Surveys in the news - some useful cautionary advice

I came across this excellent recent series on the BBC website which encourages us to take news stories based on surveys and statistics with a large pinch of salt…

Cutting capacity to weather the housing slump

There was a great example last week of how to cut fixed costs and capacity to meet a sudden decrease in demand…

Job losses become a core part of business strategy

Major companies are planning job losses during 2008 and 2009 as a core part of their strategy to handle the economic downturn…

BTEC First versus GCSE Business

A recent tutor2u survey suggests that many business departments are looking at swtiching from GCSE Business to BTEC First in Business.  Anecdotal evidence from AQA examiners in summer 2008 suggests that candidate numbers for GCSE are down too.  So what are the arguments for and against offering BTEC First?  Have your say in our Latte Magazine special feature..

Chelsea FC and Business Students - A Request for Help

tutor2u has been engaged by Chelsea FC to produce a new suite of learning resources and activities to support Business Studies, focusing initially on Level 2 (e.g. GCSE, BTEC First) courses.  We’d appreciate your help in shaping the content and style of these resources by completing this brief survey form.  Personalised Chelsea Home Shirts are on offer to two lucky survey respondents…

FT Global Brands Survey

The Financial Times has recently published its annual global brands survey - the results are available here and can be downloaded as an excel spreadsheet.

Belt tightening puts consumer spending under pressure

A key economic indicator for business students to understand is consumer spending.  The amount that households spend on goods and services is an important driver of demand for most businesses we study, so a major change in consumer spending growth is a significant change in the economic environment.