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Make sense of business figures, apply ideas to case studies and explain your decisions. Find support for your school course, university module or professional learning goals.

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Business Management tuition should start with the decisions and tasks you need to handle: a break-even calculation, a Higher response, an IB case study or a university module. Tell us your course and level, or describe the skill you want to learn. Latimer offers online one-to-one tuition and a free matching request; use the profiles and introductory conversation to check the tutor's experience with your particular goal.

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  • Understand what business calculations mean and explain each step
  • Use case evidence to build a justified recommendation
  • Connect marketing, finance, operations and people decisions

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Amir Ghadiri

English and Business Studies Specialist

Gwynedd, United Kingdom

£30.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiries
Art and DesignBusiness ManagementBusiness StudiesEnglish Language+3 more
  • Currently an Academic Tutor at Bangor University International College (BUIC) and a Visiting Lecturer at Bangor University – Business School (BBS).
  • Holds an Masters of Science in Computer Science – Creative Arts (Animation & VFX) from University of Dundee (Merit).
  • Holds a Bacherlors of Art (Hons) in Linguistics and English Language Studies from the University of Alborz (First Class Honors).
  • To progress his Fellowship (FHEA) qualification.

Amir is an english tutor for GCSE–A Level and a business studies tutor for KS2–university and IB; an Academic Tutor at Bangor University International College and Visiting Lecturer at Bangor University Business School, providing session reports and optional homework.

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Business Management is used across several study routes. Match the tutor to the actual course and task: recognising a business concept, interpreting information and defending a strategic recommendation call for different preparation. Use the current specification or module guide for your assessment year.

IB Diploma Business Management: SL and HL
Both levels connect human resources, finance, marketing and operations through business cases and tools. Practise selecting evidence and weighing stakeholder interests, rather than listing everything you know about a theory. Both include an individual business research project. HL adds depth, including sales forecasting and budgets, and a Paper 3 task involving a social enterprise: a business with a social purpose. Preparation should connect a recommendation to that purpose as well as financial feasibility.
Scotland: National 5 Business Management
Build understanding of how businesses operate and manage marketing, operations, people and finance. Link a term to an effect: if a supplier takes longer to deliver ingredients, explain how that could interrupt production or leave customers waiting. Financial work should connect the information in a statement to what it tells you about the business.
Scotland: Higher Business Management
Work with large or complex organisations and compare management choices in context. For financial ratios, practise interpreting the result and its limitations; the Higher specification does not require calculating ratios. A stronger answer explains what the information suggests, then considers what else would be needed before choosing an action.
GCSE, A level and other Business courses
These may be titled Business or Business Studies. In England, AQA GCSE Business 8132 uses business concepts and evidence in cases; AQA A-level Business 7138, for exams from 2028, develops strategic choices and managing change. These are examples, so give the tutor your board, specification and exam year to identify the right course.
University modules
Use the module's learning outcomes and assignment brief to choose the depth of support. For example, the Open University's introductory B100 module connects financial statement interpretation, marketing and people management through case studies. A later module may need a narrower match. For an essay, separate describing a model from using it to explain evidence and assess an alternative.
Adult and professional learning
Start with a defined learning task, such as understanding a budget, comparing marketing options or explaining a management decision. Agree the level of theory and numerical work that would help. A practical goal can guide lessons even when you are not taking an exam.

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Work through the figures: a break-even example

For a learner studying contribution and break-even, the key is understanding what the numbers represent. Consider this invented café example: monthly fixed costs are £1,200, each meal sells for £5 and the variable cost of each meal is £2. The simplified model assumes one product, constant prices and unit costs, and no other costs.

A tempting mistake is to divide £1,200 by the £5 selling price and answer 240 meals. That treats every pound of sales as available to cover fixed costs, ignoring the £2 spent on each meal.

Instead, subtract variable cost from price: £5 − £2 = £3 contribution per meal. Contribution is the amount each sale leaves towards fixed costs and then profit. Break-even is £1,200 ÷ £3 = 400 meals. At 400 meals, revenue of £2,000 covers £800 of variable costs and £1,200 of fixed costs.

At 500 meals, profit in this simplified example is 500 × £3 − £1,200 = £300. A useful explanation is: ‘The first 400 meals cover the model’s total costs; the extra 100 meals contribute £3 each to profit.’ That connects the calculation to the business situation.

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Turn the calculation into a recommendation

Now suppose the café considers cutting its price to £4 and forecasts sales of 700 meals a month. Keep the other assumptions unchanged. ‘Sales will rise, so the café should cut its price’ is too quick a conclusion.

Revenue would rise from £2,500 to £2,800, but contribution would fall to £2 per meal. Forecast profit becomes 700 × £2 − £1,200 = £200, below the original £300. At the lower price the café would need 750 meals just to match that original profit.

A better response is: ‘If the aim is to increase monthly profit, retain the £5 price on these figures. The forecast increase in sales does not compensate for the smaller contribution per meal. Reconsider the discount if credible demand evidence supports sales above 750 meals and the café can serve them without extra costs.’

This recommendation names an objective, uses case figures and states what could change the decision. For a broader case analysis, consider the people affected: customers might welcome a lower price, while staff could face a heavier workload. The forecast is an assumption to investigate, not proof that those sales will happen.

Connect the business functions

A decision rarely stops at one topic. Alongside numerical work, tuition can explore how choices in marketing, operations and people management affect each other. These are example questions to work through at the depth your course requires.

  • Marketing and evidence

    Before treating a customer survey as proof of demand, check who answered and whether they represent the intended buyers. Explain what the evidence can support and what remains uncertain.

  • Operations and capacity

    If the café promotes more meals, check whether its kitchen can produce them in time. A sales forecast alone does not establish that staff and equipment can meet it.

  • People and training

    Compare a training plan's intended benefits with the staff time and cost involved. Explain how you would check whether errors or service delays actually fell.

  • Objectives and stakeholders

    A decision aimed at short-term profit may differ from one aimed at affordability or a social mission. State whose objective you are using and how the trade-off affects the recommendation.

Choose a tutor and set the first priorities

A relevant degree or business role can be useful background, but discuss how the tutor would teach the work you need to tackle. Latimer’s free introductory meeting is for goals, approach and arrangements; it is not normally a full teaching lesson.

  1. Bring a small sample

    Share your course or module outline, a question you attempted and any feedback. For independent learning, bring a clear question and a simple fictional example. This gives the tutor something specific to discuss.

  2. Check the right teaching experience

    Ask about your exact course and level, or the business topic you want to learn. For IB HL, discuss the kind of case recommendations you need; for a university module, ask about the particular theories or methods in the brief.

  3. Find the first obstacle

    Use an early paid lesson to distinguish a missing definition, a calculation error and a weak explanation. In the café example, a correct answer of 400 is a starting point; explaining why you divide by £3 shows a different part of understanding.

  4. Practise and review

    Agree one manageable follow-up task and compare it with the initial attempt. Try the café at a £4 price and 800 meals: the simplified profit is £400. Explain the calculation before checking the answer, then decide what evidence would make the sales forecast credible.

Online lessons, costs and arrangements

Latimer is built around online one-to-one tuition. In-person lessons require an individual arrangement with the tutor. Microsoft Teams is the default online platform, with alternatives available by agreement.

Tutors set the rates shown on their profiles, and lessons are billed afterwards on a pay-as-you-go basis. Compare the proposed teaching focus and total lesson cost with your budget, then agree the schedule directly with the tutor. There is no fee for submitting a matching request.

For online work, have the question, calculator and any course-permitted spreadsheet ready. Check that you can read a shared financial table on your screen. Use fictional business figures in practice, keep passwords and private customer or employer information out of shared files, and check any software restrictions on a school-managed device.

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Frequently asked questions

Straight answers to the questions people ask most often.

Is Business Management the same as Business Studies?

The topics overlap, but course names and assessment requirements differ. Business Management is used for the IB Diploma and Scotland’s National 5 and Higher courses; GCSE and A-level courses may be titled Business. If that is your route, see the GCSE Business, A-level Business or broader Business Studies tuition pages. Use your actual qualification title when enquiring.

What if I understand the theory but struggle with the maths?

Choose one numerical task and work through what each figure represents before using a formula. Write out the units, such as pounds per meal, and keep each step on a separate line. If percentages or rearranging a formula are the obstacle, tell the tutor so those foundations can be included. The aim is to explain the result as well as calculate it.

Can tuition support the IB business research project?

Discuss the project’s business concepts and analytical tools with a tutor, and practise applying them to a separate example. Follow your school’s rules on outside help and feedback before sharing assessed work. The research, analysis and writing you submit must remain your own; a tutor should not produce the project for you.

How often should I have lessons?

Choose a starting schedule around the initial task, assessment date and time you can realistically spend practising. A weekly session may suit ongoing work; a focused series may suit a particular topic. These are options to discuss, not a fixed programme. At the review point, check whether you can solve and explain a new question with less prompting before adding more lessons.

Can I get help with a university assignment?

Bring the module’s learning outcomes, permitted-support rules and a question about the part you do not understand. Useful learning goals include interpreting evidence, distinguishing description from evaluation or understanding a method through another case. Confirm the tutor’s module expertise and the institution’s feedback rules. Keep responsibility for the submitted argument and writing yourself.

Can lessons be adapted if dense case studies feel overwhelming?

Tell the tutor which part is difficult: unfamiliar vocabulary, the volume of information, calculations or planning an answer. You can discuss reading one paragraph at a time, explaining key terms in plain language and separating facts from assumptions in a small table. Agree useful adjustments directly, and ask about relevant experience if you need specialist support.

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