Blog and updates
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4 May 2017
Sophi Tranchell on the importance of external recruitment
When Sophi Tranchell joined Divine Chocolate as CEO she knew nothing about the product or the food industry, but plenty about challenging authority and about running an international business. She...
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3 May 2017
PESTLE - why it matters
This short article from the FT is worth highlighting as support for the vital need for PESTLE analysis. Jeremy Ghez is a professor of economics and international affairs at HEC Paris, a business...
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2 May 2017
Fancy a glass of gloop for lunch?
Is this a new market opportunity, feeding time-poor young professionals with a liquid lunch? Huel is a powder which is made up into a meal-replacement drink. It is a blend of vegan protein made...
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29 Apr 2017
M&S Food - a model strategic move into online delivery?
It is easy to see why M&S is focusing its strategy on food, rather than clothing. Although their clothing and homeware sales did well over Christmas 2016, they have been in steady decline for...
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23 Apr 2017
Which is the bigger business - Ford or Tesla?
There are a number of ways to measure the size of a business and most of them agree that Ford is a much larger business. But recently, Tesla overtook Ford in the measure that perhaps matters most...
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23 Apr 2017
The Big Breakfast - Delivering/ Revisiting Critical Path Analysis
This is a great starter activity that I used when teaching Network (Critical Path) Analysis.
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19 Apr 2017
Teach Exchange Rates Using Dicey Exchange Rates!
Exchange rates is always a tricky topic to make engaging, However, help is at hand!
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19 Apr 2017
Tough times for retail sales
TheBritish Retail Consortium posted figures last week for retail spending in the first quarter of the year, which show the effect of the rising cost of essentials. Spending on food rose by 1.2%,...
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18 Apr 2017
Unit Assessments for AQA A Level Business
We're almost there with the full set of Unit Assessment papers for the AQA A Level Business specification. Only Unit 3.10 left and that is arriving soon!
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18 Apr 2017
New Resources for BTEC National Business Unit 3
Our range of new digital resources to support Unit 3 of the new spec BTEC National in Business is now available for immediate download from the Business Digital Store.
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18 Apr 2017
Social media storms hit United Airlines
The response of United Airlines to the video showing a passsenger being forcibly dragged off one of their planesin Chicago was too slow, and too defensive. Dr Dan Dao had not caused any problem on...
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8 Apr 2017
McLaren and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here - the McLaren F1 team are going to take a 3D-printer with them to the Bahrain Grand Prix to enable them to print parts trackside and modify their car,...
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6 Apr 2017
Has Pepsi acted fast enough to keep its fizz?
Pepsi have gained a very high profile in the last day or so, but for all the wrong reasons as they have pulled an advert they had put out featuring Kendall Jenner. The ad shows her leaving a photo...
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4 Apr 2017
Apple, Amazon and ASOS – helping Business Studies students everywhere!
The aforementioned businesses were all in the news today to show business studies students that the stuff they learn about in class is really quite important! First up in this Hustle article, Apple...
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4 Apr 2017
Aldi and Growth: Suggested Answer for Edexcel UA 3.1-3.2 Q1(a)
Below is a suggested for Q1(a) of our Edexcel A Level Business Unit Assessment 3.1-3.2 (Business objectives and strategy/ Business growth).
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4 Apr 2017
Industrial Relations dispute at Mini over pension schemes
How much of a risk are the employees of BMW taking at the Mini plant at Cowley, Oxford? They have voted overwhelmingly to go on strike over BMW's plans to close the final salary pension scheme that...
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30 Mar 2017
Brexit means - low-cost long-haul strategy?
You may be depressed by the triggering of Article 50 today, or you may be celebrating. One thing is clear; businesses now need to look at wider alternatives than easy access to the free market of...
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29 Mar 2017
Divorce of ownership and control???
Here’s a hotel chain with an unusual USP - The Countryside Hotels group is so sure that couples who spend time together and work on their relationship at their hotels will make a success of their...
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28 Mar 2017
Tesco face the power of Shareholders over Booker deal
Tesco's are facing a shareholders' revolt. Schroders, their third biggest shareholder, have written to the Chairman and urged other shareholders to join them in opposing the deal to buy food...
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28 Mar 2017
Top tier recruitment policy for Amazon
If you want to work for Amazon (or Google, or Apple) in the tier of managing the business's strategy, don't think that you can be a high tech drop-out entrepreneur - you had better stay at...
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