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Activities for Edexcel GCSE Business Studies

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

1.1: Spotting a Business Opportunity
1.1.1: Understanding Customer Needs


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
Crossword

1.1.2: Market Mapping


Activity
Name
Activity
Type

Market Mapping
Wordsearch Quiz


Market Mapping
Crossword

1.1.3: Analysing Competitor Strengths and Weaknesses


Activity
Name
Activity
Type

Analysing Competitor Strengths and Weaknesses
Wordsearch Quiz


Analysing Competitor Strengths and Weaknesses
Crossword


Analysing Competitor Strengths and Weaknesses
Wordscramble
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?


Activity
Name
Activity
Type

Could You Be A Franchisee?
Simple Quiz


Franchises
Wordsearch Quiz


Franchises
Crossword

Franchises
Tic Tac Know Quiz

1.2: Showing Enterprise
1.2.1: What is Enterprise

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1.2.2: Thinking Creatively


Activity
Name
Activity
Type

Say What You See
Simple Quiz


Left Brain or Right Brain
Simple Quiz


Six Thinking Hats
Drag 'n' Drop

Thinking Creatively
Wordsearch Quiz


Thinking Creatively
Crossword
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


Activity
Name
Activity
Type

Are You An Entrepreneur?
Simple Quiz


Other Enterprise Skills
Wordsearch Quiz


Other Enterprise Skills
Crossword

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


Activity
Name
Activity
Type

Famous Entrepreneurs
Simple Quiz


Being An Entrepreneur
Simple Quiz


Entrepreneurs
Simple Hangman

1.3.3: Estimating Revenues, Costs and Profits


Activity
Name
Activity
Type

Fixed or Variable
Drag 'n' Drop

1.3.4: Forecasting Cash Flows


Activity
Name
Activity
Type

Cash In or Cash Out
Drag 'n' Drop


Luke Warm Cash Flow
Fill-in


Lee King Cash Flow
Fill-in

Cash Flow
Wordsearch Quiz


Cash Flow
Crossword

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


Activity
Name
Activity
Type

Legal and Tax Issues
Wordsearch Quiz


Legal and Tax Issues
Crossword


Start-up Legal and Tax Issues
Wordscramble

1.4.5: Effective On-time Delivery and Customer Satisfaction

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1.4.6: Recruiting, Training and Motivating Staff


Activity
Name
Activity
Type

The Recruitment Process
Drag 'n' Drop


Recruitment
Graveyard Hangman


Your Attitude To Work
Simple Quiz

Recruitment
Wordscramble

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?


Activity
Name
Activity
Type

Business Cycle
Wordsearch Quiz


Business Cycle
Crossword


Business Cycle
Wordscramble
1.5.5: What Effect do Business Decisions Have on Stakeholders?

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Unit 3 - Building a Business

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


Activity
Name
Activity
Type

Far Away Holidays Pay Slips
Fill-in


Motivation By Pay
Drag 'n' Drop


Piece Rate Pay Slips
Fill-in

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


Activity
Name
Activity
Type

Import or Export
Simple Quiz


Exchange Rates
Wordsearch Quiz


Exchange Rates
Crossword
3.5.4: The Impact of Government and the EU


Activity
Name
Activity
Type

The European Union
Drag 'n' Drop


The European Union
Simple Quiz


The Euro Zone
Drag 'n' Drop

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