102 Micro-enterprise Discussion Prompts with PowerPoints for BTEC Tech Award 2022

Many of the questions generate a discussion which is excellent for students who will need to think about both sides of an argument.

H Abrams, peer reviewer

102 structured discussion prompts for Component 2 of the BTEC Tech Award specification – based on 17 innovative micro-enterprise ideas and paired with 102 extensions to stretch every student!

Questions relate to:
  • ownership and aims
  • product features
  • pricing and promotion
  • resources
  • financial information
  • risk assessment and viability

Each attractively-designed discussion card includes a quick, engaging starter question followed by a related extension task, challenging students to think about the key aspects of enterprise – excellent preparation for researching and developing their own business plan.

Ideal support for new or non-specialist teachers!

  • Focuses on 17 realistic micro-enterprise ideas – from horticulture to hair and beauty!
  • Relevant – questions directly relate to the specification requirements
  • Use for group work or individual tasks
  • Answers included
Sample

Provided in two formats:

  1. Photocopiable sheets – ready on students' desks at the start of a lesson or set up as 'stations', with student teams answering each in turn
  2. Task-per-slide PowerPoints – prompt written responses, or pair/class discussion
Sample

I like that there is flexibility in how the linked tasks could be used... I like that some of the activities & challenge activities are there to promote discussion as well as assessing knowledge

J Murphy, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

Looking for Components 1 and 3? See our
101 Challenge Cards for BTEC Tech Award

What do teachers say about this resource? (11785)

An excellent resource that covers the specification.

The questions have been contextualised and many different business scenarios have been used which is excellent practice.

A lot of the questions are set using different scenarios but have similar answers which is really helpful, as it reinforces the content several times over.

Many of the questions generate a discussion which is excellent for students who will need to think about both sides of an argument.

The content is of a very high quality and would be totally suitable for the target audience which is Level 2 learners and equivalent to GCSE standard.

I would definitely use this for my own teaching. The way I would use it depends on the class size and the ability of the students. If they were a highly motivated class, I would expect the students to work in pairs and ask each other the questions. It could be used on a topic basis, or it could be used randomly so the students choose a certain number of questions at the beginning or end of a lesson. It could also be used as an introduction to a new topic or as revision before a test or an exam.

H Abrams, peer reviewer