This PowerPoint presentation covers: Franchises Co-operatives Public sector organisations There are also 10 questions at the end which students can you to practice to remember the key points of the lesion.

This PowerPoint presentation covers: Sole trader Partnership Limited companies There are also 12 questions at the end which students can you to practice to remember the key points of the lesion. This is a good quick revision tool, that will help students remember the key points.

The importance of a well-motivated workforce: Why people work and what motivation means The benefits of a well-motivated workforce: labour productivity, reduced absenteeism and labour turnover Key motivational theories: Taylor, Herzberg and Maslow’s hierarch Methods of motivation: Financial rewards, e.g. wage, salary, bonus, commission and profit sharing Non-financial methods, e.g. job enrichment, job rotation, team working, training, opportunities for promotion I have also made an activity for students to work on.

In this lesson I cover: draw, interpret and understand simple organisational charts: Simple hierarchical structures: span of control, levels of hierarchy, chain of command Roles and responsibilities of directors, managers, supervisors, other employees in an organisation and inter-relationships between them The role of management: Functions of management, e.g. planning, organising, coordinating, commanding and controlling Importance of delegation; trust versus control Leadership styles: Features of the main leadership styles, e.g. autocratic, democratic and laissez-faire Trade unions: What a trade union is and the effects of employees being union members there are also 2 activity students can undertake to help them remember the topics discussed.

In this lesson I cover: The role of market research and methods used: * Market-orientated businesses (uses of market research information to a business) * Primary research and secondary research (benefits and limitations of each) * Methods of primary research, e.g. postal questionnaire, online survey, interviews, focus groups * The need for sampling * Methods of secondary research, e.g. online, accessing government sources, paying for commercial market research reports * Factors influencing the accuracy of market research data Presentation and use of market research results: * Analyse market research data shown in the form of graphs, charts and diagrams; draw simple conclusions from such data

In this lesson, I cover the following: Marketing, competition and the customer * The role of marketing: * Identifying customer needs * Satisfying customer needs * Maintaining customer loyalty * Building customer relationships Market changes: Why customer/consumer spending patterns may change The importance of changing customer needs Why some markets have become more competitive How businesses can respond to changing spending patterns and increased competition Concepts of niche marketing and mass marketing: Benefits and limitations of both approaches to marketing How and why market segmentation is undertaken: How markets can be segmented, e.g. according to age, socio-economic grouping, location, gender Potential benefits of segmentation to business Recommend and justify an appropriate method of segmentation in given circumstances This is a complete lesson.

In this lesson I cover: Marketing strategy Justify marketing strategies appropriate to a given situation: * Importance of different elements of the marketing mix in influencing consumer decisions in given circumstances * Recommend and justify an appropriate marketing strategy in given circumstances The nature and impact of legal controls related to marketing: * Impact of legal controls on marketing strategy, e.g. misleading promotion, faulty and dangerous goods The opportunities and problems of entering new foreign markets: * Growth potential of new markets in other countries * Problems of entering foreign markets, e.g. cultural differences and lack of knowledge * Benefits and limitations of methods to overcome such problems, e.g. joint ventures, licensing

In this lesson I cover: The need for business finance: The main reasons why businesses need finance, e.g. start-up capital, capital for expansion and additional working capital Understand the difference between short-term and long-term finance needs The main sources of finance: Internal sources and external sources with examples Short-term and long-term sources with examples, e.g. overdraft for short-term finance and debt or equity for long-term finance Importance of alternative sources of capital, e.g. micro-finance, crowd-funding The main factors considered in making the financial choice, e.g. size and legal form of business, amount required, length of time, existing loans there is also an activity for students to get involved and remember.

In this lesson I cover: Why quality is important and how quality production might be achieved: What quality means and why it is important for all businesses The concept of quality control and how businesses implement quality control The concept of quality assurance and how this can be implemented

In this lesson I cover: The importance of cash and of cash-flow forecasting: Why cash is important to a business What a cash-flow forecast is, how a simple one is constructed and the importance of it Amend or complete a simple cash-flow forecast How to interpret a simple cash-flow forecast How a short-term cash-flow problem might be overcome, e.g. increasing loans, delaying payments, asking debtors to pay more quickly Working capital: The concept and importance of working capital There is also a task at the end to help students remember what they have learnt in the lesson.

In this lesson I cover: Environmental concerns and ethical issues as both opportunities and constraints for businesses: How business activity can impact on the environment, e.g. global warming The concept of externalities: possible external costs and external benefits of business decisions Sustainable development; how business activity can contribute to this How and why business might respond to environmental pressures and opportunities: e.g. pressure groups The role of legal controls over business activity affecting the environment, e.g. pollution controls Ethical issues a business might face: conflicts between profits and ethics How business might react and respond to ethical issues, e.g. child labour I have included some key terms to remember for the exam. Question at the end to help remember the main points of the lesson.

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In this lesson I cover: The importance of globalisation: * The concept of globalisation and the reasons for it * Opportunities and threats of globalisation for businesses * Why governments might introduce import tariffs and import quotas Reasons for the importance and growth of multinational companies (MNCs): Benefits to a business of becoming a multinational and the impact on its stakeholders Potential benefits to a country and/or economy where a MNC is located, e.g. jobs, exports, increased choice, investment Potential drawbacks to a country and/or economy where a MNC is located, e.g. reduced sales of local businesses, repatriation of profits The impact of exchange rate changes: Depreciation and appreciation of an exchange rate How exchange rate changes can affect businesses as importers and exporters of products, e.g. prices, competitiveness, profitability (exchange rate calculations will not be assessed) I have also included some questions to help students remember the key points.

This is a word document with 6 tips and advice on how to achieve high grade in IGCSE English as a Second Language (ESL) I have also included some useful links to help you with your exam. Thank you in advance for taking these tips into account. Good luck for your exam.

In this lesso I cover: Business cycle: Main stages of the business cycle, e.g. growth, boom, recession, slump Impact on businesses of changes in employment levels, inflation and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) How government control over the economy affects business activity and how businesses may respond: Identify government economic objectives, e.g. increasing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Impact of changes in taxes and government spending Impact of changes in interest rates How businesses might respond to these changes

In this lesson I cover: What profit is and why it is important: How a profit is made Importance of profit to private sector businesses, e.g. reward for risk-taking/enterprise, source of finance Difference between profit and cash Income statements: Main features of an income statement, e.g. revenue, cost of sales, gross profit, profit and retained profit Use simple income statements in decision making based on profit calculations (constructing income statements will not be assessed) Explaining what Statement of financial position The main elements of a statement of financial position: The main classifications of assets and liabilities, using examples Interpret a simple statement of financial position and make deductions from it, e.g. how a business is financing its activities and what assets it owns, sale of inventories to raise finance (constructing statements of financial position will not be assessed) There is also a Task for students to complete to help them remember this topic.

In this lesson I cover: The impact of risk and reward on business activity: Risk: business failure, financial loss, lack of security Reward: business success, profit, independence. By end of this presentation students will be able to discuss the impact of risk and reward on business activity There are also 5 questions at the end to help students remember the key points of the presentation.

In this presentation I cover: 1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.1.2 Risk and reward 1.1.3 The role of business enterprise There are 15 questions in total in this presentation to help students remember the key points for their exam. happy teaching.

In this PowerPoint presentation I cover: Why new business ideas come about: * changes in technology * changes in what consumers want * products and services becoming obsolete. How new business ideas come about: * original ideas * adapting existing products/services/ideas. There are also 5 questions at the end to help students remember the key points of the presentation.