http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/ en tutor2u.net Copyright 2012 2012-02-12T11:47:19+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/qa-rapid-revision-guides-for-business-economics http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/qa-rapid-revision-guides-for-business-economics#When:07:00:12Z Our series of Rapid Revision Q&A Guides is now extended to 14 units covering a range of Business Studies and Economics specifications.  Details below of the current range and how to order: EXAM BOARD SUPPORT, AS & A2 Business, OCR F291, OCR F292, OCR F293, OCR F297, GCSE Business, Edexcel GCSE Business, TEACHING BUSINESS, 2011-11-10T07:00:12+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/lesson-worksheet-stakeholders-in-a-business http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/lesson-worksheet-stakeholders-in-a-business#When:02:55:35Z This lesson worksheet addresses the key topic of stakeholders in a business.  Who are the internal and external stakeholders?  What is the difference between shareholders and stakeholders?  To what extent might stakeholders have different and conflicting objectives? Download lesson worksheet on stakeholders BUSINESS THEMES, Aims and Objectives, EXAM BOARD SUPPORT, AS & A2 Business, AQA BUSS2, OCR F291, GCSE Business, AQA GCSE Business, Edexcel GCSE Business, OCR GCSE Business, TEACHING BUSINESS, Lesson Worksheets, 2011-10-07T02:55:35+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/applying-for-a-franchise http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/applying-for-a-franchise#When:22:28:55Z Writing a good assignment or homework is not an easy task. Text books rarely offer anything that is challenging or interesting enough. I am extremely grateful to Jon Mace’s recent blog on Jaguar Land Rover which I used as homework for my Year 12 pupils. The articles were great and all the pupils produced some of their best work so far. I have been teaching Franchising recently and in an attempt to avoid a standard discussion of the advantages and disadvantages to the Franchisee and Franchisor (yawn!) I came up with the attached assignment. BUSINESS THEMES, Business Strategy, Enterprise and Startups, Small Businesses, EXAM BOARD SUPPORT, AS & A2 Business, OCR F291, 2011-10-06T22:28:55+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/revision-presentation-adding-value http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/revision-presentation-adding-value#When:17:01:00Z This revision presentation examines the concept of adding value - the ways in which a business can achieve revenues that are higher than the cost of the inputs into the production or operations process. BUSINESS THEMES, Business Strategy, Customer Service, Enterprise and Startups, Marketing, Small Businesses, EXAM BOARD SUPPORT, AS & A2 Business, AQA BUSS1, Edexcel Unit 1, OCR F291, REVISION PRESENTATIONS, 2011-09-07T17:01:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/adding-value-turning-waste-into-gold http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/adding-value-turning-waste-into-gold#When:19:28:00Z Good quality potatoes make great potato chips or crisps.  But what do you with the smaller or mis-shapen potatoes which fail the raw material quality test for a premium crisp brand?  Simple, you use them to create a premium brand of vodka… BUSINESS THEMES, Marketing, Small Businesses, EXAM BOARD SUPPORT, AS & A2 Business, AQA BUSS1, OCR F291, TEACHING BUSINESS, Video Case Studies, 2011-08-25T19:28:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/tutor2u-launches-new-resources-for-ocr-as-business-studies http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/tutor2u-launches-new-resources-for-ocr-as-business-studies#When:13:55:00Z I’m delighted to announce the forthcoming publication (in early September 2011) of two new comprehensive digital course companions for OCR AS Business Studies Units F291 and F292.  Some brief details below… EXAM BOARD SUPPORT, AS & A2 Business, OCR F291, OCR F292, TEACHING BUSINESS, 2011-07-21T13:55:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/ocr-gce-business-unit-f291-rapid-revision-qa-guide http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/ocr-gce-business-unit-f291-rapid-revision-qa-guide#When:21:33:00Z This was a 2011 academic year best-seller from our collection of rapid revision Q&A guides for OCR GCE Business and Economics.  Written by Richard Young, the Unit F291 (Introduction to Business ) Revision Q&A guides students through all the key content of the OCR Unit F291 specification through a series of guided revision questions. Download a sample of the Unit F291 Revision Q&A Download an order form Order direct online from the tutor2u store EXAM BOARD SUPPORT, AS & A2 Business, OCR F291, TEACHING BUSINESS, 2011-07-14T21:33:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/video-case-study-enterprise-at-the-sharp-end http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/video-case-study-enterprise-at-the-sharp-end#When:11:16:00Z Market trading.  You’ve seen it on various tasks on The Apprentice.  And the value of sales at the UK’s 1,000+ outdoor markets is estimated at over £3.6bn.  So perhaps it is not surprise that increasing numbers of people are looking to make their first step into enterprise by setting up a stall in a local market.  The problem is that running a viable market stall is no easy task.  The typical customer at a local market is feeling the pinch and you also need to develop some sharp entrepreneurial skills to make the stall a success. This excellent three minute video from Jenny Hill of BBC Breakfast takes us behind the scenes at a market in the Midlands to meet some of the experienced traders.  Can a new training scheme help budding entrepreneurs make their fledgling businesses a success? BUSINESS THEMES, Enterprise and Startups, Retailing, Small Businesses, EXAM BOARD SUPPORT, AS & A2 Business, AQA BUSS1, Edexcel Unit 1, OCR F291, GCSE Business, AQA GCSE Business, Edexcel GCSE Business, BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Business, TEACHING BUSINESS, Video Case Studies, 2010-11-27T11:16:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/entrepreneur-video-an-interview-with-fraser-doherty http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/entrepreneur-video-an-interview-with-fraser-doherty#When:21:38:00Z A terrific interview with Fraser Doherty here.  Fraser has become well known not just for his superb Superjam product, but also for his community activities (the tea parties being one example) and his enthusiasm for meeting teachers and students as a guest visitor to schools.  The video is well worth showing as part of AQA (GCSE Unit 1 & BUSS1) and Edexcel (GCSE Unit 1). BUSINESS THEMES, Enterprise and Startups, Marketing, Small Businesses, EXAM BOARD SUPPORT, AS & A2 Business, AQA BUSS1, Edexcel Unit 1, OCR F291, GCSE Business, AQA GCSE Business, Edexcel GCSE Business, TEACHING BUSINESS, Video Case Studies, 2010-10-10T21:38:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/business-structure-in-the-uk-the-rise-of-micro-companies http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/business-structure-in-the-uk-the-rise-of-micro-companies#When:13:02:00Z Here’s a term that ought to find itself into the next editions of the traditional business studies textbooks - micro-companies.  Of course, it won’t (maybe in 2020) but it should.  Because in the last five years there has been an increase of over 250,000 in their number in Britain. BUSS4 RESEARCH, BUSS4 2010 - UK Recession, BUSINESS THEMES, Business Organisation, Enterprise and Startups, Small Businesses, EXAM BOARD SUPPORT, AS & A2 Business, AQA BUSS1, Edexcel Unit 1, OCR F291, GCSE Business, AQA GCSE Business, Edexcel GCSE Business, BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Business, 2010-09-21T13:02:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/lesson-worksheet-franchises http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/lesson-worksheet-franchises#When:15:43:00Z Here is a lesson worksheet that enables you to test student’s understanding of the basics of franchises as a form of business organisation. Download lesson worksheet on franchises BUSINESS THEMES, Business Organisation, EXAM BOARD SUPPORT, AS & A2 Business, AQA BUSS1, Edexcel Unit 1, OCR F291, GCSE Business, AQA GCSE Business, Edexcel GCSE Business, TEACHING BUSINESS, Lesson Worksheets, 2010-08-09T15:43:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/lesson-worksheet-enterprise-entrepreneurs http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/lesson-worksheet-enterprise-entrepreneurs#When:09:05:01Z This new lesson worksheet allows students to test their understanding of the role of the entrepreneur. Download lesson worksheet on enterprise & entrepreneurs BUSINESS THEMES, Enterprise and Startups, EXAM BOARD SUPPORT, AS & A2 Business, AQA BUSS1, Edexcel Unit 1, OCR F291, GCSE Business, AQA GCSE Business, Edexcel GCSE Business, OCR GCSE Business, BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Business, TEACHING BUSINESS, Lesson Worksheets, 2010-08-09T09:05:01+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/essential-business-reading http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/essential-business-reading#When:10:46:00Z Rachel Bridge (Enterprise Editor of the Sunday Times) has long been regarded as one of the UK’s best writers on business & enterprise.  Her weekly columns (now sadly hidden behind Rupert’s paywall) provide detailed and realistic insights into the challenges and frustrations, as well as the upsides, of starting and growing a business. However, Rachel’s new book - How to make a Million Before Lunch - has really raised the bar in terms of providing a blueprint for budding entrepreneurs.  It is perhaps the most insightful and useful book yet written on how to start and build a business.  It should be compulsory reading not only for entrepreneurs, but also for everyone concerned with teaching and studying business startups. BUSINESS THEMES, Business Strategy, Enterprise and Startups, Finance & Accounting, Marketing, Small Businesses, EXAM BOARD SUPPORT, AS & A2 Business, AQA BUSS1, Edexcel Unit 1, OCR F291, GCSE Business, TEACHING BUSINESS, 2010-08-05T10:46:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/entrepreneurs-live-2010-the-enterprise-event-for-students-in-2010 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/entrepreneurs-live-2010-the-enterprise-event-for-students-in-2010#When:10:32:00Z I’m delighted to announce the initial details of our student enrichment event for Autumn 2010 - Entrepreneurs LIVE! 2010. The event is being held at two of our favourite venues: London Westfield (Vue Cinema) - Monday 15 November 2010 Salford Lowry Mall (Vue Cinema) - Ruesday 16 November 2010 Entrepreneurs LIVE! 2010 will be a fantastic student enrichment day for students taking part in Global Entrepreneurship Week 2010.  It will also be invaluable for ALL BUSINESS STUDENTS who need to develop their underdstanding of how successful businesses are started and grown. The programme will provide your students with the insights, ideas and inspirations from some of the UK’s top entrepreneurs…and also give them the chance to compete for spot prizes by taking our business challenge quizzes and pitching business ideas to the audience. I’m delighted that two of our speakers (for both London and Manchester) have already been confirmed…. BUSINESS THEMES, Enterprise and Startups, Small Businesses, Social Enterprise, EXAM BOARD SUPPORT, AS & A2 Business, AQA BUSS1, OCR F291, GCSE Business, AQA GCSE Business, Edexcel GCSE Business, OCR GCSE Business, BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Business, BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Business, TEACHING BUSINESS, 2010-07-01T10:32:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/primary-v-secondary-market-research-for-a-startup http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/primary-v-secondary-market-research-for-a-startup#When:10:13:05Z A very useful article on Startup Donut examines the differences between primary and secondary market research for a start-up.  Ideal for everyone preparing for BUSS1 and similar exams in Jan + great for Edexcel & AQA GCSE Unit 1. Well worth a read - here BUSINESS THEMES, Enterprise and Startups, Marketing, Small Businesses, EXAM BOARD SUPPORT, AS & A2 Business, AQA BUSS1, Edexcel Unit 1, OCR F291, GCSE Business, AQA GCSE Business, Edexcel GCSE Business, 2009-12-04T10:13:05+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/exam-board-resources http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/exam-board-resources#When:20:53:00Z Exam board specific materials will be added to the relevant subject blog categories EXAM BOARD SUPPORT, AS & A2 Business, AQA BUSS1, AQA BUSS2, AQA BUSS3, AQA BUSS4, Edexcel Unit 1, Edexcel Unit 2a, Edexcel Unit 2b, Edexcel Unit 3, Edexcel Unit 4a, OCR F291, OCR F292, OCR F293, OCR F294, OCR F295, OCR F296, OCR F297, GCSE Business, AQA GCSE Business, Edexcel GCSE Business, ICAA / CCEA GCSE Business, OCR GCSE Business, BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Business, BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Business, 2009-04-05T20:53:00+00:00