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 2.4.1. Production, Productivity and Efficiency. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concepts of production and productivity with a focus upon methods of production such as job, batch, flow and celluar working. It also looks at the calculation of labour productivity and the links between productivity and competitiveness. It ends with an assessment of efficiency and the factors affecting efficiency. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. 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 2.3.3. Business Failure. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the reasons behind business failure. It considers some of the main internal and external causes of failure both financial and non-financial. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. 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 2.3.2. Liquidity. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concept of liquidity and introduces students to the statement of financial position. It examines the role of liquidity within a business and shows how it can measured using the current ratio and acid test ratio. It then considers ways of improving liquidity and looks at the importance of working capital. It includes a couple of worked examples and practice questions with answers. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. 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 2.3.1. Profit. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concept of profit with a focus upon gross profit, operating profit and profit for the year (net profit). It examines how each type of profit is generated through the use of a Statement of Comprehensive Income and then analyses the use of profitability ratios (gross profit margin, operating profit margin, profit for the year margin) before concluding with a look at how profitability can improved and the difference between cash and profit. It includes a couple of worked examples and practice questions with answers. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. 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 2.2.4. Budgets. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concept and issues surrounding budgeting including an assessment of historical and zero-based budgeting, variance analysis and the limitations of budgeting. It includes a couple of worked examples and practice questions with answers. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. 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 2.2.3. Break-Even. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the calculations and analysis associated with the technique of break-even. It considers the use of contribution, margin of safety and break-even charts, concluding with an assessment of the limitations of the technique. It includes several worked examples and practice questions with answers. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. 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 2.2.2. Sales, Revenue and Costs. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the importance and calculation of sales volume, sales revenue, fixed costs, variable costs, average costs and finally profit. It includes several worked examples and practice questions with answers. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. 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 2.2.1. Sales Forecasting. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the topic of sales forecasting. It considers the purpose of firms generating sales forecasts and then looks at the factors affecting forecasts including economic variables, changing consumer trends and the actions of competitors. It concludes by looking at the difficulties of sales forecasting. Note this does not consider the quantitative aspects of sales forecasting which is covered in Theme 3 of the course. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. 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 2.1.4. Planning. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the relevance of a business plan in obtaining finance. It the interprets a simple cash-flow forecast and calculations based on changes in cash flow variables and concludes with the use and limitations of cash-flow forecasts. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. 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 2.1.3. Liability. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concepts of unlimited and limited liability in greater depth and considers appropriate sources of finance available to each type of legal structure. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. 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 2.1.2. External Finance. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concept of external sources of finance and considers both sources of finance and the methods of finance applicable to a business. Sources of finance include family and friends, banks, peer-to-peer funding, business angels, crowdfunding and other businesses. Methods of finance include loans, share capital, venture capital, overdrafts, grants, leasing, and trade credit. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. 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 2.1.1. Internal Finance. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the issue of internal finance and how a business can make use of owner’s capital, retained profits and the sale of assets to fund a business. Each source of finance is examined and benefits and drawbacks are considered. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. 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 3.6.3. Scenario Planning. This PowerPoint presentation looks at scenario planning and how firms identify key risks through risk assessments with a focus upon natural disasters, IT systems failures and the loss of key staff. It then examines how firms plan for risk mitigation including the use of risk transference, risk avoidance, risk acceptance and risk limitation strategies. It concludes with a look at the concepts of business continuity planning and succession planning. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. 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 3.6.2. Key Factors in Change. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the key factors involved in the management of business change. These are namely, organisational culture, the size of an organisation, the time/speed of any change and the management of resistance to change. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. 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 3.6.1. Causes and Effects of Change. This PowerPoint presentation looks at some of the main causes of change within a business. These include changes in organisational size, poor business performance, new ownership, transformational leadership and the market (PESTLE). The impacts of these change are then considered with a focus upon competitiveness, productivity, financial performance and stakeholders. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. 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 3.5.3. Human Resources. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the calculation and interpretation of key human resource equations, namely labour productivity, labour turnover, labour retention and absenteeism. It then considers some of the ways in which these areas can be improved upon using techniques such as employee share ownership, empowerment, consultation and reward systems. The lesson includes new and modified practice questions with suggested answers. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. 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 3.5.2. Ratio Analysis. This PowerPoint presentation looks at two of the main financial ratios used in accounting, namely ROCE and Gearing. The slides assess the benefits and drawbacks of these ratios and interpret how they can be used to make business decisions. It concludes with an examination of the limitations of ratio analysis. The lesson includes new and modified practice questions with suggested answers. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. 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 3.5.1. Interpretation of Financial Statements. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the two main financial statements that a business has to prepare, namely the statement of comprehensive income (Profit and Loss Account) and the statement of financial position (Balance Sheet). Both statements are prepared in accordance with the demands of the Edexcel examinations and there is a brief assessment of the stakeholder interests for each account. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. 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 3.4.4. Business Ethics. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the role that ethics play in a firm’s strategic decision making. It focuses upon the trade-off between profit and ethics and assesses pay and rewards. It concludes with an assessment of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. 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 3.4.3. Shareholders versus Stakeholders. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the different internal and external stakeholders of a company before then considering each of the stakeholder groups’ objectives. It then considers the impact of a business adopting a stakeholder approach versus a shareholder approach before concluding with an assessment of stakeholder conflict, including a brief consideration of stakeholder mapping. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. 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.