Toyota Skydrive
Flying cars - whyever not? Cartivator is a group of 30 volunteers in Japan, who so far have used crowdfunding to finance their development of the Skydrive flying car. Their work is based on drone...
Several teachers have contacted me over the past few days asking if they can buy our Practice Paper 3 on its own, as opposed to buying the entire Edexcel A Level Business Paper 3 Pre-release...
Will there be a post-Brexit wage boom?
One of the reasons given by many who voted to leave the EU was that free movement of labour within the union led to lower wages in the UK. This is because a greater supply of labour means that the...
Is Liverpool FC cannibalising its own market?
For the big football clubs in the Premier League, China presents a massive opportunity. The fast-growing aspirant middle class in China, with disposable income to spare, are on the lookout for...
This is the second in a series of blogs that provides teachers with some ready to use activities that can be used in lessons as students prepare to take their first set of linear exams This...
“If you own a car in India, you’ve arrived in life,” says Arun Malhotra, country head for Nissan. This is a great article from the FT for analysing this international market. First, looking at...
Ex-Waitrose boss on how to improve productivity
The productivity gap is one of the big issues in business and economics at the moment. Mark Price, the former managing director of Waitrose discusses in this interview his ideas for how to get a...
Join Jim Riley & Graham Prior at Vue Cinema, Westfield Stratford City on Tuesday (9th) or Wednesday (10th) May for a day of revision for AQA/Edexcel A Level Business.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
This is a great starter activity that I used when teaching Network (Critical Path) Analysis.
Teach Exchange Rates Using Dicey Exchange Rates!
Exchange rates is always a tricky topic to make engaging, However, help is at hand!
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%,...
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!
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.
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...
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,...