A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business modified to reflect the 2023 changes. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of managing strategic implementation by businesses and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers how to implement strategy effectively and the value of leadership in its implementation. It then looks at the value of communication and its impact on implementing strategy. The pack concludes with an assessment of network analysis. This includes an understanding and interpretation of network diagrams, amending network diagrams and identifying the critical path and calculation of total float. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a variety of practice calculation activities, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.

A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business modified to reflect the 2023 changes. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of assessing the greater use of digital technology by business and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers pressures to adopt digital technology before examining some of the main formats of digital technology including e-commerce, big data, automation and data mining. It concludes with a look at the value of digital technology for a business. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course. Please note that new resources are available from my website at www.teachingbusiness.org.uk

A new range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of assessing innovation and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers the pressures for innovation and examines the concepts of product and process innovation. It then looks at the value of innovation before examining some of the main ways in which a firm can demonstrate innovation. This includes an assessment of Kaizen, research and development, intrapreneurship and benchmarking. The pack concludes with an assessment of how firms can protect their intellectual property rights using patents and copyright and the impact of innovation upon the functional areas of a business. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.

A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business modified to reflect the 2023 changes. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of assessing a change in scale and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers the reasons behind business growth and retrenchment. It then examines the concepts of organic and external growth before analysing the key issues with growth. This includes economies of scale, economies of scope, diseconomies of scale, and overtrading. The pack concludes with a critical analysis of methods of growth including mergers, takeovers, ventures and franchising before assessing different types of growth including vertical, horizontal and conglomerate integration. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.

A new range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of financial ratio analysis and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers the basic purpose of financial ratios. It then examines the key ratios of ROCE, Gearing, Payables and Receivable Days, Current Ratio and Inventory Turnover considering each of their strengths and weaknesses and providing suggestions as to how each could be improved. The pack concludes with a critical analysis of ratios and assesses their weaknesses. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, several practice calculation questions, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.

A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business modified to reflect the 2023 changes. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of assessing internationalisation and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers the importance of globalisation and the growth and importance of emerging economies to business. It then considers the basic purpose of international trade. Next it examines the various strategies that firms can use to access foreign markets before assessing the impact of multinational corporations upon global markets. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a practice calculation question, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.

A new range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of income statements and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers the basic purpose of income statements before examining how the statement is structured and how stakeholders are interested in this key financial account. It then examines the concepts of different types of profit and how profit is used. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a practice calculation question, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.

A new range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of balance sheets and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers the basic purpose of balance sheets before examining how the statement is structured and how stakeholders are interested in this key financial account. It then examines the concepts of depreciation and window dressing. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a practice calculation question, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.

A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business modified to reflect the 2023 changes. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of mission statements, corporate objectives and strategy. The presentation considers the basic purpose of mission statements before examining how the statement feeds into the creation of corporate objectives and the influences that act upon them. Internal and external influences on functional objectives and decisions are examined before it then examines the concepts of strategic and functional decisions and contrasts these with tactics before concluding with a detailed look at SWOT analysis. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.

A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business and modified to reflect the 2023 changes. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of using the marketing mix. The presentation considers the elements of the marketing mix (7Ps), the influences on elements of the 7Ps, the differences between consumer and industrial markets, the implications of the product life cycle and the Boston Matrix in marketing decisions, the influences on pricing decisions, analysing the promotional mix, branding (including social media and viral marketing), distribution decisions, analysis of people, process and the physical environment, the importance of an integrated marketing mix and finally the value of digital marketing and e-commerce. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.

A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business and modified to reflect the 2023 changes. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of segmentation, targeting and positioning. The presentation considers the process and value of market segmentation, targeting and positioning (STP), the different methods of segmentation, the influences on choosing a target market and positioning (including market mapping) and the value of niche and mass marketing. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.

A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business and modified to reflect the 2023 changes. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of understanding marketing objectives. The presentation considers primary and secondary market research, sampling methods (including random, quota and stratified), quantitative and qualitative data, market size, growth and share calculations, correlation analysis and extrapolation, the use of technology in the collation of marketing data and the use of price and income elasticity. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.

Teaching Business have produced a comprehensive set of revision notes in a single PDF file format to assist students with their study of the Eduqas Component Two paper. The notes are written by an experienced examiner and Head of Department and provide specific guidance on the knowledge required and an accessible means of learning about the core themes of the paper. Specific topic content covered within the notes include: Data Analysis Market Analysis including price and income elasticity calculations Sales Forecasting Analysing Financial Performance Balance Sheets Financial Ratios Budgeting and Variance Analysis Aims and Objectives SWOT Analysis, Porter’s Five Force Model and Ansoff’s Matrix Business Growth Decision Tree Analysis Critical Path Analysis Investment Appraisal (Payback, ARR and NPV) Special Order Decisions

complete and comprehensive series of teacher PowerPoint resources designed to complement the second year teaching of Component Two (Business Analysis and Strategy) which forms the basis for Paper 2 of the A Level Business qualification. These slides have been designed from the ground-up with a specific focus upon the specification requirements of the WJEC/Eduqas A Level in Business. With a limited textbook offering from the main publishing houses, these resources provide teachers with time-saving quality materials in one single easy to use PowerPoint that include detailed notes, videos, practice calculations, Quick Fire Five knowledge and essay practice questions, all with suggested solutions. They are designed to offer quality and excellent value for money. The 429 slides cover the following areas: Data and Market Analysis; Sales Forecasting; Budgeting; Balance Sheets; Financial Ratios; Business Aims and Objectives; Strategic Analysis (Porter, Ansoff and SWOT), Business Growth; Decision Tree Analysis; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Critical Path Analysis; Investment Appraisal Techniques and Special Order Decisions.

A complete and comprehensive series of teacher PowerPoint resources designed to complement the first year teaching of Component One (Business Functions) which forms the basis for Paper 2 of the AS Level Business qualification. These slides have been designed from the ground-up with a specific focus upon the specification requirements of the WJEC/Eduqas A Level in Business. With a limited textbook offering from the main publishing houses, these resources provide teachers with time-saving quality materials in one single easy to use PowerPoint that include detailed notes, videos, practice calculations, Quick Fire Five knowledge and essay practice questions, all with suggested solutions. They are designed to offer quality and excellent value for money. The 754 slides cover the following areas: The Marketing Mix; Product; Price; Promotion; Place; Decisions about the Marketing Mix; Marketing and New Technology; Budgeting; Business Finance; Cash Flow Forecasting; The Income Statement and Ratios; Changes in Working Practices; Workforce Planning; Recruitment; Training; Appraisal; Workforce Performance; Organisational Design; Motivatonal Theory; Management and Leadership; Employer-Employee Relations; Added Value; Production; Productivity; Technology; Lean Production; Quality; Purchasing (Stock Management); Research and Development and Economies of Scale.

A complete and comprehensive series of teacher PowerPoint resources designed to complement the second year teaching of Component Three (Business in a Changing World) which forms the basis for Paper 3 of the A Level Business qualification. These slides have been designed from the ground-up with a specific focus upon the specification requirements of the WJEC/Eduqas A Level in Business. With a limited textbook offering from the main publishing houses, these resources provide teachers with time-saving quality materials in one single easy to use PowerPoint that include detailed notes, videos, practice calculations, Quick Fire Five knowledge and essay practice questions, all with suggested solutions. They are designed to offer quality and excellent value for money. The 424 slides cover the following areas: Business Change; Risk Management; PEST (Political); PEST (Economic); PEST (Social); PEST (Technological); Legal Issues Facing a Firm; Business Ethics; Business and the Environment; International Trade; Globalisation; The European Union.

A complete and comprehensive series of teacher PowerPoint resources designed to complement the first year teaching of Component One (Business Opportunities) which forms the basis for Paper 1 of the AS Level Business qualification. These slides have been designed from the ground-up with a specific focus upon the specification requirements of the WJEC/Eduqas A Level in Business. With a limited textbook offering from the main publishing houses, these resources provide teachers with time-saving quality materials in one single easy to use PowerPoint that include detailed notes, videos, practice calculations, Quick Fire Five knowledge and essay practice questions, all with suggested solutions. They are designed to offer quality and excellent value for money. The 294 slides cover the following areas: Enterprise; Business Plans; Markets; Consumer Protection; Demand and Supply; Price and Income Elasticity; Market Research; Business Structure; Business Location; Business Finance; Revenue & Costs

A very detailed series of study notes designed to complement the first year teaching of Component One (Business Opportunities and Business Functions) which forms the basis of the entire AS Level qualification or the Paper 1 requirement of the full A Level. These notes are accessible, well designed and indexed with a specific focus upon the specification requirements of the WJEC/Eduqas A Level in Business. With no textbook offering from the main publishing houses, these booklets are designed to act as a direct substitute at a cost that I hope reflects excellent value for money. The 420 pages cover the following areas: Business Opportunities Enterprise; Business Plans; Markets; Consumer Protection; Demand and Supply; Price and Income Elasticity; Market Research; Business Structure; Business Location; Business Finance; Revenue & Costs Business Functions The Marketing Mix; Product; Price; Promotion; Place; Decisions about the Marketing Mix; Marketing and New Technology; Budgeting; Cash Flow Forecasting; Business Finance; The Income Statement; Financial Ratios; Changes in Working Practices; Workforce Planning and Recruitment; Training and Appraisal; Workforce Performance; Organisational Design; Motivation; Management and Leadership; Employer-Employee Relations; Added Value; Production; Productivity; Technology; Lean Production; Quality; Purchasing; Research and Development and finally Economies of Scale.