Breakeven exercise - cosmetic surgery while you wait
Here is an exercise in breakeven analysis on Jordan and Peter’s new business idea that you can use with your students. It also covers market analysis (AQA AS Unit 1)...
read more...»A couple of quick starter quizzes on Dragons Den
If your students need a quick break from the demands of the drier parts of business studies, try this crossword and word search based on the UK version of Dragons Den
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Dragons Den Returns for Series 6
Monday 21 July 2008, 9 p.m. on BBC1 marks the return of Dragons Den for what is bound to be a popular 6th series. Lots of material for business teachers and students, including this cool online game which allows students to answer tough questions from the Dragons…
read more...»Kelloggs Starter Quiz - Match the Products
Here is a quick interactive game that could be used as a starter exercise with GCSE Business students - particularly those preparing the Kelloggs Case Study (AQA Unit 3132).
read more...»Which business location is this? A simple starter activity
I’m a big fan of the free Google Earth. Here’s a suggestion for how it might be used as a simple starter or research activity in a business lesson.
read more...»New profiles of Britain’s top young entrepreneurs
The Daily Telegraph is running an interesting series of articles that profile the 40 richest young entrepreneurs in the UK.
read more...»Name that Entrepreneur - Interactive Quiz
Here are ten photos of well-known business people. Can you correctly identify all ten using the clues provided?
An A to Z of UK High Street Retailers
Here’s a little exercise that your students might find interesting. The challenge is to come up with an A to Z of well-known retailers operating in the UK. The task is much harder when done alone and without research materials (aka wikipedia). It would make a good timed group exercise. Which group can complete the list first? Or which group can complete the most letters with legitimate retailers in a specific time (e.g. ten minutes).
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