BTEC National Level 3 Business Unit 20 2016 (current) specification Investigating Corporate Social Responsibility This bundle covers: A Examine the CSR issues facing large private sector businesses B Investigate the benefits and drawbacks for businesses of adopting a CSR policy C Review the CSR record of a private sector business. There is a PowerPoint for every single learning aim and a worksheet to match it.

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Competition and market size Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Objectives of growth: o to achieve economies of scale (internal and external) o increased market power over customers and suppliers o increased market share and brand recognition o increased profitability b) Problems arising from growth: o diseconomies of scale o internal communication o overtrading Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Contribution: selling price – variable cost per unit b) Break-even point: o total fixed costs + total variable costs = total revenue c) Using contribution to calculate the break-even point d) Margin of safety e) Interpretation of break-even charts f) Limitations of break-even analysis Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

AQA GCSE Business 3.1.5 Business Location This lesson includes a PowerPoint and worksheet which covers these topics: Students should be able to understand the factors that influence where a business is located, including: proximity to the market availability of raw materials labour competition and costs

Students should be able to: understand the consequences of cash flow problems and the effect of positive cash flow understand how and why cash flow forecasts are constructed complete and interpret sections of a cash flow forecast (this includes an understanding of cash inflows and outflows, net cash flow and the opening and closing balance. evaluate possible solutions to cash flow problems, including re-scheduling payments, overdrafts, reducing cash outflow, increasing cash inflow and finding new sources of finance Complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 2.4.1 BUSINESS CALCULATIONS (COMPLETE LESSON) 241 This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: The concept and calculation of: Gross profit Net profit Calculation and interpretation of: Gross profit margin Net profit margin Average rate of return Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 1.5.4 THE ECONOMY AND BUSINESS (COMPLETE LESSON) 154 This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: The impact of the economic climate on businesses: unemployment changing levels of consumer income inflation changes in interest rates government taxation changes in exchange rates Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

a) The effect on businesses of changes in: o inflation (the rate of inflation, the Consumer Prices Index) o exchange rates (appreciation, depreciation) o interest rates o taxation and government spending o the business cycle b) The effect of economic uncertainty on the business environment

AQA GCSE Business 3.1.7 Expanding a business This lesson includes a worksheet and PowerPoint which cover the following topics: Students should be able to: discuss the advantages and disadvantages of methods of growth understand the methods used by businesses when expanding understand the benefits of growth understand the meaning of purchasing and technical economies of scale understand that with growth businesses increase the risk of diseconomies of scale occurring calculate and interpret average unit costs

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) The importance of employee motivation to a business b) Motivation theories: o Taylor (scientific management) o Mayo (human relations theory) o Maslow (hierarchy of needs) o Herzberg (two factor theory) c) Financial incentives to improve employee performance: o piecework o commission o bonus o profit share o performance-related pay d) Non-financial techniques to improve employee performance: o delegation o consultation o empowerment o team working o flexible working o job enrichment o job rotation o job enlargement Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

a) Impact of MNCs on the local economy: o local labour, wages, working conditions and job creation o local businesses o the local community and environment b) Impact of MNCs on the national economy: o FDI flows o balance of payments o technology and skills transfer o consumers o business culture o tax revenues and transfer pricing This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a student worksheet Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) The effects on businesses of: o consumer protection o employee protection o environmental protection o competition policy o health and safety Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Creating and setting up a business b) Running and expanding/developing a business c) Innovation within a business (intrapreneurship) d) Barriers to entrepreneurship e) Anticipating risk and uncertainty in the business environment Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Purpose of sales forecasts b) Factors affecting sales forecasts: o consumer trends o economic variables o actions of competitors c) Difficulties of sales forecasting Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Statement of financial position (balance sheet): o measuring liquidity: calculating current ratio and acid test ratio o ways to improve liquidity b) Working capital and its management: the importance of cash Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (336)2 Contingency planning a) Identifying key risks through risk assessment: • natural disasters • IT systems failure • loss of key staff. b) Planning for risk mitigation: • business continuity • succession planning. Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

a) Global marketing strategy and global localisation (glocalisation) b) Different marketing approaches: o domestic/ethnocentric o mixed/geocentric o international/polycentric c) Application and adaptation of the marketing mix (4Ps) and Ansoff’s Matrix to global markets This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a student worksheet Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

a) Cultural diversity: recognition that groups of people across the globe have different interests and values b) Features of global niche markets c) Application and adaptation of the marketing mix (4Ps) to suit global niches This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a student worksheet Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This is an essay planning sheet for Edexcel A level business but it’s in Word so it could be adapted to any board. I use these at revision time with U6 students together with past papers and the model marked answers. They use these to plan answers to the longer questions and it helps to cement the techniques for exams of using the case study as evidence to support their points.