The Business Studies Bumper Pack includes the following DVDs:

1. Enterprise and Entrepreneurs

Four short videos on one DVD designed to support teaching of Business Studies Enterprise and Business

1. Motives and Traits

• What is an entrepreneur?
• What are their characteristics?
• What motivates them?
• And how do they succeed?

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2. Risk and Reward

Looks at opportunity cost in real life contexts.

• What are the risks?
• What are the rewards?
• How do new entrepreneurs balance risk and rewards?

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3. Business Plans

• What are business plans?
• What are their benefits?

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4. Sources of Support and Guidance

Entrepreneurs and business advisors explain:

• Where do young entrepreneurs go for help and advice?
• Does it help?

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2. Generating and Protecting Business Ideas

Where do business ideas come from?
How do you develop and protect them?
We hear from new and established entrepreneurs including Philip (‘Pantsman’) Taylor, Sir James Dyson and leading patent lawyer Carin Burchill:
Three short videos on one DVD

Part 1: Sources of business ideas

• Finding a niche market
• Scientific development
• Spotting a trend
• Developing Ideas

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Part 2: Copyright

• What is copyright?
• Case Study Examples
• Infringing copyright

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Part 3: Patents

• What are patents?
• How do they work?
• Advantages and disadvantages
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Trademarks

• What are trademarks and what do they do?
• Examples of different trademarks
• Registration and infringement

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The DVD also contains a full range of supporting materials for teachers

3. Legal Structures

What are legal structures?
Why are they important?
And how do you choose the right legal structure?
We bring these questions to life with real life case study illustrations and clear explanation of key terms.
Three short videos on one DVD

Part 1: Legal structures & unlimited liability businesses

• What are legal structures?
• Why legal structure is important
• Unlimited & limited liability

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Part 2: Sole traders & partnerships

• Case study: sole traders
• Advantages & disadvantages
• Case Study: partnership
• Advantages & disadvantages

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Part 3: Limited liability: private companies; plcs & not-for-profit organisations

• Case studies: private limited liability companies
• Advantages & disadvantages
• Plcs: advantages & disadvantages
• Rise & fall of a plc
• Not for profit organisations

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The DVD also contains a full range of supporting materials for teachers.