Sarah Hilton has been a business examiner for over 20 years and a business teacher for longer. She is now a teacher trainer, business teacher and qualification developer. She runs the website revisionstation which provides smashing business teaching resources at budget prices.
Sarah Hilton has been a business examiner for over 20 years and a business teacher for longer. She is now a teacher trainer, business teacher and qualification developer. She runs the website revisionstation which provides smashing business teaching resources at budget prices.
EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 1.5.5 EXTERNAL INFLUENCES (COMPLETE LESSON) 155
This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers:
The importance of external influences on business:
possible responses by the business to changes in:
technology
legislation
the economic climate
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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
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This lesson is suitable for students that need extra support with the tricky topic of Profit Calculations
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
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This lesson is suitable for students that need extra support with the tricky topic of ratio analysis
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:
Influences on the extent and methods of employee involvement in decision making
Employee representation methods to include trade unions and works council
How to manage and improve employer – employee communications and relations
Value of good employer – employee relations
This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton from 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:
Influences on the mission of a business
Internal and external influences on corporate objectives and decisions
Influences on corporate objectives should include the pressures for short termism, business ownership, the external and internal environment.
The links between mission, corporate objectives and strategy
The distinction between strategy and tactics
The impact of strategic decision making on functional decision making
Internal and external influences on functional objectives and decisions
The value of SWOT analysis
This lesson was written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation
NEW Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business 131 2 Market Research
Complete teaching resources for a whole lesson includes PowerPoint and worksheet
a) Primary and secondary market research data (quantitative and qualitative) used to:
• identify and anticipate customer needs and wants
• quantify likely demand
• gain insight into consumer behaviour.
b) Methods of primary market research:
• surveys/questionnaires
• focus groups/consumer panels
• face-to-face/telephone interviews
• product trials/test marketing.
c) Methods of secondary market research:
• websites/social media
• newspapers/magazines/TV/radio
• reports
• databases.
d) Sampling methods:
• random
• quota
• stratified
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Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (132) 3 Markets
This lesson covers:
The interaction of supply and demand
The drawing and interpretation of supply and demand diagrams to show the causes and consequences of price changes
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This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers:
a) PESTLE (political, economic, social, technological, legal
and environmental)
b) The changing competitive environment
c) Porter’s Five Forces
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This lesson includes a Powerpoint and a worksheet and covers:
a) Development of corporate objectives from mission
statement/corporate aims
b) Critical appraisal of mission statements/corporate aims
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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
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This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers:
a) Quality:
o control
o assurance
o circles
o Total Quality Management (TQM)
b) Continuous improvement (Kaizen)
c) Competitive advantage from quality management
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EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 2.2.3 PROMOTION (COMPLETE LESSON) 223
This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers:
Promotion:
Appropriate promotion strategies for different market segments:
advertising
sponsorship
product trials
special offers
branding
The use of technology in promotion:
targeted advertising online,
viral advertising via social media,
e-newsletters
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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
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This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet
a) SWOT analysis
o internal considerations: strengths and weaknesses
o external considerations: opportunities and threats
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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
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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
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EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 1.5.3 LEGISLATION AND BUSINESS (COMPLETE LESSON) 153
This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers:
The purpose of legislation:
Principles of consumer law: quality and consumer rights
Principles of employment law: recruitment, pay, discrimination, and health and safety
The impact of legislation on businesses:
Cost
Consequences of meeting and not meeting these obligations
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EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 1.4.1 OPTIONS FOR START UP AND SMALL BUSINESS (COMPLETE LESSON) 141
This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers:
The concept of limited liability:
● limited and unlimited liability
● the implications for the business owner(s) of limited and unlimited liability.
The types of business ownership for start-ups:
● sole trader, partnership, private limited company
● the advantages and disadvantages of each type of business ownership.
The option of starting up and running a franchise operation:
● the advantages and disadvantages of franchising.
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This lesson includes a Powerpoint and a worksheet and covers:
a) Tariffs
b) Import quotas
c) Other trade barriers:
o government legislation
o domestic subsidies
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