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24 Oct 2017
Business Bellwork Activity: Equation
Equation is a great activity that can be used for bellwork, as a starter or as a plenary. The concept is extremely simple. Students need to write an equation to demonstrate a specific subject topic...
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24 Oct 2017
Can Lidl Disrupt the US Grocery Market?
German supermarket Lidl has opened up a number of stores in the US.
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21 Oct 2017
Halo Top Scoops Market Share from Dominant Brands
Magnum, Ben & Jerry’s and Häagen-Dazs are all iconic ice cream brands. But now a low fat, low sugar, high protein competitor is making a serious dent in the market share of established products.
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19 Oct 2017
The Biz Quiz - 18 October 2017
The 7th Biz Quiz of this year and the last before half-term! Good luck!
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18 Oct 2017
Facebook trying to be nicer, tbh
Facebook's purchase of embryonic app tbh makes a lot of sense. First, it follows the classic strategy of buying up a potential competitor in order to remove it as a threat. Facebook learned that...
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17 Oct 2017
Bombardier fights back
How can Bombardier, plane manufacturer and Northern Ireland's biggest employer, fight back against a new tariff of 300% being imposed on its exports to the US? Calling in the strategic and...
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16 Oct 2017
Just Eat and Hungry House - Takeover Cleared
The proposed £200m takeover of Hungry House by Just Eat looks like it can proceed after the deal was given provisional clearance by the Competition and Markets Authority.
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16 Oct 2017
Economies of Sail - Scale Reduces the Unit Costs of Offshore Wind Power
The cost of wind-generated power is falling rapidly and there is a simple reason - wind turbines are getting bigger!
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16 Oct 2017
Product Innovation Finds Commercial Uses for Greenhouse Gas!
With all the concern about CO2 emissions, this article from the BBCprovides encouragement to those of us who believe in the capacity of product innovation to provide solutions!
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16 Oct 2017
CSR in the Public Sector - Chocolate Bars Banned in Hospitals
It's easy to forget that the NHS is the largest employing organisation in the UK with around 1.3 million employees.
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16 Oct 2017
Teaching Business with the Chuckle Brothers
I'm a huge fan of the Chuckle Brothers, especially Chucklevision. One of their 'better' episodes out of their 'back catalogue' of 292 shows is I Scream Men' and the first 7 minutes is pure Business...
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16 Oct 2017
Resource of the Week - AQA and Edexcel A Level Business
The most popular A Level Business resource downloads this week are Unit Assessments. The Unit Assessment concept is simple. Exam standard and exam style questions covering a specific unit of the...
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16 Oct 2017
External recruitment and loyalty
An article by the FT's Management Editor last week shines a light on issues from the HR side of the syllabus. It centres on the changing workplace, particularly for young managers who have the...
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16 Oct 2017
Edexcel A Level Business Unit Assessment - Unit 1.5
We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of our latest Unit Assessment for Edexcel A Level Business.
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16 Oct 2017
Investing in a Takeover - Automation the Key To Improved Competitiveness at Cadbury's
This new video from the FT is business gold!
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16 Oct 2017
Gin - mother's ruin or entrepreneur's delight?
This video report from FT.com covers the phenomenal rise in the number of craft gin brands in the last couple of years. Plenty of pubs and bars now have a special menu of different gins, many of...
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15 Oct 2017
Fox's Biscuits and Inflation - Worked Answer for Edexcel Unit Assessment 2.4/ 2.5
Below is a worked answer for question 1(a) of our Edexcel Unit Assessment 2.4 & 2.5 - Resource Management and External Influences.
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13 Oct 2017
Cashless and Staffless Stores
Is this the future of retail? BBC World Business visits China to see e-commerce businesses looking to disrupt traditional retail models. Consider the cost and demand-side factors influencing this...
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13 Oct 2017
AQA/ Edexcel A Level Bellwork/ Revision Activity - Variance Analysis
I posted this activity in May for teachers to use as part of a revision lesson but its also ideal to use at the start of a Year 2 lesson as a bellwork activity, ensuring that students are...
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11 Oct 2017
The Biz Quiz - 11 October 2017
10 questions on the business news over the last 7 days. Can you get all 10 correct?
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