AS(7131) A-level (7132) Specifications For teaching from September 2023 onwards For as exams in May/June 2024 onwards For a-level exams in May/June 2025 onwards Version 2.0 This lesson covers: The benefits of motivated and engaged employees Theories of motivation should include Taylor, Maslow and Herzberg. How to improve employee engagement and motivation Financial methods of motivation should include: piece rate commission salary schemes performance-related pay Non-financial methods of motivating employees Empowerment Team working Flexible working Job enrichment Job rotation Influences on the choice and assessment of the effectiveness of financial and non-financial methods of motivating employees This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 1.4.2 BUSINESS LOCATION (COMPLETE LESSON) 142 This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: Factors influencing business location: proximity to: market labour materials competitors nature of the business activity the impact of the internet on location decisions: e-commerce and/or fixed premises Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

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: Types of segmentation including: gender age location income

This complete lesson includes a Teacher’s PowerPoint and a student’s worksheet. Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation. This lesson covers these topics: a) Leadership: the distinction between management and leadership b) Types of leadership style: autocratic paternalistic democratic laissez-faire

This lesson covers: The 4 Ps of marketing and their importance Product Design, invention, innovation Product stages of the lifecycle Introduction, growth, maturity, decline Pricing methods Skimming, cost-plus, penetration, competitor, promotional Promotion – point of sale Price reductions, loss leaders, competitions, free samples Promotion - advertising Social media, websites, print media, television, radio Place – distribution of products and services Digital and physical distribution channels How the 4 Ps of the marketing mix work together The use of the marketing mix to inform and implement business decisions Interpretation of market data Changes in demand target market and market share changes in product effects of promotion This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton at Revisionstation

AS(7131) A-level (7132) Specifications For teaching from September 2023 onwards For as exams in May/June 2024 onwards For a-level exams in May/June 2025 onwards Version 2.0 This lesson covers: How to assess the financial performance of a business using balance sheets, income statements financial ratios profitability (return on capital employed) liquidity (current ratio) gearing Efficiency ratios: payables days receivables days inventory turnover The value of financial ratios when assessing performance Data may be analysed over time or in comparison with other businesses. This lesson was written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 1.1.3 THE ROLE OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (COMPLETE LESSON) 113 This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: The role of business enterprise and the purpose of business activity: •To produce goods or services •To meet customer needs •To add value: convenience, branding, quality, design, unique selling points The role of entrepreneurship: •An entrepreneur: organises resources, makes business decisions, takes risks Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 2.1.2 CHANGES IN BUSINESS AIMS AND OBJECTIVES (COMPLETE LESSON) 212 This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: Why business aims and objectives change as businesses evolve: •In response to: market conditions, technology, performance, legislation, internal reasons How business aims and objectives change as businesses evolve: •Focus on survival or growth •Entering or exiting markets •Growing or reducing the workforce •Increasing or decreasing product range Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

AS(7131) A-level (7132) Specifications For teaching from September 2023 onwards For as exams in May/June 2024 onwards For a-level exams in May/June 2025 onwards Version 2.0 This lesson covers: The value of setting financial objectives to include: The concept of a return on investment Revenue, costs and profit objectives Cash flow objectives The distinction between cash flow and profit The distinction between gross profit, operating profit and profit for the year This lesson was 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

This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics: Different legal structures that businesses adopt • Sole traders • Partnerships • Private limited companies (ltd) • Public limited companies (plc) • Not-for-profit organisations The concept of limited liability and which legal structures benefit from this Which legal structure would be most appropriate for a variety of business examples, including new start-up businesses and large established businesses

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

a) Growth rate of the UK economy compared to emerging economies b) Growing economic power of countries within Asia, Africa and other parts of the world c) Implications of economic growth for individuals and businesses: o trade opportunities for businesses o employment patterns d) Indicators of growth: o Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita o literacy o health o Human Development Index (HDI) This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a student worksheet Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

a) Expansion of trading blocs: o EU and the single market o ASEAN o NAFTA (ON THE SYLLABUS but no longer in existence) b) Impact on businesses of trading blocs This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a student worksheet Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

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 is suitable for students that need extra support with the tricky topic of decision trees It is written for students studying Edexcel A level Business but would also suit students on the Pearson International Edexcel A level business course. This includes a worksheet and a separate answer booklet in Word and PDF format Written by Sarah Hilton at Revisionstation

AS(7131) A-level (7132) Specifications For teaching from September 2023 onwards For as exams in May/June 2024 onwards For a-level exams in May/June 2025 onwards Version 2.0 This lesson covers: The impact of changes in the political and legal environment on strategic and functional decision making: The political and legal environment should include a broad understanding of the scope and effects of law related to competition, the labour market and environmental legislation The impact of government policy related to enterprise, the role of regulators, infrastructure, the environment and international trade This was written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

a) Ethics of strategic decisions: o trade-offs between profit and ethics b) Pay and rewards c) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

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) Corporate timescales: short-termism versus long-termism b) Evidence-based versus subjective decision making Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation