OCR · GCSE (9-1) Business (J204) · Business
OCR GCSE Business J204 revision
OCR GCSE Business has two papers of 80 marks, each 1 hour 30 minutes. Paper 1 covers business activity, marketing and people. Paper 2 covers operations, finance and the influences on business, plus a link-it-all-together topic. Each paper starts with 15 one-mark multiple-choice questions, then three questions on a named business. These pages go topic by topic: short notes, key terms, the mistakes that lose marks, and practice questions you can answer on your phone.
7 topics · 40 free questions, marked as you answer · how they are marked
Pick a topic
Each topic has short notes, the key terms and common mistakes, then free questions. Work through them in any order.
Spec 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6Enterprise, planning, aims and growthEntrepreneurs, business plans, ownership, aims, stakeholders and how firms grow.Spec 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4MarketingThe role of marketing, market research, segmentation and the marketing mix.Spec 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7People in businessHR, structures, communication, recruitment, motivation, training and employment law.Spec 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6OperationsProduction, quality, selling, consumer law, location and suppliers.Spec 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5FinanceThe finance function, sources of finance, profit, margins, break-even and cash flow.Spec 6.1, 6.2, 6.3Influences on businessEthics and the environment, consumer income and unemployment, and globalisation.Spec 7How business functions link togetherHow marketing, operations, finance and HR affect each other.