Monday, 30 October 2017

External Influences: Business & Technology

A revision presentation focusing on the “T” in PESTLE - technology. The role of technological change as an opportunity or threat is examined, as are the drivers of innovation and the process of diffusion.

Wednesday, 18 October 2017

External Factors - Latest UK Inflation Figures are released

Click here to access an article from the BBC on the latest rate of inflation data! 

What does this mean for interest rates? 
What does this mean for pay and living standards in the UK? 
Why has this happened?

Sunday, 15 October 2017

External Factors - Interest rates, Inflation, Unemployment, Exchange Rates & GDP


This post will form the next 2 weeks lessons in Buisness. Click on the following link to start the show!

Interest rates - An Interactive Guide






External Factors - Business Legislation

A revision presentation that guides you through the relationship between business and legislation (the “L” in PESTLE analysis). It outlines the main purposes of legislation in the business environment - including consumer protection, environmental laws, competition policy and health & safety. It also provides some recent case studies of firms and industries affected by changes in legislation.

Wednesday, 4 October 2017

International Competitiveness - Where best to set up a business

The Global Competitiveness Report has just been released, and the World economic Forum's Margareta Drzeniek-Hanouz discusses some of its more surprising findings. Watch to see which countries slipped in the ranks. Where is the UAE? Where is Pakistan, India, the UK?

Click on this link to find out! Really useful when looking at how a country can help individual businesses make decisions on where to invest.