Calculation Practice Sheets for Edexcel A Level Business
Our two comprehensive collections of Calculation Practice Sheets for Edexcel A Level Business provide superb lesson activities, homework and revision material for the quantitative elements of the...
Join Us for A Level Business CPD During September 2016!
We've got two resource-intensive CPD courses for A Level Business teaching colleagues during September 2016.
Marketing Strategy: A&F Struggles To Reposition Itself With Ex-Teenagers
This superb article from Bloomberg Businessweek is packed with marketing strategy less golddust.
Takeover Strategy: Can Wimpy Move Upmarket with GBK Takeover?
Upmarket burger chain GBK (Gourmet Burger Kitchen) is now to be owned by the same business as Wimpy following a £120m takeover.
Samsung Recalls the Flagship Galaxy Note 7 - Just Weeks After Launch
More than one million of Samsung's flagship new smartphone - the Galaxy Note 7 - have been sold in 10 countries since its launch two weeks ago. Now they all have to be returned and sales elsewhere...
CSR & Ethics: Apple and the EU Battle Over Tax Avoidance
A huge story this one with far-reaching implications for multinationals. I highly recommend that students follow this over the coming weeks and months - it is likely to be hugely useful in exams...
The new academic year is nearly here and AQA centres will soon be tackling the second year of the new specification.
How Nordic Companies Exploit Global Niche Markets
The relentless pace of globalisation makes it hard to compete in global mass markets unless a firm is highly efficient and able to benefit from economies of scale.
The Growth of Global Chat Apps Exploiting Global Niches
A great article here from the BBC showcasing the rapid global growth of chat apps.
China Enters the Global Aircraft Engine Market
Watch out General Electric, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls Royce. The Chinese have decided to start making aircraft engines.
Pressure Groups Who Changed the Strategy of Multinationals
Can pressure groups really change the way multinational businesses act? This excellent piece from in The Guardian highlights examples of social and environmental campaigns that pressured companies...
Stocks and Shares Explained - Lesson Resource
This is a really simple and clear explanation of how stocks and shares work - from the point of view of a shareholder.
Brilliant Starter Activity - What Happens in an Internet Minute!
I saw this amazing infographic on twitter over the weekend that shows what happens in an internet minute. Its absolutely staggering!
Prada Changes its Marketing Mix
A topical example here of a necessary change in the marketing mix to support a new marketing strategy.
This looks like a really interesting example of a joint venture between two global multinational businesses - GSK and Alphabet (the parent company of Google).
More Focus for Dave Lewis & Tesco as Bakery Diversification Ended
Step by step, Tesco CEO Dave Lewis is retrenching back from the failed diversification strategies of his predecessors. This time it is the sale by Tesco of a bakery chain it bought.
Retrenchment at Frankie & Benny's
One of the UK's largest restaurant operators has decided to close down a substantial number of under-performing locations.
Watch out Uber and Alphabet (Google). The WSJ reports here that Singapore has became the first country in the world to launch a self-driving taxi service, beating ride-hailing giant Uber T to...
What's It Like to be an Uber Driver
This investigative video from Channel 4 explores the issues facing some of the 30,000 Uber driversmaking themselves available in London. Lots of interesting issues raised, including business ethics!
Global Joint Ventures - Uber Partners with Volvo
A great example here of the use of a joint venture. The motivation for this one - between Uber and Volvo - the race to develop driverless cars.