Smart Business

Junior Cycle Business Studies

Fully aligned to the Common Level specification and exam

Complete Smart Business Junior Cycle pack including student book, Skills and Accounts Book, Teacher’s Guide, and digital version.

New and Improved!

SMART Business (2nd edition) has been carefully revised based on feedback from teachers nationwide.  Its new structure and student-friendly design make it the perfect programme for the Common Level classroom.  

SMART Business gives students the best support for all aspects of exam preparation and is the only programme to include the 2022 exam paper in its design. This new edition covers all the essential content and comes with plenty of practical digital resources to help engage students.

SMART Business is authored by John Taylor, renowned author of Eurobusiness. 

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Check out our short overview video about SMART Business (2nd edition)

Junior Cycle Business textbook pages on Globalisation and Technology, Introduction to Bookkeeping, and Economic Growth and Sustainability.

Smarter Structure

  • Chapters are structured by learning goals, making them easy to follow, easy to teach and easy to learn
  • A more concise edition with all the essential content covered
  • Clear language
  • Eye-catching design
Junior Cycle Business Studies textbook pages covering Economic Indicators, Employers and Employees, and Household Budgeting with charts and activities.

Unmatched Exam Focus

  • Online, editable class tests, including third-year mock papers
  • Past-paper and exam-style questions reflecting SEC exam requirements
  • Exam chapter with question types, question-answering strategies, and a bank of exam questions
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Open Junior Cycle Smart Business textbook spread on “Making Choices: Our Needs and Wants,” with text, images, quizzes, and colorful layout.

Best Practice and Revision

  • The Skills and Accounts Book is packed with exam-focused practice and even more budgeting and account questions
  • Review and Revise sections test student knowledge at the end of every chapter
  • Chapter summaries cover all keywords and revision points
  • Quick Quizzes in every chapter allow for regular retrieval practice and in-class discussion
  • Take the Challenge activities stretch student knowledge and encourage group and pair work
Take a closer look
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Digital Resources to enhance your lessons

  • New PowerPoints – editable, concise and including activities to enhance the classroom experience
  • eNewsletters with timely, topical content
  • Updated worksheets and accounting templates
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Teaching package:

  • Concise student textbook with all the essential content
  • Skills and Accounts Book for practice and revision, includes space for CBA preparation
  • Teacher's Guide with planning advice, schemes of work, and additional resources
  • Digital resources to enhance lessons, including PowerPoints, solutions, editable tests, interactives, and more
  • Student eBook

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