Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Business

These theory notes have been written to meet the teaching content but they are NOT endorsed in any way by Edexcel/Pearson Please note that these resources are now complete! Theme 1 - Investigating Small Business Theme 2 - Building A Business Theme 1 - Investigating Small Business 1.1: Enterprise and Entrepreneurship 1.1: Enterprise and Entrepreneurship 1.1.1: The Dynamic Nature of Business 1.1.2: Risk and Reward 1.1.3: The Role of Business Enterprise 1.2: Spotting a Business Opportunity 1.2: Spotting a Business Opportunity 1.2.1: Customer Needs 1.2.2: Market Research 1.2.3: Market Segmentation 1.2.4: The Competitive Environment 1.3: Putting a Business Idea Into Practice 1.3: Putting a Business Idea Into Practice 1.3.1: Business Aims and Objectives 1.3.2: Business Revenues, Costs and Profits 1.3.3: Cash and Cash-flow 1.3.4: Sources of Business Finance 1.4: Making The Business Effective 1.4: Making The Business Effective 1.4.1: The Options for Start-up and Small Businesses 1.4.2: Business Location 1.4.3: The Marketing Mix 1.4.4: Business Plans 1.5: Understanding External Influences on Business 1.5: Understanding External Influences on Business 1.5.1: Business Stakeholders 1.5.2: Technology and Business 1.5.3: Legislation and Business 1.5.4: The Economy and Business 1.5.5: External Influences Theme 2 - Building A Business 2.1: Growing the Business 2.1: Growing the Business 2.1.1: Business Growth 2.1.2: Changes in Business Aims and Objectives 2.1.3: Business and Globalisation 2.1.4: Ethics, the Environment and Business 2.2: Making Marketing Decisions 2.2: Making Marketing Decisions 2.2.1: Product 2.2.2: Price 2.2.3: Promotion 2.2.4: Place 2.2.5: Using the Marketing Mix to Make Business Decisions 2.3: Making Operational Decisions 2.3: Making Operational Decisions 2.3.1: Business Operations 2.3.2: Working With Suppliers 2.3.3: Managing Quality 2.3.4: The Sales Process 2.4: Making Financial Decisions 2.4: Making Financial Decisions 2.4.1: Business Calculations 2.4.2: Understanding Business Performance 2.5: Making Human Resource Decisions 2.5: Making Human Resource Decisions 2.5.1: Organisational Structures 2.5.2: Effective Recruitment 2.5.3: Effective Training and Development 2.5.4: Motivation

1.1.1: The Dynamic Nature of Business
1.1.2: Risk and Reward
1.1.3: The Role of Business Enterprise

1.2.1: Customer Needs
1.2.2: Market Research
1.2.3: Market Segmentation
1.2.4: The Competitive Environment

1.3.1: Business Aims and Objectives
1.3.2: Business Revenues, Costs and Profits
1.3.3: Cash and Cash-flow
1.3.4: Sources of Business Finance

1.4.1: The Options for Start-up and Small Businesses
1.4.2: Business Location
1.4.3: The Marketing Mix
1.4.4: Business Plans

1.5.1: Business Stakeholders
1.5.2: Technology and Business
1.5.3: Legislation and Business
1.5.4: The Economy and Business
1.5.5: External Influences

2.1.1: Business Growth
2.1.2: Changes in Business Aims and Objectives
2.1.3: Business and Globalisation
2.1.4: Ethics, the Environment and Business

2.2.1: Product
2.2.2: Price
2.2.3: Promotion
2.2.4: Place
2.2.5: Using the Marketing Mix to Make Business Decisions

2.3.1: Business Operations
2.3.2: Working With Suppliers
2.3.3: Managing Quality
2.3.4: The Sales Process

2.4.1: Business Calculations
2.4.2: Understanding Business Performance

2.5.1: Organisational Structures
2.5.2: Effective Recruitment
2.5.3: Effective Training and Development
2.5.4: Motivation