Schemes of work for the following modules:

1. Starting up a business
2. Marketing
3. People
4. Operation management
5. Finance

Each GCSE scheme of work embeds new teaching strategies to achieve the following aims:

• to improve the teaching and learning of Business Studies at GCSE level by implementing and monitoring new strategies, particularly in relation to the development of Business Studies language already identified as a barrier to pupil learning, particularly for the less able and multilingual pupils;
• to monitor the effects of new teaching and learning strategies on both attainment and attitude; to develop students' Personal Learning and Personal Skills;
• to determine the processes of reviewing and monitoring students' performance within schools including the processes of action planning and recording of achievement in the subject;
• to enhance more education/business links through partnerships, and curriculum development;
• to broaden access to work through encouraging the school to introduce a wider range of vocational qualifications and work related opportunities;
• to develop partnerships to enhance the planning of education and training provision.

Introduction

These worksheets could be use as extension activities. Some teachers might decide to give their students the opportunity to think about setting up their own business. This should make unit 1 more practical and inspiring for both teachers and students.

These worksheets should help students to:

1. choose a new business idea
2. plan the development of this idea
3. work and cooperate with others to develop a workable idea
4. draw up a business plan
5. work with other students to implement this workable idea
6. review the implementation of this idea e.g. identify areas of strengths and weaknesses
7. present their ideas to others in a clear manner, to communicate, to persuade them that their ideas are workable

These worksheets should enable students to examine questions such as:

1. What characteristics do I need to be an entrepreneur?
2. How does innovation and creativity benefit business?
3. What makes a product or service viable?
4. What idea do I have for a business venture?
5. How do I develop and implement my business venture?
6. How do I persuade people to invest in my business venture?

These practical activities should give the student the opportunity to:

1. develop entrepreneurial skills by carrying out activities that allow them to be creative and to generate ideas that they can develop into a business venture
2. draw up a business plan and an implementation plan and identify the key personnel required to run a business enterprise
3. communicate the merits of their idea for a business venture to prospective investors

The worksheets

1. Worksheet 1 what makes a business venture successful
2. Worksheet 2 examples of famous entrepreneurs
3. Worksheet 3 characteristics of entrepreneurs
4. Worksheet 4 the most important characteristics of entrepreneurs
5. Worksheet 5 enterprising attributes
6. Worksheet 6 why entrepreneurship is important
7. Worksheet 7 examples of innovative products
8. Worksheet 8 benefits of innovative ideas and products
9. Worksheet 9 what makes a product viable
10. Worksheet 10 what makes you buy these products
11. Worksheet 11 why businesses fail
12. Worksheet 12 who to blame
13. Worksheet 13 employer or employee
14. Worksheet 14 legislation which affects a new business
15. Worksheet 15 my plan of action
16. Worksheet 16 our business idea
17. Worksheet 17 generating ideas
18. Worksheet 18 chossing an idea
19. Worksheet 19 our business idea
20. Worksheet 20 plan of action to implement a new idea
21. Worksheet 21 developing your plan of action
22. Worksheet 22 aims of our business
23. Worksheet 23 type of ownership
24. Worksheet 24 reasons for market research
25. Worksheet 25 primary and secondary research
26. Worksheet 26 market research
27. Worksheet 27 target market
28. Worksheet 28 identify target market
29. Worksheet 29 primary research
30. Worksheet 30 designing your questionnaire
31. Worksheet 31 circulating your questionnaire
32. Worksheet 32 analysis of your questionnaire
33. Worksheet 33 sources of secondary research
34. Worksheet 34 summary of research findings
35. Worksheet 35 promote your idea
36. Worksheet 36 knowledge and skills
37. Worksheet 37 roles of team members
38. Worksheet 38 your time and money
39. Worksheet 39 benefits from running a business
40. Worksheet 40 resources needed for a new business
41. Worksheet 41 costing a new product
42. Worksheet 42 reveneue generated
43. Worksheet 43 show me the money
44. Worksheet 44 premises and equipment
45. Worksheet 45 summary of your business plan
46. Worksheet 46 reviewing your plan of action
47. Worksheet 47 strengths and weaknesses
48. Worksheet 48 what I need to change
49. Worksheet 49 minimising risk
50. Worksheet 50 benefits and risk scenarios
51. Worksheet 51 managing risk
52. Worksheet 52 success factors
53. Worksheet 53 running your enterprise activity
54. Worksheet 54 reviewing your contribution
55. Worksheet 55 reviewing your work
56. Worksheet 56 reviewing your performance
57. Worksheet 57 be prepared
58. Worksheet 58 communication in a team
59. Worksheet 59 preparing your presentation
60. Worksheet 60 persuasive communications
61. Worksheet 61 presenting your business idea
62. Worksheet 62 feedback

1. Advice and support
2. Benefits of running a business
3. Choosing a business idea
4. Financial issues
5. Franchising
6. Government support
7. Market research
8. Marketing and sales
9. Partnership
10. Reasons for the success failure of the enterprise
11. Regulations and the law for small businesses
12. Soletrader
13. Starting and running a business
14. The nature and reward of risk taking
15. The qualities required of an entrepreneur
16. Your guide to choosing your business idea
17. Your guide to contingency plans
18. Your guide to planning your venture
19. Your guide to teamwork

1. Borrowing
2. Credit
3. Government
4. The best way(s)
5. Sources
6. Owner's money
7. Retained profits
8. Selling assets