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EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 1.5.5 EXTERNAL INFLUENCES (COMPLETE LESSON) 155 This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: The importance of external influences on business: possible responses by the business to changes in: technology legislation the economic climate Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 2.5.1 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURES (COMPLETE LESSON) 251 This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: Different organisational structures and when each are appropriate: Hierarchical and flat Centralised and decentralised The importance of effective communication: The impact of insufficient or excessive communication on efficiency and motivation Barriers to effective communication Different ways of working: Part time, full time and flexible hours Permanent, temporary, and freelance contracts The impact of technology on ways of working: efficiency remote working Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 2.5.3 EFFECTIVE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (COMPLETE LESSON) 253 This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: How businesses train and develop employees: Different ways of training and developing employees: formal and informal training, self-learning, ongoing training for all employees, use of target setting and performance reviews Why businesses train and develop employees: The link between training, motivation and retention Retraining to use new technology Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 2.3.4 THE SALES PROCESS (COMPLETE LESSON) 234 This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: The sales process: Product knowledge, speed and efficiency of service, customer engagement, responses to customer feedback, post-sales service The importance to businesses of providing good customer service Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 2.1.1 BUSINESS GROWTH (COMPLETE LESSON) 211 This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: Methods of business growth and their impact: Internal (organic) growth: new products (innovation, research and development), new markets (through changing the marketing mix or taking advantage of technology and/or expanding overseas) External (inorganic) growth: merger, takeover The types of business ownership for growing businesses: Public limited company (plc) Sources of finance for growing and established businesses: Internal sources: retained profit, selling assets External sources: loan capital, share capital including stock market flotation (public limited companies) Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This is a NEW BLUE FRONT SLIDE version It is a complete lesson including a PPT and a worksheet. It is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation This lesson covers the following topics: a) Contribution: selling price – variable cost per unit b) Break-even point: o total fixed costs + total variable costs = total revenue c) Using contribution to calculate the break-even point d) Margin of safety e) Interpretation of break-even charts f) Limitations of break-even analysis

This is a NEW BLUE FRONT SLIDE version It is a complete lesson including a PPT and a worksheet. It is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation This lesson covers the following topics: a) Relevance of a business plan in obtaining finance b) Interpretation of a simple cash-flow forecast and calculations based on changes in the cash-flow variables c) Use and limitations of a cash-flow forecast

This is a NEW BLUE FRONT SLIDE version It is a complete lesson including a PPT and a worksheet. It is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation This lesson covers the following topics: a) Statement of financial position (balance sheet): o measuring liquidity: calculating current ratio and acid test ratio o ways to improve liquidity b) Working capital and its management: the importance of cash

AS(7131) A-level (7132) Specifications For teaching from September 2023 onwards For as exams in May/June 2024 onwards For a-level exams in May/June 2025 onwards Version 2.0 This lesson covers: Models of organisational structure Functional Product based Regional Matrix Influences on organisational design authority span hierarchy delegation centralisation and decentralisation The value of changing organisational design How managing the human resource flow helps meet human resource objectives: human resource plan recruitment training redeployment redundancy This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

AS(7131) A-level (7132) Specifications For teaching from September 2023 onwards For as exams in May/June 2024 onwards For a-level exams in May/June 2025 onwards Version 2.0 This lesson covers: The impact of changes in the political and legal environment on strategic and functional decision making: The political and legal environment should include a broad understanding of the scope and effects of law related to competition, the labour market and environmental legislation The impact of government policy related to enterprise, the role of regulators, infrastructure, the environment and international trade This was written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

233 Managing Finance 1 PROFIT This complete lesson includes: a) Statement of comprehensive income (profit and loss account): b) Calculation of: • gross profit • operating profit • profit for the year (net profit) • measuring profitability: calculation of gross profit margin, operating profit margin, and profit for the year (net profit) margin c) Ways to increase profits • ways to improve profitability This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton at Revisionstation

AS(7131) A-level (7132) Specifications For teaching from September 2023 onwards For as exams in May/June 2024 onwards For a-level exams in May/June 2025 onwards Version 2.0 This lesson covers: How to manage supply to match demand and the value of doing so, methods include: Outsourcing (including the value of outsourcing) use of temporary and part time employees producing to order Influences on the amount of inventory held interpreting inventory control charts lead time re-order levels buffer level of inventory re-order quantities Influences on the choice of suppliers How to manage the supply chain effectively and efficiently and the value of this This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

AS(7131) A-level (7132) Specifications For teaching from September 2023 onwards For as exams in May/June 2024 onwards For a-level exams in May/June 2025 onwards Version 2.0 This lesson covers: The value of setting financial objectives to include: The concept of a return on investment Revenue, costs and profit objectives Cash flow objectives The distinction between cash flow and profit The distinction between gross profit, operating profit and profit for the year This lesson was written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and contains a comprehensive student worksheet and a teacher PowerPoint These are the topics covered in this lesson: a) Nature and purpose of critical path analysis. b) Complete and interpret simple networks to identify the critical path. c) Calculate: • earliest start time • latest finish time • total float. d) Limitations of using critical path analysis.

This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and contains a comprehensive student worksheet and a teacher PowerPoint These are the topics covered in this lesson: a) Identifying key risks through risk assessment: • natural disasters • IT systems failure • loss of key staff b) Planning for risk mitigation: • business continuity • succession planning

This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and contains a comprehensive student worksheet and a teacher PowerPoint These are the topics covered in this lesson: a) Calculate: • profitability (gross profit margin and profit for the year* / operating profit margin) • liquidity (current and acid test ratios) • gearing ratio • return on capital employed (ROCE). b) Interpret ratios to make business decisions. c) The limitations of ratio analysis.

This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and contains a comprehensive student worksheet and a teacher PowerPoint These are the topics covered in this lesson: a) Organisational culture b) Size of organisation c) Time/speed of change d) Managing resistance to change e) Transformative leadership

This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics: Importance of motivation in the workforce Benefits of a motivated workforce Staff retention High productivity Methods to motivate staff Financial methods of motivation Non-financial methods of motivation

This is a complete lesson with a teacher PowerPoint and student worksheet This lesson covers: a) Design mix: function aesthetics cost b) Changes in the elements of the design mix to reflect social trends: concern over resource depletion: designing for waste minimisation, re-use and recycling ethical sourcing

A complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation. It includes a Teacher’s PowerPoint and a Student worksheet that follows the PowerPoint. This lesson includes the following topics: a) Staff as an asset; staff as a cost b) Flexible workforce: multi-skilling part-time and temporary flexible hours and home working outsourcing c) Distinction between dismissal and redundancy d) Employer/employee relationships individual approach collective bargaining