Test on Thursday 19th Nov

Revise the Business a) mindmap. You will have to re-draw the mindmap onto a blank sheet of paper - 10 mins.

mindmaps

Mindmap of first part of Business section:
http://www.mindomo.com/view.htm?m=242143ac256248daa35e97aa38e880fc

Second part of Business section:
http://www.mindomo.com/view.htm?m=3f2dfe88d95845f79064b613b52dac03

Examples of multinational companies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Multinational_companies

Prep over the half term

Research a franchise company that you think looks interesting (and not the obvious ones like McDonalds etc.) and produce a poster on what they do, what money is required to set up etc. and then do a little presentation to the class about your findings. You can use powerpoint if you wish. 5 mins max for the presentation.
Complete for the first week back, ideally Tuesday.

UK Franchise register

Franchise Direct UK is a dedicated resource with a wide list of businesses for sale and franchise opportunities for sale. View an impressive article index relating to franchising, franchisee success stories and more. Find your perfect franchise opportunity here.

http://www.franchisedirect.co.uk/?gclid=COSZt6iX0J0CFZoU4wodW2zFrw

Advantages of buying a franchise:
http://www.franchisedirect.co.uk/information/guidetobuyingafranchise/advantagesoffranchiseownership/52/353/

Some franchise videos:
http://www.selectyourfranchise.com/franchise-video/index.html

Which Franchise:
http://www.whichfranchise.com/

Franchise - water babies

This is a case study about a woman who chose the franchise option as the source of an idea for her new business…
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/entrepreneur/sme/article4692561.ece
http://www.waterbabies.co.uk/

Franchise quiz

Interactive quiz:
http://www.tutor2u.net/business/quiz/franchises/quiz.html

Prep for w/c 19th Oct

Fill in your 'KEY TERMS' word document by adding in the Key Terms on pages 112, 122, 142, 152 and 163. Complete this for the first Tuesday back after half term.

It is vitally important that you have a good understanding of the business terminology. I will be testing you on some of these key terms after half term. You will be expected to give definitions of some of these terms in the GCSE, so the sooner you start to learn them up the better.

I will be checking that you are keeping your document up to date.

Biz Quiz 16t Oct '09

http://www.tutor2u.net/business/bizquiz/161009/quiz.html

Biz Quiz for 9th Oct '09

Ten questions to help test whether you have been keeping up with the business news stories.
http://www.tutor2u.net/business/bizquiz/091009/quiz.html

Prep - London Stock Exchange

http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/prices-and-news/stocks/risers-and-fallers/risers-fallers.html

Sunday paper share tips:
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/investing/share-tips-and-fund-tips/article.html?in_article_id=491760&in_page_id=23

Choose 3 companies and find out their latest share price. Complete for Thursday.

Unlmited/limited liability

Some notes and tips on this important topic.

http://tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/tagged/tag/sole+trader/

Prep for w/c 5th Oct

Complete activity 2 and 4 pages 150/151 for Saturday 10th Oct

Co-operatives

"An autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic,social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise".

http://www.cooperatives-uk.coop/what

Sole traders/proprietors and partnerships

Bitesize notes: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business/aims/partnershipsrev1.shtml

Bitesize test: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gcsebitesize/business/quizengine?quiz=partnerships;templateStyle=business

Tutor2u notes: Sole traders -
http://tutor2u.net/business/gcse/organisation_sole_trader.htm

Partnerships - http://tutor2u.net/business/gcse/organisation_partnerships.htm

Prep for w/c 5th Oct

Please complete Activity 2 and 4, p.150/1 for next Thurs 8th Oct and using the links for Business Link and Bizhelp24 see if there are any extra bits of information about sole proprietors/traders and partnerships over and above what we covered in the class

Different types of legal structure for business

Business Link: http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?topicId=1073865730

Prep for w/c 28th Sept

This prep will be set on Tuesday 29th. Complete Activity 8 (questions 1-5), p.139 for Thursday. It is on the topic of Location.

Also, have a look at the Regional Development Agencies link below and look for anything interesting.

Choosing where to set up the business

Advice from Business Link:

http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?topicId=1073859128

Regional Development Agencies

http://www.englandsrdas.com/

Risking it all - Channel 4 business programme

Childhood sweethearts James and Kate Cotty were married last year, after a decade together. The couple plan to make their fortune by opening a shop in Lyndhurst, Hampshire, selling design-led gift items: everything from furniture to artwork to jewellery.
Video Link: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/risking-it-all/episode-guide/series-2/episode-4

Starting up a business

Things to think about before starting up:
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?type=RESOURCES&itemId=1075216019

Characteristics of an entrepreneur: http://www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk/live/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=48

Social enterprises

The main characteristic is:
Social Aims: They have explicit social aims such as job creation, training or the provision of local services. They have ethical values including a commitment to local capacity building, and they are accountable to their members and the wider community for their social environmental and economic impact.

The government defines social enterprises as businesses with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners.

Some well known social enterprises include:
John Lewis,
Welsh Water,
Cafédirect,
The Eden Project,
Divine Chocolate http://www.divinechocolate.com/default.aspx,
The Big Issue,
the Co-operative Group,
Duchy Originals - http://www.duchyoriginals.com/,
the London Symphony Orchestra and
Jamie Oliver's Restaurant - 15 http://www.fifteen.net/Pages/default.aspx.

Prep for w/c 14th Sept

Produce a KEY TERMS document using word and a table and type up the key terms on page 112 and the relevant ones from p.122

Do some research on some other Social Enterprises and produce a poster about to go up in the class - which outlines what the company does and how it contributes to the betterment of society.

Prep for w/c 7th Sept

Why do you want to study business studies? To be handed in Thursday 10th

Read p.104-108 and the Exam questions p.110,111 for Sat 12th

Growing a business

Tutor2u notes: http://tutor2u.net/business/gcse/organisation_growing_a_business.htm

Mindmap of Part 2 - Business

Mindmap showing the following:
Sectors, business objectives, stakeholders, growth and location of business.

http://mindomo.com/view.htm?m=242143ac256248daa35e97aa38e880fc

Business stakeholders

Powerpoint notes: http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/TheoryNotes/Module%201/PdfNoPrint/05_Stakeholders.pdf

Stakeholders hangman: http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/Activities/Module1/Stakeholders/StakeholdersHangman/Stakeholders%20Hangman.htm

Stakeholders penalty shootout: http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/Activities/Module1/Stakeholders/StakeholdersPenalty/Stakeholders.html

Business objectives

Powerpoint presentation: http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/TheoryNotes/Module%201/PdfNoPrint/06_Objectives.pdf

Bized mindmap: http://www.bized.co.uk/educators/16-19/business/strategy/presentation/busobjectives2map.gif

Tutor2u notes: http://tutor2u.net/business/gcse/organisation_aims_objectives.htm

Business activity sectors

Notes on the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors.
http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/TheoryNotes/Module%201/PdfNoPrint/04_Business_Activity.pdf

More notes: http://docs.paperless-school.com/PrimarySecondaryAndTertiaryBusinessSectors

BBC Bitesize notes: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business/aims/aimsactivitiesrev2.shtml

BBC Bitesize test: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gcsebitesize/business/quizengine?quiz=aimsactivities;templateStyle=business

Welcome to Business Studies

Starting a business (tutor2u notes): http://tutor2u.net/business/gcse/organisation_starting_a_business.htm

Startups.co.uk : http://www.startups.co.uk/