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