Prep - to be completed for Thursday 3rd Dec

Please complete PLACE. Make sure you include photo evidence to back up what you are saying.

More recruitment tips from ACAS

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service advice:

http://www.acas.org.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=268&p=0

Job Centre tips on Interviews

Some very useful and practical advice:

http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/stellent/groups/jcp/documents/sitestudio/dev_015516.pdf

Mindmap of People

http://www.mindomo.com/view.htm?m=2ec2e0e20b9348e6a0b66c752cfbcaa8

Biz Quiz - Nov 13th

http://www.tutor2u.net/business/bizquiz/131109/quiz.html

Business link on 'employing people'

http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?topicId=1073858914

CVs

Advice on how to write a cv:

http://www.businessballs.com/curriculum.htm

Interviews

Some interesting questions designed to get you stressed and hot under the collar.
http://www.businessballs.com/interviews.htm#stress%20and%20pressure%20interviews%20questions

More questions:
http://www.jobinterviewquestions.org/questions/interview-questions.asp

Punchy tips for doing well in interviews.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XvuZY3DWtIY

Prep for w/c 19th Oct

Continue with the T mobile coursework. Start looking at the first of the 4Ps of the marketing mix - PRICE. Make use of the theory about the different pricing strategies and see if you can relate any of these to T mobile. Can you think of any ways they may improve on their Pricing?

Complete for Tues 20th Oct.

Prep for w/c 12th Oct

Complete for Thursday 15th Oct. Tidy up your Aim (including the official title). This will be a work in progress, because as the coursework proceeds you will add in more detail about the methodology.

Also, do a section entitled Background - and do not just copy/paste from wikipedia/T mobile website. Probably not more than a page.

Q&A about starting a business

tutor2u question and answers: http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/C368/

Balance sheet

tutor2u notes: http://tutor2u.net/business/gcse/finance_balance_sheet.htm

Bitesize notes:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business/finance/solvencyrev1.shtml

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

Prep w/c 6th Oct

Complete the Aim for T mobile for Thursday 8th Oct

Prep for w/c 28th Sept

Exam practice questions p.87 Q a, b and e. Complete for Thursday 30th Sept

Mindmap of Accounts and Finance

http://www.mindomo.com/view.htm?m=d48255fd68c240d499221bdac59620ef

Prep w/c 21st Sept

Look over your text book on Profit and Loss p.82-84 and other points about this topic on the blog for Thursday

Profit - what it is and how to improve it

Presentation: http://www.tutor2u.net/business/presentations/accounts/profitlossaccount/default.html

Profit and Loss account: http://www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk/live/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59&Itemid=52

Online question: Annie's seeds: http://www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk/live/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35&Itemid=23

Sam Witch: http://www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk/live/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35&Itemid=23

Prep - w/c 14th Sept

Cashflow Practice questions a and b p.80 for Friday 18th Sept. Use exel and print out please.

Business link - cash flow

http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?type=RESOURCES&itemId=1073791119

Presentation cash flow

Cash flow (unit 1 section 3 and remember to pause the slide):
http://www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk/live/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=33

How to improve cash flow (unit 3 section 3):
http://www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk/live/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=33

BBC Bitesize - cash flow

Notes:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business/finance/cashflowrev2.shtml

Test yourself: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gcsebitesize/business/quizengine?quiz=cashflow;templateStyle=business

BBC Bitesize - sources of finance

Notes:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business/finance/sourcesoffinancerev1.shtml

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

Prep for w/c 7th Sept

Read over the Sources of finance handout for tomorrow 11th Sept

Complete Exam Practice question 2 only p.73 for next Tuesday 15th Sept

Complete the 10 questionnaires and return for next lesson (Tues 15th )

Video - costs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VwWOLn-0cs&feature=channel_page

Video - Cash flow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0exkKuTau9c&feature=channel_page

Video - Profit and Revenue

The difference between revenue and profit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eppn70CSrAQ&feature=channel_page

Video - Financial ratios

Video showing how to work out Gross Profit Margin. Net Profit Margin and Return on Capital employed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANJcowGuWMk&feature=channel_page

Sources of finance powerpoint

http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/TheoryNotes/Module%205/PDF/05%20Sources%20of%20Finance.pdf

Sources of finance online quizzes

Drag and drop quiz: http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/Activities/Module5/SourcesOfFinance/SourcesofFinanceDragDrop/frame.htm

Battleships quiz: http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/Activities/Module5/SourcesOfFinance/BattleFinanceSources/sink.html

Penalty shoot-out: http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/Activities/Module5/SourcesOfFinance/SourcesofFinancePenalty/Sources%20of%20Finance.html

Fling the teacher quiz: http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/Activities/Module5/SourcesOfFinance/SourcesofFinanceFling/SourcesOfFinance.html

Fill in the gaps: http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/Activities/Module5/SourcesOfFinance/FinanceGapsFillIn/frame.htm

Word search: http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/Activities/Module5/SourcesOfFinance/FinancingGrowthWS/FinancingGrowth.html

Biz Quiz - 22nd June '09

http://www.tutor2u.net/business/bizquiz/220609/quiz.html

Dragon's Den

Example of a couple turning down the dragon's investment
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dragonsden/entrepreneurs/


Cuddle dry
http://www.cuddledry.com/

The Biz Quiz - 13th June

Online quiz on current business issues.

http://www.tutor2u.net/business/bizquiz/130609/quiz.html

Tutor2u notes on Sources of finance

1. Why businesses need finance.
http://tutor2u.net/business/gcse/downloads/finance_why_needed.pdf

2. Choosing the right source of finance.
http://tutor2u.net/business/gcse/downloads/finance_choosing_right_sources.pdf

3. Bank loans and overdrafts
http://tutor2u.net/business/gcse/downloads/finance_bank_loans_overdrafts.pdf

4. Equity (shares) finance
http://tutor2u.net/business/gcse/downloads/finance_equity_shares.pdf

5. Other external sources of finance
http://tutor2u.net/business/gcse/downloads/finance_other_external_finance.pdf

Lloyds TSB advice on Financing your business

Growing a business may well involve consuming financial resources faster than profits can replenish them, and many otherwise healthy businesses fail because they run out of cash. These guides help you avoid cashflow crises and ensure your business is adequately financed.

http://www.lloydstsbbusiness.com/support/businessguides/financing.asp

smallbusiness.co.uk advice on startup finance

Lots of links about raising startup finance.

http://www.smallbusiness.co.uk/

Mindmap - Accounts and Finance

Mindmap showing sources of finance

http://mindomo.com/view.htm?m=d48255fd68c240d499221bdac59620ef

BBC Bitesize notes & test on 'Sources of Finance'

Notes:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business/finance/sourcesoffinancerev1.shtml

Test:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gcsebitesize/business/quizengine?quiz=sourcesoffinance;templateStyle=business

OCR GCSE Business Studies syllabus

See pages 17- 21 for details of what you should know.

http://www.ocr.org.uk/Data/publications/key_documents/cquartetOCRTempFileSnH4cRh7RY.pdf

Bizhelp 24 notes on Business Finance

http://www.bizhelp24.com/business-finance/2.html

Business angels

Outside Investment Finance - Business Angels
If you need business finance but are not able to raise enough money through loans or other methods; then looking to outside investors is an increasingly common prospect for small and medium sized businesses.

http://www.bizhelp24.com/business-finance/outside-investment-finance---business-angels.html

BBC video on how a business angel helped a group of divers looking for sunken treasure.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8015640.stm

BBC Panorama - could the banks be more supportive of small businesses?

Business dragon Theo Paphitis asks if the banks and the government are doing enough to help Britain's 4.7 million small businesses survive the recession. Providing jobs for some 13 million people, they are currently going bust at a rate of 120 a day, according to the Federation of Small Businesses.

In a bid to stop the rot, the government says it has ordered the banks to be more supportive, but what is really happening? Are Britain's small firms are getting credit where it's due?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hvty9

Quiz - sources of finance for a business startup

http://www.tutor2u.net/business/quiz/sourcesoffinance/quiz.html

Notes on sources of finance for new business startups

1. What are the main personal sources of finance an entrepreneur can obtain for a start-up?

http://tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/what-are-the-main-personal-sources-of-finance-an-entrepreneur-can-obtain-fo/

2. Should a start-up raise investment from outside investors?

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/qa-should-a-start-up-raise-investment-from-outside-investors/

3. What are the main things to consider when obtaining finance for a start-up?

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/what-are-the-main-things-to-consider-when-obtaining-finance-for-a-start-up/

4. What is a bank loan?

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/what-is-a-bank-loan/

5. Why are startups vulnerable to cashflow problems?

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/why-are-start-ups-vulnerable-to-cash-flow-problems/

6. Why are trade creditors a source of finance?

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/why-are-trade-creditors-a-source-of-finance-for-a-business/

7. Why is leasing and hire purchase a source of finance?

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/why-is-leasing-and-hire-purchase-a-source-of-finance/

Notes on 'Choosing the right finance'

Notes from Business Link (including web links) on 'Choosing the right finance when starting up'

http://www.scribd.com/share/upload/12892363/2jxwq1j31bjla8e51r5w

Videos on - Sources of finance

Video on 'Sources of finance'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ll0mKg6-yI

Sources of finance - exam technique

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OLb47idpqg&feature=channel_page

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