A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 4.2.1 Conditions That Prompt Trade. It considers the issues of push and pull factors such as saturated markets, competition and economies of scale; the concepts of off-shoring and outsourcing and expansion of the product life cycle across different markets. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 4.1.2 International Trade and Business Growth. It considers the issues of imports and exports; specialisation and competitiveness and the key issue of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 4.2.2. Assessing of a Country as a Market. It considers the issues of disposable income; ease of doing business; infrastructure; political stability and exchange rates. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 4.1.4 Protectionism. It considers the issues of tariffs; quotas; domestic subsidies and domestic legislation and regulations. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assiting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 4.1.5. Trading Blocs. It considers the issues of the expansion of trading blocs with a specific assessment of the European Union; NAFTA (USMCA) and ASEAN blocs, and their impacts upon consumers and businesses. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 4.4.3. Controlling MNCs. It considers the issues of political influences; legal controls; pressure groups and social media activity. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 4.4.2. Ethics. It considers the issues of stakeholder conflicts; pay and working conditions; emissions and waste disposal; labour exploitation and child labour and concludes with marketing issues such as misleading product labelling and inappropriate promotional activities. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 1.2.2. Supply. It considers the issues of changes in the costs of production, government subsidies, the introduction of new technology, indirect taxation and external shocks. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 1.2.1. Demand. It considers the issues of substitutes and complementary goods and how they influence demand, changes in consumer incomes, fashions and tastes, advertising and branding, demographics, external shock and seasonality. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 1.3.1. Product / Service Design. It considers the issues of the design mix with the subtopics of function, aesthetics and cost, and it also looks at changes in the elements of the design mix to reflect social trends including resource depletion, designing for waste minimisation, re-use and recycling and finally ethical sourcing. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 1.3.3. Pricing Strategies. It considers the different types of pricing strategy (cost plus, competitive, penetration, price skimming, psychological and predatory), the factors that determine pricing strategies (PED, differentiation, competition, branding, costs and the product life cycle) and finishes with a look at how pricing changes to reflect social trends. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A free sample resource of the new Edexcel A Level PowerPoint series aimed at assisting teachers with their delivery of the A Level Business specification. This extract is part of 1.3.2 Branding and Promotion powerpoint which contains a total of four detailed lessons regarding this key topic area. It considers changes to branding and promotion to reflect social trends including viral marketing, social media and emotional branding.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 1.3.4. Distribution. It considers the main methods of distribution channels used by businesses including the four, three and two-stage distribution models, it also looks at changes in distribution channels to reflect social trends such as online distribution and changes from product to service. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 1.4.5. Leadership. It commences with an examination of the differences between management and leadership. It then considers the different types of leadership style including autocratic, paternalistic, democratic and laissez-faire and their appropriateness to a business. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 1.4.2. Recruitment, Selection and Training. It considers the different elements of the recruitment process (internal and external recruitment), looks at the selection methods that firms might use including assessment centres, interviews and in-tray exercises, examines the main costs associated with recruitment and training, and finishes with an examination of the different types of training (induction, on-the-job and off-the-job). The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 1.4.3. Organisational Design. It considers basic fundamental structures of a business including hierarchy, chain of command, span of control, centralised and decentralised control. It also looks at different types of structures such as tall, flat and matrix, before concluding with an assessment of the impact of different structures upon a business in terms of efficiency and motivation. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 1.4.4. Motivation in Theory and Practice. In lesson one it considers the purpose and impact of motivation and then looks at the specific theories associated with FW Taylor (Scientific Management), Elton Mayo (Human Relations Theory), Abraham Maslow (Hierarchy of Needs) and Frederick Herzberg (Two Factor Theory). In the second lesson, it looks specifically at the financial and non-financial ways of improving employee performance. It considers piece-rate, commission, bonuses, profit sharing and performance related pay before then looking at delegation, consultation, empowerment, team working, flexible working, job enrichment, job rotation and job enlargement considering how they can motivate and relate back to the theorists. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 1.4.1. Approaches to Staffing. It considers staff as both an asset and a cost of a business, flexible working (multi-skilling, part-time and temporary workers, flexible hours, working from home and outsourcing), the distinction between dismissal and redundancy and the importance of employer-employee relations. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 1.5.6. Moving from Entrepreneur to Leader. This lesson considers some of the challenges that face an entrepreneur in their move from establishing an enterprise to becoming a leader of a larger business. Some of the considerations include the need to listen to others, being less reactive, making use of delegation, the importance of trust and finally the impact of emotional intelligence. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 1.5.2. Entrepreneurial Motives and Characteristics. It starts by looking at the main characteristics and skills required by entrepreneurs including team working, IT skills, creativity and resilience. It then considers the financial reasons for entrepreneurs setting up in business with a focus upon the concepts of profit maximisation and profit satisficing. It concludes with a look at the non-financial reasons for entrepreneurs setting up a business including home working, independence, social enterprises and ethic stances. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.