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Business (1BS0)
10 sections available · 39 chapters available
Free Business (1BS0) study notes for Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) students. Each chapter covers a key topic with examples and practice prompts you can continue inside the thinka app.
1.1 Enterprise and entrepreneurship
The dynamic nature of business
Risk and reward
The role of business enterprise
1.2 Spotting a business opportunity
Customer needs
Market research
Market segmentation
The competitive environment
1.3 Putting a business idea into practice
Business aims and objectives
Business revenues, costs and profits
Cash and cash-flow
Sources of business finance
1.4 Making the business effective
The options for start-up and small businesses
Business location
The marketing mix
Business plans
1.5 Understanding external influences on business
Business stakeholders
Technology and business
Legislation and business
The economy and business
External influences
2.1 Growing the business
Business growth
Changes in business aims and objectives
Business and globalisation
Ethics, the environment and business
2.2 Making marketing decisions
Product
Price
Promotion
Place
Using the marketing mix to make business decisions
2.3 Making operational decisions
Business operations
Working with suppliers
Managing quality
The sales process
2.4 Making financial decisions
Business calculations
Understanding business performance
2.5 Making human resource decisions
Organisational structures
Effective recruitment
Effective training and development
Motivation
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