This complete lesson includes a teacher PowerPoint with all the answers and a comprehensive student worksheet and covers all of these topics: a) PESTLE (political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental) b) The changing competitive environment c) Porter’s Five Forces This resources has been written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and contains a comprehensive student worksheet and a teacher PowerPoint These are the topics covered in this lesson: Problems arising from growth: a) Diseconomies of scale b) Internal communication c) Overtrading

This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and contains a comprehensive student worksheet and a teacher PowerPoint These are the topics covered in this lesson: a) Calculation of time-series analysis: moving averages (three period/four quarter) b) Interpretation of scatter graphs and line of best fit: extrapolation of past data to future c) Limitations of quantitative sales forecasting techniques

This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and contains a comprehensive student worksheet and a teacher PowerPoint These are the topics covered in this lesson: a) Simple payback. b) Average (accounting) rate of return. c) Discounted cash flow (net present value only). d) Calculations and interpretations of figures generated by these techniques. e) Limitations of these techniques.

This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and contains a comprehensive student worksheet and a teacher PowerPoint These are the topics covered in this lesson: 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

This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and contains a comprehensive student worksheet and a teacher PowerPoint These are the topics covered in this lesson: a) Calculate and interpret the following to help make business decisions: • labour productivity • labour turnover and retention • absenteeism b) Limitations of these calculations c) Human resource strategies to increase productivity and retention and to reduce turnover and absenteeism: • financial rewards • employee share ownership • consultation strategies • empowerment strategies

This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics: What are business aims and objectives Purpose of setting objectives Role of objectives in running a business Changing objectives Use of objectives in judging success

This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics: Understand the methods used by businesses when expanding Organic growth through franchising Opening new stores Expanding through e-commerce Outsourcing External growth though mergers and takeovers Discuss the benefits of expansion Unit cost advantages due to economies of scale Discuss the drawbacks of expansion Diseconomies of scale Understand the meaning of purchasing and technical economies of scale Understand that with growth businesses increase the risk of diseconomies of scale occurring Due to poor communication Coordination issues Reduced staff motivation Calculate and interpret average unit costs

This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics: The purpose of business planning The main sections within a business plan Basic financial terms Basic financial calculations

This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics: Ethical considerations Trade off between ethics and profit Environmental considerations Impact of traffic congestion Recycling Disposing of waste Noise and air pollution Sustainability Global warming Using scarce resources

This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics: globalisation and the benefits and drawbacks that it offers UK businesses How UK businesses compete internationally, offering: better designs higher quality products at lower prices impact of exchange rates on the profit and sales of those businesses that import and/or export

This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics: Organisational structures Appropriateness of organisational structures Span of control Chain of command Delayering Delegation Tall or flat structures Communication Centralisation and decentralisation

This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics: Importance of motivation in the workforce Benefits of a motivated workforce Staff retention High productivity Methods to motivate staff Financial methods of motivation Non-financial methods of motivation

This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics: Managing stock: Just in time (JIT) Just in case (JIC) Factors affecting choice of suppliers including: price quality Reliability The effects of procurement and logistics on a business, including: efficiency lower unit costs The value of effective supply chain management, including: working with suppliers to ensure that key processes are running efficiently and cost effectively getting goods and services for the best price and value cutting any waste and unnecessary costs to create a streamlined process and fast production times

This is a complete lesson which includes a teacher PowerPoint and a student worksheet written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics: The importance of identifying and satisfying customer needs, in order to: provide a product or service that customers will buy increase sales select the correct marketing mix avoid costly mistakes be competitive

This is a complete lesson which includes a teacher PowerPoint and a student worksheet written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics: LESSON 1 Pricing methods price skimming price penetration competitive pricing loss leader cost-plus The factors that influence pricing decisions costs nature of the market degree of competition product life cycle. The relationship between price and demand LESSON 2 The benefits and risks of developing new products Importance of product design, image and the needs of the target market Product differentiation USP Brand image The product lifecycle Product portfolio (Boston Box / Boston Matrix) LESSON 3 Promotional methods Advertising PR Sales promotion Sponsorship Social media Factors influencing the selection of promotional methods Reasons for promotion LESSON 4 The different channels of distribution used by business Retailers Wholesalers Telesales E-commerce and M-commerce Integrated nature of the marketing mix Using the marketing mix to inform and implement business decisions

This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and contains a comprehensive student worksheet and a teacher PowerPoint These are the topics covered in this lesson: a) Construct and interpret simple decision-tree diagrams b) Calculations and interpretations of figures generated by these techniques c) Limitations of using decision trees

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE in Business 1.1.1. Businesses can have several objectives 1.1.1 Businesses can have several objectives: • financial aims and objectives - survival, profit, sales, market share, financial security • non-financial aims and objectives - social objectives, personal satisfaction, challenge, independence and control. This is a complete lesson with a teacher PowerPoint and a student worksheet. Written by Sarah Hilton at Revisionstation

Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business YBS11 (434) 1 / 4341 impact pf MNCs Complete lesson including a student worksheet and a teacher PowerPoint written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation This lesson includes: a) Impact of MNCs on the local economy: • local labour, wages, working conditions and job creation • local businesses • the local community and environment b) Impact of MNCs on the national economy: • economic growth • FDI flows • balance of payments • technology and skills transfer • consumers • business culture • tax revenues

Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business YBS11 (434) 2 / 4342 business ethics Complete lesson including a student worksheet anda teacher PowerPoint written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation a) Stakeholder conflicts. b) Environmental considerations: emissions and waste disposal sustainability. c) Supply chain considerations: pay and working conditions exploitation of labour and child labour. d) Marketing considerations: misleading product labelling inappropriate marketing activities.