This bundle of 5 lessons introduces learners to various key fundamental topics. We start by looking at entrepnreneurs to excite and engage the new student cohort. Followed by a lesson on taking risks - exciting activities here for students to weigh up the upsides and downsides of various predicaments they may find themselves in. A third lesson on adding value, we look at key concepts in adding value, students then add value to their t shirts. A fourth lesson on aims and objectives and finally opportunity cost. Quite large bundle for the first part of the spec, however all key stuff to get the students engaged from the very beginning and familiar with exam technique. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the contents and purpose of a business plan, we discuss the sections of a plan, we then go on to look at an infamous example of what it shouldn’t be like in Solomon’s plan presented to Claude Littner in the Apprentice. A 3 mark question with a model answer, a few short tasks before going onto creating a business plan in groups, a template has been provided. Students present back their plans to the class and the class are provided with a sheet to write WWW and EBI with their peers presentations. A group task where they match parts of the business plan to the different areas of the business plan - answers included. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the reasons why businesses might start up, this is a good discussion point for students to talk about why they might start a business in the future. We look at financial and non financial objectives then go on to completing a table identifying which objectives are financial and non financial. A research task to focus on specific businesses and find out their aims and objectives. A homework sheet to consolidate. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the contents and purpose of a business plan, we discuss the sections of a plan, we then go on to look at an infamous example of what it shouldn’t be like in Solomon’s plan presented to Claude Littner in the Apprentice. A 3 mark question with a model answer, a few short tasks before going onto creating a business plan in groups, a template has been provided. Students present back their plans to the class and the class are provided with a sheet to write WWW and EBI with their peers presentations. A group task where they match parts of the business plan to the different areas of the business plan - answers included. I have not included the covering calculation of revenue, cost and profit in this lesson (as required in spec) - the reason for this is I prefer to teach it altogether in the finance section which is the first area to deliver for me. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to critical path analysis, quite a tricky concept to understand at first for a lot of students - but not with this powerpoint. We start with an engaging starter to contextualise the topic, then we break down the elements of the critical path such as node, EST LFT, activities and durations so that we can see how it is built. Guidance is displayed step by step how to work out EST and LFT. Students have opportunities to practice completing and calculating critical path analysis, including working out the EST and LFTs, float times and the critical path. A kahoot quiz with a link to consolidate the first lesson’s learning. We then look at the advantages and disadvantages of CPA, followed by a concise case study on the usefulness of using CPA (questions can either be calculations or essay based so both are covered here). Structure guidance and a concise model answer is given to help students improve their exam technique. A group task to construct a more challenging CPA and a box plenary to end with. All you need - open the powerpoint, run through it, and deliver quality lessons whilst saving precious time. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! - all files in zip folder. Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to supply and the factors which influence it. We start by looking at why suppliers supply, once students grasp it is for the incentive of profit we look at examples which can affect supply. We then go on to illustrate these impacts on diagrams with shifts in the supply curve - all broken down so students can grasp it quickly. We then have two four mark questions, both with concise case studies on a car manufacturer and the supply of houses, guidance on the assessment objectives required and concise model answers for students to look at when peer assessing. Two links to kahoot quizzes and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces leaners to sales forecasting. We start with recapping the last lesson on planning and cash flow before considering an example of why sales forecasting might be important. We look at the factors that can affect sales forecasting before considering the pros and cons of predicting sales. We look at a case study on the health and fitness industry, the growing trends of fitness and exercise - 10 mark question with structure guidance and a concise model answer is provided for students to peer assess with. Marking grid is on display as students complete this activity before making improvements. A group research presentation task and box plenary to finish of with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 1x PPT and 2x word files and can be delivered over a double lesson. We start with a recap of PED as knowledge of this needs to be secure before moving onto YED to prevent future confusion. We look what YED measures, the formula and the different types of goods that exist such as inferior and luxury goods. Students have the opportunity to practise plenty of calculations on YED, some of which require percentage change to be calculated before calculating YED. All answers are provided. We then go onto look at factors that affect the income elasticity of a good before reading a case study on Beale’s Bakery which sells a variety of products with different elasticities - a 12 mark question with structure guidance and model answer provided for students to peer assess with. A link to a kahoot quiz and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 1x PPT and 3x word files and can be delivered over 2-3 lessons. Learners are introduced to various pricing strategies that are used by businesses with their pros and cons. Statements are shown on screen and students must recall the strategy identified to consolidate knowledge. We then look at what influences the setting of prices before embarking on an engaging group activity where students are given scenarios, in these scenarios they must identify a suitable pricing strategy for the situation. In the next part of the lesson, students have the opportunity to read a case study on the most profitable company, Apple and the launch of one of their new iPhones - a 12 mark question, structure guidance and a model answer is provided for students to look at before peer assessing and making improvements to WWW and EBI. Two links to kahoot quizzes, a homework question and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources (1x PPT and 8x word docs) can be delivered over 3-4 lessons and introduces learners to the importance of business planning with an emphasis on cash flow forecasting. We start by looking at what’s included in a business plan and the purpose of creating one, a group matching cards activity to consolidate the contents of the business plan. We then go on to looking at the importance of a positive cash flow, and how to construct a cash flow forecast from scratch step by step (although this isn’t required it helps understand the topic well). Students then go on to consolidate this by creating a cash flow forecast for Ian Beale’s fish and chip shop, some further calculation practice followed. This is followed by 2 x 12 mark questions, one on business planning and one on cash flow forecasting based on Ian Beale’s forecast. Both comes with structure guidance and concise model answers for students to peer assess with. Two links to kahoot quizzes on the topic and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

An engaging activity to introduce learners to Entrepreneurs - based on the original Guess Who game by Hasbro. The Entrepreneurs can be edited to suit your class. Enjoy!

This lesson introduces learners to the growing importance of the role technology plays in business. We start by looking at some businesses that operating as both online and physical stores, some discussion on what type of online businesses students have used. A 3 mark question with a model answer is included as well as a 12 mark question based on a new online retailer that has gone physical recently. Structure guidance for the 12 mark question, with a model conclusion for students to look at before peer assessing and improving their own answers. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the fast changing, innovative and dynamic nature of business. Excellent real life examples to put the topic into context. A reading task and a group activity for students to design a social media app, then present back to the class. A 12 mark question with guidance on how to structure it, ensuring exam skills are built from the very beginning of the course. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the reasons why business objectives and aims change e.g. changes in market conditions and technology. Real life example of Tyrell’s crisp given and 3 mark questions with model answers to peer assess. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This four lesson bundle starts by introducing learners to revenue, costs and profit. Each of these is broken down to the core, students will get it! Lots of calculation practice to consolidate this. A 9 mark question with a case study and model answer for students to aspire to and peer assess with. A lesson with a game where students are in groups and must make the most profit by charging the best prices for their business, a live scoreboard to see which team is performing the best. Break even is broken down to the core also, and again lots of calculation practice. A task to draw BE graphs, the spec doesn’t require this but it will extend their knowledge on the topic. A case study where we look at the pros and cons of using BE and whether it is useful in a given context. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This 9-10 lesson bundle covers: 1.3.1 Product design 1.3.2 Branding and promotion - double lesson 1.3.3 Pricing strategies - 2-3 lessons 1.3.4 Distribution (free) 1.3.5 Marketing strategy - 3 lessons Filled with real life examples, case studies, questions, concise model answers to improve exam practice and kahoot quizzes to consolidate learning in an engaging way. All you need - open the powerpoint, run through it, and deliver quality lessons whilst saving precious time. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! - all files in zip folder. Please visit mrzeesresources.com and have a browse for the highest quality resources and latest updates. Thank you Note: 1.3 has been uploaded as a bundle with individual lessons and previews too - the purpose of this upload is to bundle it with the rest of theme 1 (due to 20 file restriction)

This lesson introduces learners to corporate influences in business, with a particular focus on short-termism vs long-termism, we start with a recap to ensure students remember CPA, then go on to look at how short term and long term views influence decision making. We analyse evidence based and subjective decision making before looking at a concise case study on Rolls Royce and understanding what makes them a long termist business, this study can be used as a class reading task or group, with a discussion to follow. A research task and box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the various stakeholders and how they can conflict with shareholders priorities. We start by looking at the different types of stakeholders involved in a business, we then look at their key interests, followed by evaluating the most important interest for each stakeholders. Once students know the interests well, we can start to look at how stakeholders might conflict with each other - a few examples given here. We read a case study on Unilever, students prepare presentations on whether they should focus on shareholders or stakeholders, this is in the form of a 20 mark question so students could answer it after the presentation, or for homework. Structure guidance and concise points that would be the main focus of the answer is provided. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to the two main types of inorganic growth - mergers and takeovers. We start by looking at the different types of merging with their pros and cons. Some real life examples of mergers and acqusitions that have taken place such as Facebook and Whatsapp and more. We then look go through a case study on Dixons and Carphone Warehouse with a few questions for students to work on. We have two more case studies, both with 12 mark questions, structure guidance and concise model answers for students to peer assess with against the criteria. All you need - open the powerpoint, run through it, and deliver quality lessons whilst saving precious time. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! - all files in zip folder. Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to product design. We start by looking at each area of the design mix, with a number of relevant examples. Some class tasks to jot products down onto a design mix before looking at social trends which could influence the product design process. Students have the opportunity to learn about a construction company that is committed to reducing waste, particularly as construction produces a lot of waste. A 12 mark question, structure guidance and a concise model answer is provided for students to look at before peer assessing and making improvements to WWW and EBI. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you