As you may know. I'm a big fan of the organisational culture at Ikea. It is a fabulous case study in how a strong culture can be a sustainable competitive advantage for a business.
BUSS1 - Revision Quizzes
We've now updated all our revision quizzes to support students preparing for BUSS1. Each quiz is listed below. Have fun testing your knowledge and understanding by working through them all - and...
Developing BUSS4 Exam Skills: Lessons Learned from June 2014
There's no doubt that BUSS4 is a challenging paper, not the least being the challenge of constructing two well-argued and evidenced essays that get right to the heart of what the questions are...
Holland and Barrett take on the Supermarkets
Holland and Barrett is planning to take on the supermarkets with the launch of its first Free From concept store, Holland and Barret More.
Developing BUSS3 Exam Skills: Lessons Learned from June 2014
BUSS3 is a challenging paper consisting of 4 questions with the last question being worth 34 marks. What makes this paper different from the other three papers is the amount of data in the...
Amazing Video for Innovation and Technology: Formula 1 Pit Stops
Just seen this amazing, amazing video today which would be perfect as a starter on innovation, technology and competitive advantage.
Developing BUSS2 Exam Skills: Lessons Learned from June 2014
BUSS2 is worth 60% of AS and 30% of A level and is therefore a crucial exam.What can we learn about BUSS2 from last year's examiners report?
Developing Exam Skills: BUSS1: Lessons Learned from May 2014
As BUSS1 approaches, what can we learn from the exam in May 2014?A quick look at the examiner's report, as usual, provides us with some fascinating insight and advice
AS Business Studies - Revision Webinars
Last night I hosted two free AS Business Studies revision webinars on calculating profit, contribution and break-even and measuring and increasing profit.
A recording of each of these webinars...
AS Business Studies - Revision Webinars
The tutor2u Business Studies team is once again running a programme of short, free revision webinars to support AS Business students in their final exam preparation.We list the scheduled webinar...
Inflation Falls and Pound Gains in Strength
At the time of writing this (April 2015) the rate of inflation in the UK is 0% and sterling stands at a seven year high against the Euro, at £1 = €1.35. The Euro has seen a fall in its value over a...
Slim Line Profits Lead to New Type of Gym
Only 13% of consumers in the UK currently use a gym. The other 87% of consumers have a variety of reasons for abstaining, including falling real incomes, reduced leisure time and a concern that...
Transfer Window Closed – Takeover Season Begins!
Unlike the football market, there is no transfer or takeover window in business. However, it seemed that as soon as the football window had closed, there was a switch in media focus to large scale...
Battle of the Supermarkets
The Queen's grocer, Fortnum and Mason, may well have seen increased profits this year, but for the United Kingdom's major supermarkets, this is a challenging time. Download this article from...
Online sales drive White Van Man's demand
Here's a neat example of derived demand, or the knock-on effect of rising sales in one market lifting sales of a related good. As the BBC News site reports, the online sales in the UK are...
BUSS1 - Market Size, Share and Growth Calculations
BUSS1: Ten Top Tips for Exam Success
Here are our ten top tips for getting BUSS1 right first time:
Developing BUSS1 and BUSS2 Exam Skills - Effective Use of the Case Study with Mr P Pocus!
A virtual 'doff of the hat' to Claire Hazell (Bushey Meads School) for telling me of this brilliant technique which her students came up with during a recent revision lesson.
AQA BUSS4 Revision Presentations
Our BUSS4 blog has a series of streamed revision presentations which students may find helpful in supporting their studies ahead of the exam. They are listed below:
BUSS1 and BUSS2 – Common Misconceptions
With BUSS1 and BUSS2 literally 'in the post' I thought it would be useful to write about some common misconceptions that often appear in students exam papers. Although most of the marks in BUSS1...