you could cut these out separately and dot around the display so learners just have to match them up - or perhaps cover the names up.
PDF format as it’s unlikely you’ll have the font to match.
This worksheet is ideal for a summary / review after teaching franchises. Also suits a home learning task.
Includes a peer assessment space at the bottom as the answers are mostly advantages/disadvantages, so marking is easily done by learners.
Enjoy.
This activity gets students to complete a profit and loss account for the fictional, Flippin’ Pancakes. Students must use all the data on the handout to complete the various activities.
This is part of a differentiated task - there are three handouts which you might give to all students to complete in succession, or group students based on ability.
If basing on ability, this is the more challenging activity.
Suitable for any Business Studies course, though idea for the Cambridge National in Enterprise and Marketing course (units R067 TA3 and R068), this eight page booklet includes 6 challenges based on different scenarios asking learners to calculate costs, total costs and profit.
PDF format, so cannot be edited. Just print and go. Answers included.
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This eight page booklet gives learners a scenario requesting the development of a new cookie snack brand. This resource follows on from Project 1 (cookies). Great for induction to Business Studies or a PSHE day!
Tasks include:
Logo design
Logo feedback
Point of Sale Promotion
Operating Ethically
Making a profit
Scripting a pitch
Delivering and evaluating a pitch
This resource comes as a printable booklet but also comes in PowerPoint for learners to complete online. The full booklet has been separated into individual task sheets too, just in case your learners are less motivated when it comes to large projects.
This resource in detail:
Format: PPT and PDF
Editing: Can’t be edited (doesn’t need editing). Host online version can be typed on and saved for handing in online.
Content: 8 page booklet (PDF printable). Same version as a PPT to complete online AND seven individual sheets of the same content is setting the project separately.
This 6-page booklet is mapped against OCR GCSE Business Studies J204. This resource includes a printable PDF version AND a PowerPoint version that learners can complete and submit online, via Google Classroom etc.
Answers included in separate PDF document!
Homework sheets on:
Ethical considerations (x2)
Economic climate
Globalisation
To REDUCE MARKING - there’s the smallest space for teachers to put 4 ticks to assess each homework. Low stakes, low impact on work-load marking.
A FULL lesson on Business Pricing Strategies. DO NOT buy if you've got my Cambridge Nationals resource. This resource is not tailored to any specification or age group, ideal for all!
Includes Penetration Pricing, Cost Plus, Price Skimming, Psychological Pricing and Competitive Pricing Strategies.
Includes introductions to each, a note taking activity and a review activity to apply knowledge. The notes pages can also be printed for accessible revision if needed for GCSE or 'A' Level exams.
All top quality.
Enjoy.
This 7-page booklet is mapped against OCR GCSE Business Studies J204. This resource includes a printable PDF version AND a PowerPoint version that learners can complete and submit online, via Google Classroom etc.
Answers included in separate PDF document!
Activities on:
Production Process / Production Methods
Quality
Customer Service
Consumer Law
Location
Suppliers / Procurement
If you set one page each week, that’s more than enough for a half term. The pages also act as a good discussion point for a starter in the following lesson too (win, win!).
To REDUCE MARKING - there’s the smallest space for teachers to put 4 ticks to assess each homework. Low stakes, low work-load marking.
These booklets are mapped against OCR's GCSE Business Studies NEW Specification (J204).
They cover Unit 1 / Business 1 of the new specification.
Each of the three booklets has 8 homework sheets.
That's 24 HOMEWORK SHEETS! If setting one per week (which is MORE than enough) that's enough for AT LEAST three half terms, or HALF a school year, if not more.
Each booklet has a space for teacher marking - MINIMAL marking though (see the preview).
Look out for the bundle to cover Unit 2 / Business 2 too! Save almost 30%.
Enjoy.
This 9-page booklet is mapped against OCR GCSE Business Studies J204. This resource includes a printable PDF version AND a PowerPoint version that learners can complete and submit online, via Google Classroom etc.
Answers included in separate PDF document!
Activities include:
Human Resources Department (inc. Internal/External Recruitment)
Organisational Structures (interpretation)
Organisational Structures (tall or flat & other key terms)
Business Communication (internal or external/importance)
Business Communication - most suitable communication methods
Recruitment & Selection
7. Training & Development
8. Employment Law / Employee Rights
If you set one page each week, that’s more than enough for a half term. The pages also act as a good discussion point for a starter in the following lesson too (win, win!).
To REDUCE MARKING - there’s the smallest space for teachers to put 4 ticks to assess each homework. Low stakes, less work load marking.
Everything you need to teach Sole traders and teach it well - perfect for an observation.
Differentiated learning outcomes included on the presentation. The presentation would also be useful printed as some stage for revision for your learners.
The two main activities include sorting advantages and disadvantages of sole trader ownership and an extended writing question. The lesson includes marking sheets that have space to match the work completed in this lesson to success criteria and space to give WWW and EBi (gap task).
This is a FULL lesson; ideally a 'double' session. Starter, 2 main activities (including paired work), and a plenary. Includes a full lesson plan for your records or for whoever is observing you.
Enjoy!
Everything you need to teach Sole traders and teach it well - perfect for an observation.
Differentiated learning outcomes included on the presentation. The presentation would also be useful printed as some stage for revision for your learners.
The two activities include sorting advantages and disadvantages of sole trader ownership and an extended writing question. The lesson includes marking sheets that have space to match the work completed in this lesson to success criteria and space to give WWW and EBi (gap task).
This really is value for money. To get even more value, use the plenary from the last slide in some of your other lessons - it's not lesson specific and is quite a nice end to any lesson.
Enjoy!
A fun resource, and very adaptable.
Perfect for year 6 induction, team building sessions, GCSE Business Induction session or PSHE lesson on Enterprise. So many different uses - and suitable for a range of ages.
The session gets students to come up with a new product that turns the humble house brick into something everyone wants! Fully resourced. No need for a computer if you’re teaching in a classroom - just some basic art supplies (pencils/crayons etc.).
This resource includes a student example, student hand out, instructions and PowerPoint display.
Enjoy.
A booklet containing six challenges, each increasing in complexity. Ideal for lessons after teaching fixed, variable and total costs. Challenges include calculations for profit towards the end of the booklet.
Great for collaborative learning, this booklet comes as a printable version AND a PDF that can be hosted and completed online for homework or distance learning. A comprehensive answer booklet is also included.
Ideal after teaching EdExcel GCSE Business Studies Topic 1.3.2.
Best printed on A3, “Business in Context” gives learners an opportunity to read about about discuss a real business scenario. This resource is ideal traning for section B questions of the OCR GCSE Business Studies exam and content relates solely to the Business 1 specification but would suit any GCSE/A Level Business course really.
This resource introduces entrepreneur Kimberlee Perry who founded fitness company “Bounce”. The scenario in the centre is factual.
Six questions around the outside discuss:
Qualities of an entrepreneur
Stakeholders
Business growth
Recruitment
Motivation
This resource in detail:
Format: PDF
Editing: Not editable (no need)
Content: 1 x PDF handout (best printed on A3 paper)
Teacher slides and student booklet getting learners to develop a new ice cream product for ‘Jen and Berry’s’!
Covers:
Market research
Primary & secondary research
Creating a questionnaire
Carrying out an interview
Carrying out a focus group
Target market
Customer profiling
Design ideas
Feedback (self and peer)
Final design choices
Pricing strategies
Calculating revenue and profit/loss
Slides are editable if required. Booklet is 12 pages and contains an easy space for final marking on the front cover (very short too!!).
All you need to do is print the booklet, break the slides down into lessons/chunks, decide which parts are your starters etc. and go for it!
DO NOT buy if you already have my Cambridge National Resource or my OCR Homework Booklet! This is a generic introduction to Break-Even and would nicely follow my lesson on Fixed and Variable Costs (not introduced in this lesson).
Two activities relating to Break-Even. Full lesson PowerPoint.
**SAMPLE AVAILABLE** If you want to see the quality of this resource, the lesson plan is available within my free resources. Perhaps download/view this before making your purchase.
This resource includes a FULL lesson - would fill a 'double' session, or more, if needed. The slides are also GREAT for revision if printed or made available electronically to your learners.
TWO student handouts are included as well as a full lesson plan. The slides introduce company ownership (both types of limited company) and include a paired task, independent task, case study questions, differentiated glossary (focus on literacy) and plenary. Plenty to keep learners focused and a really good resource for teaching GCSE Business Studies Company ownership.
Lessons on sole traders and partnerships are also available in the same theme and to the same quality standard. A bundle for all three is also available, if you like the look of this lesson!
Enjoy!
A single A4 sheet asking learners to calculate revenue and profit for a given scenario.
Perfect for EdExcel Business Studies topic 1.3.2.
Comes as a printable PDF, a host online PDF and with answers!
Enjoy.
Two PowerPoints (one for 1.1 and one for 1.2 & 1.3 combined) to fully deliver R067 Topic Area 1 for the updated Cambridge National in Enterprise and Marketing course.
All PowerPoints are editable, as are the handouts (also saved as PDF for easier printing).
This resource in detail:
Format: PPTX, DOCX and PDF
Editing: Text is fully editable, uses Calibri font
Content: 2 x Teacher PowerPoints (25 slides in total) 4 x learner handouts (4 pages in total)