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2.1 Growing the business

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Frost & Fern is a profitable garden-centre chain. It plans to open a sixth store using £420,000 of retained profit.

Outline one advantage to Frost & Fern of using retained profit to finance its growth.

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2.1 Growing the business Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Business
  3. /2.1 Growing the business

37 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Business 2.1 Growing the business, covering 2.1.1a Internal (organic) growth, 2.1.1b External (inorganic) growth, 2.1.1c Ownership for growing businesses, 2.1.1d Finance for growing and established businesses, 2.1.2a Why aims and objectives change, 2.1.2b How aims and objectives change, 2.1.3a The impact of globalisation on businesses, 2.1.3b Barriers to international trade, 2.1.3c How businesses compete internationally, 2.1.4a Ethical and environmental considerations, and 2.1.4b Pressure group activity and the marketing mix. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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