Different types of technology used by business: ● e-commerce ● social media ● digital communication ● payment systems. How technology influences business activity in terms of: ● sales ● costs ● marketing mix.

The importance of external influences on business: ● possible responses by the business to changes in: technology, legislation, the economic climate.

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.

1.5.3 Legislation and business 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.

Powerpoints and activities for the topic of: What the marketing mix is and the importance of each element: ● price, product, promotion, place. How the elements of the marketing mix work together: ● balancing the marketing mix based on the competitive environment ● the impact of changing consumer needs on the marketing mix ● the impact of technology on the marketing mix: e-commerce, digital communication.

Ideally for Edexcel GCSE,a powerpoint complete with video examples of causes of business failure including an activity examining Bhs and M and S.

AQA Year 2 Paper 2

5.2 Key terms: Risk and certainty (Economics) 6.Key term fill in gaps with answers

AQA A Level Paper 1 June 2017 (AQA) Use the data in Figure 5 to explain how the use of debt factoring would benefit ABC Ltd. [9 marks] Answer plan framwork for above question. Markscheme available online.

Revision mind map for part of topic 5.2 Risk and certainty examining business success and failure with 2 exam style questions and key terms.

The managers of a multi-product business want to achieve a steady growth in sales. To what extent will an understanding of the product life cycle help them make effective marketing decisions? [25 marks] MArkscheme online (specimen) Essay Plan

A variety of business and economics themed posters in word to be printed in A4/3 for classroom displays

Innovation and R&D complete lessons. Including activities and examples.

Activity in which you can print the title slides and explanations of each stage in order for pupils to match them together correctly. GCSE/AS/A2 Business.

Markets Segmentation Supply and Demand Entrepreneurs Flexible Working Motivation PED/YED Recruitment 10.Tracker With answers. 10 mark assessments. Theme 1.

15 x 5 mark mini assessments covering topics across topics 1.1-1.5 Good for weekly knowledge checks with tracker. With markschemes.

20 mark essay research task looking at 2 strategies at M&S with task plan

With reference to one or two organizations you have studied, discuss how the organisational structure of each has been influenced by culture and change. (20 marks)