A full lesson delivered in a way to ensure student understanding. This lesson will meet the following learning objectives: To understand the main aims and objectives for businesses including: survival, profit maximisation, growth (domestic and international), market share, customer satisfaction, social and ethical objectives and shareholder value. Understand the role of objectives in running a business and they are used Understand how and why the objectives set will differ between businesses (reasons include the size of the business, level of competition faced and type of business (not-for-profit organisations)) Understand how and why the objectives set may change as businesses evolve. Students should consider how the objectives of larger more established businesses might differ from smaller start-up businesses, e.g. becoming the dominant business in the market, international expansion, increasing shareholder value and ethical / environmental considerations Understand that the success of a business can be measured in other ways than profit.

A comprehensive resource with a case study written on the Subway franchise model. Also included is a model answer using a tried and tested exam technique that has produced high level grades in past examinations.

A full lesson delivered in a way to ensure student understanding. This lesson will meet the following learning objectives: Students should be able to: analyse the benefits and drawbacks of business planning understand the reasons why businesses create plans, including importance in setting up a new business, raising finance, setting objectives and detailing - - how functions of a business will be organised understand the main sections of a business plan understand the difference between variable costs, fixed costs and total costs understand the concept of revenue, costs, profit and loss.

A full lesson delivered in a way to ensure student understanding. This lesson will meet the following learning objectives: To understand the different legal structures that businesses adopt. To analyse the benefits and drawbacks of each legal structure (including issues such as management and control, sources of finance available, liability and distribution of profits). To understand the concept of limited liability and which legal structures benefit from this. To evaluate which legal structure would be most appropriate for a variety of business examples, including new start-up businesses and large established businesses.

Students should be able to understand: The impact of the changing use of ICT and how it influences business activity. E-commerce and how it helps to access wider markets. Digital communication changing the way businesses communicate with stakeholders. Students are expected to know relevant examples of digital technology/communication.

A comprehensive range of lessons and resources for unit 3.1 - Business in the Real World - AQA Business. The resources included in this pack - are written in a clear and straight forward manner with suitable activities to apply content to real world scenarios.

Environmental Impact Lesson - Learning Objectives Students should be able to: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how business and consumers accept greater environmental responsibility in their decision making and the costs and benefits of businesses behaving this way. Identify and analyse where there may be a possible trade-off between sustainability and profit Ethical Impact Lesson - Learning Objectives Students should be able to: Students should be able to identify and analyse where there may be a possible trade off between ethics and profit. Ethical behaviour requires businesses to act in ways that stakeholders consider to be both fair and honest. Students are expected to know relevant examples of ways in which a business can behave ethically and the benefits and drawbacks of ethical behaviour.

Learning Objectives Students should be able to understand: Difference between variable, fixed and total costs are. The concepts of revenue, costs and profit/loss. The main investment projects that businesses undertake i.e. Investment in new machinery, buildings & vehicles Understand areas of strength or weakness to support revision.

Lesson 1&2 - Learning Objectives Students should be able to: Understand how and why cash flow forecasts are constructed Understand the consequences of cash flow problems and the effect of positive cash flow Complete and interpret sections of a cash flow forecast (this includes an understanding of cash inflows and outflows, net cash flow and the opening and closing balance.) Evaluate possible solutions to cash flow problems, including re-scheduling payments, overdrafts, reducing cash outflow, increasing cash inflow and finding new sources of finance.

Learning Objectives: Students should be able to: Understand the meaning of the term break-even output and interpret break-even charts Identify the break-even level of output and margin of safety from a break-even chart Evaluate the value of using break-even analysis to a business.

Lesson Objectives Students should be able to: Evaluate the use of Just In Time to an applied business example To be able to analyse factors affecting the choice of supplier To understand the effects of procurement and logistics on a business To understand the value of an effect supply chain

Learning Objectives Students should be able to understand: the methods of good service. the benefits of good customer service the dangers of poor customer service the ways in which ICT has helped develop customer service

Learning Objectives Students should be able to: Understand the consequences to business of quality issues. Analyse why a business may implement Total quality management (TQM). Understand the costs and benefits of maintaining quality

Income Statements - Learning Objectives Students should be able to: understand the importance of financial statements for assessing business performance and helping make business decisions identify the main components of the income statement and the statement of financial position Statement of Financial Position - Learning Objectives Students should be able to understand: Understand the importance of financial statements for assessing business performance and helping make business decisions Identify the main components of the income statement and the statement of financial position Understand the difference between assets and liabilities and that the statement of financial position is a snapshot in time Make judgements on the performance of a business through the interpretation of the information contained in income statements Consider current performance, performance against previous years, performance against competitors and performance from the perspective of a range of stakeholders Calculate gross profit margin and net profit margin to help assess financial performance.

Lesson Objectives: Students should be able to understand: Gross Profit Margin and how to calculate it. Net Profit Margin and how to calculate it. Be able to apply both formulas to a business to aid decision making.

This resource includes the following: 3.3.1 - Production Processes 3.3.2 - The role of procurement / JIT worksheet / Supplier selection worksheet 3.3.3 - The concept of Quality 3.3.4 - Good customer services

A full lesson looking at the purpose and nature of businesses. To understand what a business is and the reasons for starting a business. To understand the difference between goods and services, needs and wants and the four factors of production. To understand the definition of opportunity cost and what the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors are. To understand what an enterprise and entrepreneur is. To learn about the characteristics of an entrepreneur and the objectives of entrepreneurs.