a level business

What is happening to our high street stores?

2 major high street chains announced that they would be closing stores. Marks and Spencer (M&S) has announced it will be closing 6 stores and department store Debenhams will also be closing 10. This comes just months after M&S announced it would be shedding hundreds of jobs at it’s head… Read More

Business Ethics

Discover a range of activities and ideas to help you to introduce the idea of business ethics to your A level class. Read More

BizQuiz! – October 2016

1. Priscilla Chan and her husband have pledged $3bn (£2.3bn) to fund medical research over the next decade. At a press conference in San Francisco, they said their ultimate goal was to “cure, prevent or manage all diseases by the end of the century”. Who is her husband? a)Bill Gates… Read More

Business News Quiz – 21.03.16

1) Chancellor George Osborne has unveiled a tax on the makers of what products to tackle childhood obesity? Chips Crisps Chocolate Soft drinks 2) The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has changed its economic growth forecast (GDP) for 2016 from 2.4% to what rate? 2.5% 3% 2% 1.5% 3) Which tax… Read More

Business News Quiz – 17.03.16

1) Liliane Bettencourt has been named as the world’s wealthiest woman. Which global business is she the heir to? Real Madrid L’Oreal Walmart Holiday Inn 2) How many jobs does the British Retail Consortium forecast will be lost in the UK retail sector by 2025? 25,000 75,000 900,000 150,000… Read More

How are you celebrating Pi Day?

We celebrate Pi day on March 14th as this date (3/14) in the American system gives the well known approximation to Pi of 3.14. π is a fantastically surprising number offering both the professional and amateur mathematician a feast of discovery opportunities. Let us remind ourselves of the… Read More

Business News Quiz – 16.02.16

1) Which supermarket has made a £1.3bn bid to buy Argos? Tesco Sainsbury ASDA Morrison’s 2) Which fast food chain has announced that hot dogs will be the newest addition to its menus in the US? KFC Burger King Pizza Hut McDonalds 3) Which retailer has announced that it is cutting between… Read More