Revision Presentation - Globalisation & Business

This streamed revision presentation examines some of the key issues of globalisation in the context of business studies

Edexcel GCSE Business Unit 1 - Spotting a Business Opportunity Revision Quiz

Here is an interactive revision quiz for students who want some practise preparing for the Spotting a Business Opportunity topic in Edexcel GCSE Business Unit 1.  Each time you run the quiz you get ten random questions from the quiz database.

The quiz is based on a resource which can be bought from our online store.  Our Practice MCQs Resource provides the quiz not only in interactive format, but also in VLE-compliant SCORM format and a printable worksheet version.

Revising for AQA BUSS1 - Key Term Quiz Bank

We’ve updated and extented this interactive resource which students mayu find helpful as they revise their key term definitions for AQA BUSS1.  In this quiz, a random sample of 10 key BUSS1 terms is selected from the quiz database.  Students are given a definition and they must choose the correct related term by dragging it to the answer space.

Launch AQA AS Business Unit 1 Key Term Revision Bank

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Kick-start for retail business

The British Retail Consortium estimate that England’s qualification for the World Cup finals in South Africa next year could be worth £1.25 to the UK economy next year. Pubs could take an extra £30-40mn, and electrical manufacturers will get boom sales in flat-screen TV’s to those watching at home and supermarkets will sell huge quantities of food and drink to keep the blood sugar levels up and combat the nerves. Spending on world cup advertising in 2006 generated £300mn, sports kit manufacturers Umbro will be rushing to make more England shirts, and flights and package tours to South Africa are selling out fast. Could this be the news we need to combat the recession and get people spending again? The Times leader writer yesterday thought it might be; in spite of the trillions that have been spent in the last year, this could finally be the news that we need.

Not all businesses will be so happy though. In 2006 estate agents found a huge drop of interest in house buying during the World Cup, and some cinemas had to close for the month with too few visitors. Not to mention the potential effect on A level students: the tournament kicks off on 11th June, with group matches and the knock-out round of 16 lasting through the rest of that month – just when the exams will be scheduled. Best to get the revision done early……..

Revision Presentation - Managing Risk

This streamed revision presentation considers the issue of risk and what businesses can do to manage it

Revision Presentation - Business and the Environment

This streamed revision presentation takes an introductory look at environmental considerations and issues facing businesses

AQA AS Business Unit 1 - Recommended Websites (2009/10)

The AQA AS Business Unit 1 (BUSS1) specification places strong emphasis on the business start-up process. The start-up area is tremendously interesting and there is no shortage of excellent online resources that students and teachers can access to support their studies for free!.  Here is our recommended list - please add your suggestions using the comments box at the foot of the blog page.

Edexcel A2 Business Unit 4a - Brompton Bicycles

Our teacher and student revision toolkit for the Edexcel Unit 4a Pre-Release Case Study on Brompton Bicycles is now available.

Mark Tottman has provided a comprehensive analysis of the Brompton case, following the highly successful format of his previous tutor2u toolkits for the Edexcel A2 Business exams.

Some sample pages from the resource can be downloaded here:

The toolkit may not be ordered online for immediate delivery here:

Starter / Plenary Activity - The Business Studies Categories Game

Here is a business studies game that might prove popular in an end-of-year lesson or two, or perhaps as a way of getting new business students thinking about their subject…

Why businesses fail - an interview with Pepita Diamand

We featured the Wrapit business story in our AQA AS Business Unit 1 revision workshops in December 2008.  Students were asked to evaluate two alternative business start-ups - one of which turned out to be the failed wedding gift lists service Wrapit.  Now the co-founder of Wrapit has given an in-depth interview which provides a rich source of insights for our students into why businesses fail…