World Business News

Sunday, 16 September 2012

Business Plan the Levi Roots way!

Welcome to the world of Business Year 9. You are about to watch a clip of Levi Roots, a budding entrepreneur who needs finance to move his business forward.

Whilst you watch this clip I want you to consider the following questions:

Is the name 'Reggae Reggae' Sauce a good one? (Think about why?)
Where should he sell his product?
Would you buy his product? (if not, why not?)
Why di you think 3 Dragons pulled out?
What is the most important reason the Dragons invested in 'Reggae Reggae' Sauce?
Did Levi have a good business plan? (did he have one at all?)

Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Financial and non-financial motivation

Year 12 Business homework: Define and give an example for these methods of financial and non-financial motivation. Remember the case study on online recruitment too!


Saturday, 11 February 2012

Organisational Structure and Delayering..

Thanks to James who found this article on economist.com which gives an excellent summary on the impact of delayering.

Aysha and Polina's PowerPoint: Organisational Structure

Sana and Beth's PowerPoint: Recruitment and Selection

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

From banking to ice cream making

Suzanne Batlle gave up a job as a banker to set up her own ice cream business. She talks about the risks and rewards of becoming an entrepreneur in this article.

Tuesday, 7 February 2012

The challenges of setting up a business the Middle East

This article on the BBC website highlights some interesting points about starting up a business in the Middle East. Skilled workers lured to the Middle East by attractive tax free salaries come at a price. The entrepreneur in this article has faced difficulties in recruiting the right person for the job.



Bureaucracy is also an enormous hurdle to overcome for start ups. If the UAE wishes to encourage entrepreneurs then they must re-think business regulations.