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Year 13: Ansoff Matrix

Useful guide to the Ansoff Matrix here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMFXsJxi05U Ansoff believed that business needed greater awareness of the risks involved in developing a new products or new markets and, especially in the combination of the two: diversification.
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Year 13: Porter's generic strategies

A couple of useful links here to aid your understanding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i66HWNCwUTs and to test yourself: https://www.tutor2u.net/business/reference/porters-generic-strategies-revision-quiz (Edxexcel Chapter 2)
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Y13 Edexcel (Pearson) Business

UK based specification. Edexcel Business 2015 (new A Level):  https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-a-levels/business-2015.html Specification content:   https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/A%20Level/Business%20Studies/2015/specification-and-sample-assessment-materials/9781446914694_GCE2015_A_BUS_WEB.PDF Sample papers: https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/A%20Level/Business%20Studies/2015/specification-and-sample-assessment-materials/Business_A_SAM_Collation.pdf
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Y13: Analysing the external environment

The failure of Monarch provides a useful case study to apply PESTLE analysis: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41466722 Explain how external changes led to the demise of Monarch? Assess whether the failure of Monarch as a business was due to internal or external factors?
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Welcome

Welcome to BIC´s Business Blog.  This site aims to provide  tips and notes suitable for A Level Business students and teachers as they progress through their course in year 12 and year 13. By  filtering out the most useful material, among the thousands of business resources available on the internet, it is hoped that students can spend more time studying the key essentials alongside preparing themselves for university and the business world. 
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