Edexcel GCSE

Activities for Edexcel GCSE Business Studies

Unit 1 - An Introduction To Small Businesses

Unit 3 - Building a Business

Activities for Edexcel GCSE Business Studies

Unit 1 - An Introduction To Small Businesses

Unit 3 - Building a Business

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The Level 2 Activities have been mapped across the Edexcel GCSE Business Studies specifications, by unit and then by section.

Unit 1 - An Introduction To Small Businesses
Unit 3 - Building a Business

1.1: Spotting a Business Opportunity

1.1.1: Understanding Customer Needs

1.1.2: Market Mapping

Activity Name	Activity Type
Market Mapping	Wordsearch Quiz
Market Mapping	Crossword

1.1.3: Analysing Competitor Strengths and Weaknesses

1.1.4: Understanding The Need to Add Value

Activity Name	Activity Type
Added Value	Bad Penny Quiz
Added Value	Bash The Boss Quiz
Added Value	Brick Battle Quiz
Added Value	Copy Right Quiz
Added Value	Firework Quiz
Added Value	Homerun Champion Quiz
Added Value	Hotshots Quiz
Added Value	Business Invaders Quiz
Added Value	Snowboard Challenge Quiz
Added Value	Soccer Challenge Quiz
Added Value	Tic Tac Know Quiz
Added Value	Xchange Challenge Quiz
Value Added	Wordsearch Quiz
Value Added	Crossword

1.1.5: What Options Exist For Starting Up a Business?

1.2: Showing Enterprise

1.2.1: What is Enterprise

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1.2.2: Thinking Creatively

1.2.3: What Questions Do Entrepreneurs Ask?

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1.2.4: Invention & Innovation - Generating Business Ideas

Activity Name	Activity Type
Invention and Innovation	Wordsearch Quiz
Invention and Innovation	Crossword

1.2.5: Taking a Calculated Risk

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1.2.6: Other Important Enterprise Skills

1.3: Putting a Business Idea Into Practice

1.3.1: Objectives When Starting Up

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1.3.2: The Qualities Shown by Entrepreneurs

1.3.3: Estimating Revenues, Costs and Profits

Activity Name	Activity Type
Fixed or Variable	Drag 'n' Drop

1.3.4: Forecasting Cash Flows

1.3.5: Obtaining Finance

Activity Name	Activity Type
Sources of Finance	Drag 'n' Drop
Finance Gaps	Fill-in
Which Source of Finance	Penalty Shootout Quiz
Which Source of Finance	Fling The Teacher Quiz
Obtaining Finance	Wordsearch Quiz
Obtaining Finance	Crossword
Sources of Finance	Wordscramble

1.4: Making The Start-up Effective

1.4.1: Customer Focus

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1.4.2: The Marketing Mix

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1.4.3: The Importance of Limited Liability

Activity Name	Activity Type
Liability	Wordsearch Quiz
Liability	Crossword

1.4.4: Start-up Legal and Tax Issues

1.4.5: Effective On-time Delivery and Customer Satisfaction

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1.4.6: Recruiting, Training and Motivating Staff

1.5: Understanding The Economic Context

1.5.1: Market Demand and Supply

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1.5.2: The Impact of Changes in Interest Rates on Small Businesses

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1.5.3: The Impact of Changes in Exchange Rates

Activity Name	Activity Type
Exchange Rates	Wordsearch Quiz
Exchange Rates	Crossword

1.5.4: How do Business Cycles Affect Small Businesses?

1.5.5: What Effect do Business Decisions Have on Stakeholders?

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3.1: Marketing

3.1.1: Marketing

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3.1.2: Market Research

Activity Name	Activity Type
Market Research	Graveyard Hangman
Quantitative or Qualitative	Simple Quiz

3.1.3: Product Trial and Repeat Purchase

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3.1.4: Product Life-Cycle

Activity Name	Activity Type
The Product Life-Cycle Diagram	Drag 'n' Drop
The Product Life-Cycle: Sales and Profits	Drag 'n' Drop

3.1.5: Branding and Differentiation

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3.1.6: Building a Successful Marketing Mix

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3.2: Meeting Customer Needs

3.2.1: Design and Research Development

Activity Name	Activity Type
The Design Mix	Drag 'n' Drop

3.2.2: Managing Stock and Quality

Activity Name	Activity Type
Stock Control Chart	Drag 'n' Drop

3.2.3: Cost-Effective Operations and Competitiveness

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3.2.4: Effective Customer Service

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3.2.5: Meeting Consumer Protection Laws

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3.3: Effective Financial Management

3.3.1: How To Improve Cash Flow

Activity Name	Activity Type
Cash Flow Forecasts	Interactive Diagram

3.3.2: How To Improve Profit

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3.3.3: Break-Even Charts and Break-Even Analysis

Activity Name	Activity Type
The Break-Even Chart	Drag 'n' Drop
Break-Even Terms	Simple Hangman
Break-Even Terms	Drag 'n' Drop
Break-Even	Graveyard Hangman
Break-Even	Wordsearch Quiz
Break-Even	Crossword
Break-Even	Wordscramble

3.3.4: Financing Growth

Activity Name	Activity Type
Financing Growth	Penalty Shootout Quiz

3.4: Effective People Management

3.4.1: Organisational Structure

Activity Name	Activity Type
Engin Ear Ltd Organisation Chart	Drag 'n' Drop

3.4.2: Motivation Theory

Activity Name	Activity Type
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs	Drag 'n' Drop
Your Attitude To Work	Simple Quiz

3.4.3: Communication

Activity Name	Activity Type
Communication	Simple Hangman

3.4.4: Remuneration

3.5: The Wider World Affecting Business

3.5.1: Ethics in Business

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3.5.2: Environmental Issues

Activity Name	Activity Type
Environmental Issues	Wordsearch Quiz
Environmental Issues	Crossword

3.5.3: Economic Issues Affecting International Trade

3.5.4: The Impact of Government and the EU

Activity
Name

Activity
Type

Quantitative or Qualitative?

Simple Quiz

Understanding Customer Needs

Penalty Shootout Quiz

Understanding Customer Needs

Hoopshoot Quiz

Understanding Customer Needs

Wordsearch Quiz

Understanding Customer Needs