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  • Edexcel GCSE
    • Theme 1: Investigating small business >
      • Topic 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
      • Topic 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
      • Topic 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
      • Topic 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
      • Topic 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: Growing the business >
      • Topic 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
      • Topic 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
      • Topic 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
      • Topic 2.4 Making financial decisions >
        • 2.4.1 Business calculations
        • 2.4.2 Understanding business performance
      • Topic 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
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  • AS Business Studies
    • Theme 1 >
      • 1.4 Managing people >
        • 1.4.1 Approaches to staffing
        • 1.4.2 Recruitment, selection and training
        • 1.4.3 Organisational design
        • 1.4.4 Motivation in theory and practice
        • 1.4.5 Leadership
      • 1.5 Entrepreneurs and leaders
    • Theme 2 >
      • 2.4 Resource management >
        • 2.4.1 Production, productivity and efficiency
        • 2.4.2 Capacity utilisation
        • 2.4.3 Stock control
        • 2.4.4 Quality management
      • 2.5 External Influences >
        • 2.5.1 Economic influences
        • 2.5.2 Legislation
        • 2.5.3 The competitive environment
  • A level Business Studies
    • Theme 3: Decisions and Strategy >
      • 3.1 Business objectives and strategy >
        • 3.1.1 - Objectives & Strategy
        • 3.1.2 - Theories of Corporate Stratergy
        • 3.1.3 - SWOT analysis
        • 3.1.4 - Impact of external influences
      • 3.2 Business growth >
        • 3.2.1 - Growth
        • 3.2.2 - Mergers & Takeovers
        • 3.2.3 - Organic Growth
        • 3.2.4 - Reasons for staying small
      • 3.3 Decision-making techniques >
        • 3.3.1 - Sales forecasting
        • 3.3.2 - Investment appraisal
        • 3.3.3 - Decision trees
        • 3.3.4 - Critical path analysis
      • 3.4 Influences on business decisions >
        • 3.4.1 Corporate influences
        • 3.4.2 Corporate culture
        • 3.4.3 Shareholders versus
        • 3.4.4 Business ethics
      • 3.5 Assessing competitiveness >
        • 3.5.1 Interpretation of financial statements
        • 3.5.2 Ratio analysis
        • 3.5.3 Human resources
      • 3.6 Managing change >
        • 3.6.1 Causes and effects
        • 3.6.2 Managing Change
        • 3.6.3 Scenario planning
    • Theme 4: Global business >
      • 4.1 Globalisation >
        • 4.1.1 Growing economies
        • 4.1.2 International trade and business growth
        • 4.1.3 Factors contributing to increased globalisation
        • 4.1.4 Protectionism
        • 4.1.5 Trading blocs
      • 4.2 Global markets and business expansion >
        • 4.2.1 Conditions that prompt trade
        • 4.2.2 Assessment of a country as a market
        • 4.2.3 Assessment of a country as a production location
        • 4.2.4 Reasons for global mergers or joint ventures
        • 4.2.5 Global competitiveness
      • 4.3 Global marketing >
        • 4.3.1 Marketing
        • 4.3.2 Niche markets
        • 4.3.3 Cultural/social factors
      • 4.4 Global industries and companies >
        • 4.4.1 The impact of MNCs
        • 4.4.2 Ethics
        • 4.4.3 Controlling MNCs
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  • Btec KS5
    • Level 3 >
      • Unit 3: Personal & Business Finance >
        • A: Personal Finance >
          • A1 Functions & role of money
          • A2 Different ways to pay
          • A3 Current accounts
          • A4 Managing personal finance
        • B: Explore the personal finance sector >
          • B1 Features of financial institutions
          • B2 Communicating with customers
          • B3 Consumer protection for personal finance
          • B4 Information guidance & advice
        • C: Understanding the purpose of accounting >
          • C1 Purpose of accounting
          • C2 Types of income
          • C3 Types of expendicture
        • D: Sources of finance >
          • D1 Internal
          • D2 External
        • E: Break-even & Cash flow >
          • E1 Cash flow forecasts
          • E2: Costs & Break-even
        • F: Statement of accounts >
          • F1 Statement of comprehensive income
          • F2 Statement of financial position
          • F3 Measuring porfitability
          • F4 Measuring liquidity
          • F5 Measuring efficiency
          • F6 Limitations of ratios
      • Unit 6: Principals of management >
        • A Functions of management >
          • A1 Definitions management & Leadership
          • A2 Functions of management & leadership
          • A3 Business Culture
        • B Management & Leadership: Styles & Skills >
          • B1 & B2 Management & Leaderships styles
        • C Managing Human Resources >
          • C1 Human Resources
          • C2 Human Resource Planning
        • D Factors influencing management, motivation and performance of the workforce >
          • D1 Motivation in the workplace
          • D2 Techniques to meet skills requirements
          • D3 Training and development
          • D4 Performance appraisal
        • E Impact of change >
          • E1 Managing change
        • F Quality management >
          • F1 Quality standards
          • F2 Developing a quality culture
          • F3 The techniques and tools of quality management
          • F4 The importance and benefits of quality management
      • Unit 7: Business Decission Making >
        • A: Business plans >
          • A1 Business ideas
          • A2 Purpose and structure of the business
        • B: Decision making in business >
          • B1 Sources for data collection
          • B2 The use of business models to aid decision making
          • B3 Techniques to analyse data effectively for business purposes
          • B4 Appropriate formats for decision making in a business context
          • B5 Software-generated information for decision making in an organisation
        • C: Use of research to justify the marketing >
          • C1 Types of research
          • C2 Competitor analysis
          • C3 Trends
          • C4 Marketing plan
        • D: Efficient operational management of the business >
          • D1 Legislation
          • D2 Quality issues
        • E: Understand the importance of managing resources >
          • E1 Human resources
          • E2 Physical resources
          • E3 Financial resources
        • F: Creation and interpretation of financial forecasts >
          • F1 Creation and analysis of a sales forecast
          • F2 Create and interpret a cash flow forecast
          • F3 Creation and interpretation of a break-even chart
          • F4 Creation and interpretation of an income statement
          • F5 Creation and interpretation of a statement of financial position
        • G: Viability of a business >
          • G1 Ratio analysis
          • G2 Threats and ‘what if’ scenarios
          • G3 Contingency plan
        • H: Demonstrate business skills/IT skills >
          • H1 Business skills
          • H2 Use IT skills to create appropriate documentation
  • KS4 Btec Enterprise
    • Component 1: Exploring Enterprises >
      • Learning Aim A >
        • P1: Purpose, Activities & Aims
        • P2: Entrepreneurial Characteristic & Skills
      • Learning Aim B
      • Learning Aim C >
        • P4 Internal Factors
        • P5 External Factors
    • Component 2: Planning for & pitching an Enterprise Activity >
      • Learning aim A >
        • P1: Potential Ideas
        • P2: A plan
      • Learning aim B
      • Learning aim C
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