The impact of the economic climate on businesses: ● unemployment, changing levels of consumer income, inflation, changes in interest rates, government taxation, changes in exchange rates.

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

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

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.

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.

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

A variety of business and economics themed posters in word to be printed in A4/3 for classroom displays

Innovation and R&D complete lessons. Including activities and examples.

Activity in which you can print the title slides and explanations of each stage in order for pupils to match them together correctly. GCSE/AS/A2 Business.

Markets Segmentation Supply and Demand Entrepreneurs Flexible Working Motivation PED/YED Recruitment 10.Tracker With answers. 10 mark assessments. Theme 1.

With reference to one or two organizations you have studied, discuss how the organisational structure of each has been influenced by culture and change. (20 marks)

Student version-Two year concept based scheme of work for new specification starting teaching in Sept 2014. Arranged into 6 themes rather than functional area.

Topic mindmap for notetaking with key terms