PESTLE is and analytical tool used to assess the external environment. The video explains each PESTLE factor and links it directly to Amazon. The Activity sheet gives students the opportunity to apply the knowledge from the video. PESTLE is a strategic management tool used to assess the external environment affecting a business. These factors are usually out of the businesses control. A lot of these factors link closely to the opportunities and threats section of a SWOT analysis. For more on SWOT analysis see our YouTube video on SWOT.

Save yourself plenty of time and be confident all of learning outcome A is covered with this resource pack for Unit 6: Principles of Management of the BTEC Level 3 Business qualification. This Outcome A resource package includes: PowerPoint presentation with 81 slides and 17 activities Student activity workbook containing 17 activities (directly matching the ones in the PowerPoint) The PowerPoint presentation is fully animated and ready to deliver. It contains a mixture of topic information, examples, videos, and activities for each topic in the specification for learning outcome A. We have kept the formatting simple with a white background and black text, so it can be easily adapted to your school or colleges presentation template. It is also fully editable in case you want to add or amend any content. The supporting student activity workbook is a resource you can provide to all your students, either as a paper hand out or as a digital copy to use on Teams or Google Classroom etc. This contains every single activity that is on the PowerPoint presentation, allowing students to easily follow the content you deliver and then conveniently complete tasks all within one workbook for the whole learning aim. Allowing you as the teacher to check their work quickly and conveniently at any given time to assess their progress overtime and easily revisit past topic areas etc. Again, this is also fully editable in case you want to add or amend any content. The videos on the PowerPoint resource have been embedded, just click ‘allow content’ when you open up PowerPoint for them to work automatically when teaching. Alternatively, the YouTube link is in the notes section. Answers are available for each activity were applicable i.e. calculation tasks or if there is a definitive answer. Some tasks are very creative or based on students opinion, in this case, peer assessment and tutor feedback is recommended. Having taught this unit for a number of years, we strongly believe you will find this resource package fantastic value for money and extremely beneficial to yourself and your students in achieving success in the end of unit exam.

Watch this video if you want to understand the impact tariffs and trading blocs have on international trade. This video is 10 minutes in length and covers the two main barriers to international trade. It explains how both tariffs and trading blocs impact trade along with their advantages and disadvantages. Download the free supporting worksheet above to help you apply your knowledge of barriers to international trade. The supporting activity worksheet contains a variety of activities for students to apply their knowledge from the video and also has a creative task for them to create their own trading bloc. The resource also includes an extension task and suggested answers. ​

This video and activity resource investigates what the business environment is and how independent bookstores compete with Amazon. When a business is looking at the competitive environment they are looking at how their business is affected by its competition and how it can adapt its business practices in order to stay relevant and continue to succeed in the market. Decisions will need to be made based on what the competition is doing and how they are performing in certain areas. The activity worksheet covers: The 5 common areas of the competitive environment Questions on how independent bookstores compete with Amazon A research task that looks at the rivalry between McDonald’s and Burger King A teacher answer sheet The supporting activity worksheet contains a number of questions for students to apply their knowledge from the video and also includes suggested answers.

Investigate the factors which influence the supply for products and services in business with this video and activity worksheet combination. The video explores the key factors which lead to a change in supply which include: Changes in the costs of production Introduction of new technology Indirect taxes Government subsidies External shocks The supporting activity worksheet contains 4 separate tasks for students to apply their knowledge of the factors which influence supply for products and services in business. The resource includes an extension task and suggested answers.

The Extended Marketing Mix contains 7Ps and is used by businesses to influence customer buying behaviour. This video investigates the key differences between Apple and Poundland, providing you with the basic fundamentals of this topic area. The video is aimed primarily at students studying GCSE, A Level or BTEC Business. However, it should be useful and generic across all programmes of Business Studies. The worksheet resource allows students to apply their knowledge whilst watching the video and after by analysing and applying the Marketing Mix model.

Investigate Porter’s Five Forces with this video and activity worksheet combination. Porter’s Five Forces is a framework which was developed in 1979 by Michael Porter which identifies the nature of competition through 5 competitive forces, helping businesses to determine the potential for profitability within a given market. Porter’s Five Forces are: Threat of Entry Buyer Bargaining Power Threat of Substitutes Supplier Bargaining Power Rivalry The video explores each of these forces in detail and applies the model to the UK supermarket industry, providing you with examples along the way. The supporting activity worksheet contains 6 separate tasks for students to apply their knowledge of Porter’s Five Forces. The resource includes an extension task and suggestive answers.

Investigate the factors which influence the demand for products and services in business with this video and activity worksheet combination. The video explores the key factors which lead to a change in demand which include: Changes in the price of substitutes Changes in the price of complementary goods Changes in consumer incomes Fashions, tastes and preferences Advertising and branding Demographics External shocks Seasonality The supporting activity worksheet contains 5 separate tasks for students to apply their knowledge of the factors which influence demand for products and services in business. The resource includes an extension task and suggested answers.

The second in our series of resources for Unit 6:  Principles of Management on the BTEC Level 3 Nationals in Business qualification. Save yourself plenty of time and be confident you have every element of the specification covered for Learning Outcome B with this resource package which includes both a PowerPoint presentation with 78 slides of content and a supporting student activity workbook containing 16 activities. The PowerPoint presentation is fully animated and ready to deliver. It contains a mixture of topic information, statistics, examples, videos, and activities for each topic on the specification. We have kept the formatting simple with a white background and black text, so it can be easily adapted to your school or colleges presentation template. Both the student workbook and presentation are fully editable in case you want to add or amend any content. The supporting student activity workbook is a resource you can provide to all of your students, either as a paper hand out or as a digital copy to use on Teams or Google Classroom etc. This contains every single activity that is on the PowerPoint presentation, allowing students to easily follow the content you deliver and then conveniently complete tasks all within one workbook for the whole learning aim. Allowing you as the teacher to quickly and conveniently check their work at any given time to assess their progress overtime and easily revisit past topic areas etc. Again, this is also fully editable in case you want to add or amend any content. The videos on the PowerPoint resource have been embedded, just click allow content when you open up PowerPoint for them to work automatically when teaching. Alternatively, the YouTube link is in the notes section. Answers are available for each activity were applicable i.e. calculation tasks or if there is a definitive answer. Some tasks are very creative or based on students opinion, in this case peer assessment and tutor feedback is recommended. Having taught this unit for 3 years, we strongly believe you will find this resource package fantastic value for money and extremely beneficial to yourself and your students in achieving success in the end of unit exam.

Investigate business ethics with this video and worksheet combo. Learn about what decisions a business can take to become more ethical and the impact that these decisions have on businesses. Examples are provided throughout the video from companies such as, Lush, Google and Starbucks to highlight what good and bad business ethical approaches look like. The supporting worksheet contains a number of questions related to the video for students to apply their knowledge of business ethics, along with a research task on a well known ethical scandal. The free resource also includes a teacher suggested answer sheet.

This is the second instalment of Unit 7: Business Decision Making for the BTEC Level 3 Business qualification. This Outcome B resource package covers everything from the unit specification, including; sources for data collection, business models (The Boston Matrix, Ansoff, 5Cs & Porters) and techniques to analyse data. The Outcome B resources pack includes: PowerPoint presentation with 120 slides and 22 activities. Student activity workbook containing 22 activities (directly matching the ones in the PowerPoint). Teacher suggested answer booklet for all questions. Kahoot quiz on Outcome B. Outcome B student checklist. The PowerPoint presentation is fully animated and ready to deliver. It contains a mixture of topic information, examples and activities for each topic in the specification for this learning outcome. The supporting student activity workbook is a resource you can provide to all your students, either as a paper hand out or as a digital copy to use on Teams or the VLE of your choice. This contains every single activity that is on the PowerPoint presentation, allowing students to easily follow the content you deliver and then conveniently complete tasks all within one workbook for the whole learning aim. The teacher answer booklet has suggested answers to every activity. Some tasks are very creative or based on students opinion, in this case peer assessment and tutor feedback is recommended.

This is the first instalment of our premium resource packs for Unit 1: Exploring Business of the BTEC Level 3 Business qualification. This Learning Aim A resource package includes: Teacher PowerPoint presentation with 127 slides and 25 activities. Student activity workbook containing 25 activities over 41 pages (directly matching the ones in the PowerPoint). Summative Kahoot quiz on Learning Aim A. Learning Aim A student knowledge checklist. Suggested answers booklet for the activity workbook. The PowerPoint presentation is fully animated and ready to deliver. It contains a mixture of topic information, examples, and activities for each topic in the specification for learning outcome A. We have kept the formatting simple with a white background and black text, so it can be easily adapted to your school or colleges presentation template. It is also fully editable in case you want to add or amend any content. The supporting student activity workbook is a resource you can provide to all your students, either as a paper hand out or as a digital copy to use on Teams or the VLE of your choice. This contains every single activity that is on the PowerPoint presentation, allowing students to easily follow the content you deliver and then conveniently complete tasks all within one workbook for the whole learning aim. Allowing you as the teacher to check their work quickly and conveniently at any given time to assess their progress overtime and easily revisit past topic areas etc. Again, this is also fully editable in case you want to add or amend any content. The videos on the PowerPoint resource have been embedded, just click allow content when you open up PowerPoint for them to work automatically when teaching. Alternatively, the YouTube link is in the notes section. Answers are available for each activity where applicable i.e. calculation tasks or if there is a definitive answer. Some tasks are very creative or based on students opinion, in this case peer assessment and tutor feedback is recommended.

This activity resource is based on CNBC’s YouTube video case study on Domino’s and how it has unsuccessfully expanded into Northern Europe, with the exception of Iceland. It examines the businesses past, present and what the future holds for this international business. The activity sheet has 7 questions for students to answer that are all directly linked to the video. They link mainly to social reasons why Northern Europe has not responded well to Domino’s but also wider PESTLE factors that have negatively impacted on their efforts to expand to the region.

This is a Business Studies Challenge by Two Teachers for students to create a cereal brand and product. It is part of a nationwide challenge but can be edited and used independently. The cereal industry has a serious appetite for money, starting in America as a digestive aid, it’s now classed as the most important meal of the day for many people across Europe and the UK. The sales revenue forecast for the UK cereal industry was forecast at £3 billion in 2019 alone (Statista, 2020). The challenge is to create a cereal brand and product that could break into this industry and earn a share of its £3 billion revenue.

Investigate the common methods of non-financial motivation with this video and activity worksheet combination. The video covers the top 10 methods of non-financial motivation, including: job rotation, job enrichment, and empowerment. The supporting activity worksheet contains 5 separate tasks for students to apply their knowledge of non-financial motivators after watching the video. Starting off with a table requiring students to explain each factor alongside its associated advantages and disadvantages whilst watching the video. Students are then required to act as consultant to a Store Manager to compare and recommend which methods of non-financial motivation they should use based on the scenario provided. The activity then finishes off with a quick fire word search activity, where students have to work against the clock to try and find all 10 in under 5 minutes.

Explore the promotional mix with this video and activity worksheet combination. The video investigates 5 common promotional techniques used by businesses as part of their promotional mix. Promotional techniques covered in the video are: Advertising Sales promotion Direct marketing PR Personal selling Each promotional technique is also applied to McDonald’s. The supporting activity worksheet contains a multiple choice quiz along with an activity for students to apply the promotional mix to a business of their choice. A suggested answer sheet is also available with the free download.

Branding is a powerful business tool used to influence people’s perception of a business. Branding has such a powerful influence on buyer behaviour and is why many customers are sometimes willing to pay 5 or 10 times more for the same or similar product from a business than its competitors. It’s your what, your how, and your why. Has your buying behaviour ever been influenced by branding? This image could be used a thought provoking classroom poster or to spark debate & discussion with students about the impact of branding and their own buying behaviour.

BTEC Business Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance Outcome D | PowerPoint & Student Workbook This is the fourth instalment following directly on from Outcome A, B & C of Unit 3: Personal & Business Finance for the BTEC Level 3 Business qualification. This Outcome D resource package includes: PowerPoint presentation with 54 slides and 20 activities Student activity workbook containing 20 activities (directly matching the ones in the PowerPoint) 15 question Kahoot quiz on Outcome D Outcome D student checklist The PowerPoint presentation is fully animated and ready to deliver. It contains a mixture of topic information, examples , and activities for each topic in the specification for learning outcome D. We have kept the formatting simple with a white background and black text, so it can be easily adapted to your school or colleges presentation template. It is also fully editable in case you want to add or amend any content. The supporting student activity workbook is a resource you can provide to all your students, either as a paper hand out or as a digital copy to use on Teams or the VLE of your choice. This contains every single activity that is on the PowerPoint presentation, allowing students to easily follow the content you deliver and then conveniently complete tasks all within one workbook for the whole learning aim. Allowing you as the teacher to check their work quickly and conveniently at any given time to assess their progress overtime and easily revisit past topic areas etc. Again, this is also fully editable in case you want to add or amend any content.

BTEC Business Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance Outcome E | PowerPoint & Student Workbook. Cash Flow Forecasting & Break-even Analysis. This is the fifth instalment following directly on from Outcome A, B, C & D of Unit 3: Personal & Business Finance for the BTEC Level 3 Business qualification. This Outcome E resource package covers cash flow forecasting and break-even analysis. The whole resources pack includes: PowerPoint presentation with 89 slides and 29 activities on cash flow and break-even Student activity workbook containing 29 activities (directly matching the ones in the PowerPoint) Teacher suggested answer booklet matching the student booklet 16 question Kahoot quiz on Outcome E Outcome E student checklist The PowerPoint presentation is fully animated and ready to deliver. It contains a mixture of topic information, examples , and activities for each topic in the specification for learning outcome E. The supporting student activity workbook is a resource you can provide to all your students, either as a paper hand out or as a digital copy to use on Teams or the VLE of your choice. This contains every single activity that is on the PowerPoint presentation, allowing students to easily follow the content you deliver and then conveniently complete tasks all within one workbook for the whole learning aim. The Teacher suggested answer booklet has suggested answers to every activity and calculation answers for cash flow forecasts and break-even.

BTEC Business Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance Outcome F | PowerPoint & Student Workbook. Financial Statements & Ratio Analysis This is the final instalment following directly on from Outcome A, B, C, D & E of Unit 3: Personal & Business Finance for the BTEC Level 3 Business qualification. This Outcome F resource package covers statements of comprehensive income, statements of financial position & ratio analysis. The whole resources pack includes: PowerPoint presentation with 118 slides and 23 activities. Student activity workbook containing 23 activities (directly matching the ones in the PowerPoint). Teacher answer booklet has answers to all calculations and student activities. 16 question Kahoot quiz on Outcome F. Outcome F student checklist. The PowerPoint presentation is fully animated and ready to deliver. It contains a mixture of topic information, examples , and activities for each topic in the specification for learning outcome F. The supporting student activity workbook is a resource you can provide to all your students, either as a paper hand out or as a digital copy to use on Teams or the VLE of your choice. This contains every single activity that is on the PowerPoint presentation, allowing students to easily follow the content you deliver and then conveniently complete tasks all within one workbook for the whole learning aim. The teacher answer booklet has suggested answers to every activity and answers to all ratio calculations.