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: • profitability (gross profit margin and profit for the year* / operating profit margin) • liquidity (current and acid test ratios) • gearing ratio • return on capital employed (ROCE). b) Interpret ratios to make business decisions. c) The limitations of ratio analysis.

This is a complete lesson that includes a Teacher PowerPoint and a student worksheet. All the answers are on the slide notes. This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and includes the following topics: a) Exports and imports. b) Implications of increasing specialisation by countries and businesses. c) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and link to business growth.

Complete lesson including a PowerPoint and a worksheet, written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation: a) Push factors: • saturated markets • competition. b) Pull factors: • increased sales and profitability • risk spreading and economies of scale. c) Cost competitiveness by off-shoring and outsourcing. d) Extending the product life cycle.

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

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) 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

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

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

This is a PPT and a learning mat It covers the A1 of the BTEC business level 3 national Unit 18 creative promotion A1 The purposes of marketing communcations Written by Sarah Hilton For Revisionstation

EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 1.2.2 MARKET RESEARCH (COMPLETE LESSON) 122 This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: The purpose of market research: To identify and understand customer needs To identify gaps in the market To reduce risk To inform business decisions   Methods of market research: Primary research: survey, questionnaire, focus group, observation Secondary research: internet, market reports, government reports The use of data in market research: Qualitative and quantitative data The role of social media in collecting market research data The importance of the reliability of market research data 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

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 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: 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

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet which covers: a) Reasons for mergers and takeovers b) Distinction between mergers and takeovers c) Horizontal and vertical integration d) Financial risks and rewards e) Problems of rapid growth Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 2.1.1 BUSINESS GROWTH (COMPLETE LESSON) 211 This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: Methods of business growth and their impact: Internal (organic) growth: new products (innovation, research and development), new markets (through changing the marketing mix or taking advantage of technology and/or expanding overseas) External (inorganic) growth: merger, takeover The types of business ownership for growing businesses: Public limited company (plc) Sources of finance for growing and established businesses: Internal sources: retained profit, selling assets External sources: loan capital, share capital including stock market flotation (public limited companies) Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Factors leading to a change in demand: changes in the prices of substitutes and complementary goods changes in consumer incomes fashions, tastes and preferences advertising and branding demographics external shocks seasonality Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Factors leading to a change in supply: changes in the costs of production introduction of new technology indirect taxes government subsidies external shocks Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation