Edexcel · GCSE (9-1) Business (1BS0) · Business
Edexcel GCSE Business 1BS0 revision
Edexcel GCSE Business has two papers. Theme 1 is about investigating a small business and Theme 2 is about building a business. Each of the ten topics here has short notes, the key terms, the mistakes that lose marks, an exam tip and practice questions you can answer on your phone.
10 topics · 74 free questions, marked as you answer · how they are marked
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Each topic has short notes, the key terms and common mistakes, then free questions. Work through them in any order.
Spec 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3Enterprise and entrepreneurshipWhere business ideas come from, risk and reward, and what an entrepreneur does.Spec 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4Spotting a business opportunityCustomer needs, market research, market segments and competition.Spec 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.4Putting a business idea into practiceAims and objectives, revenue, costs and profit, cash flow, and where start-up money comes from.Spec 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4Making the business effectiveTypes of ownership, location, the marketing mix and business plans.Spec 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.5.4, 1.5.5Understanding external influencesStakeholders, technology, the law, the economy and how businesses respond.Spec 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4Growing the businessHow firms grow, why aims change, trade and globalisation, ethics and the environment.Spec 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5Making marketing decisionsProduct, price, promotion and place, and how they fit together.Spec 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4Making operational decisionsProduction methods, suppliers and stock, quality and customer service.Spec 2.4.1, 2.4.2Making financial decisionsBusiness calculations and what the data does and does not tell you.Spec 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 2.5.4Making human resource decisionsStructures, recruitment, training and motivation.