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  1. GCSE
  3. Business OCR

Business

Spec J204

Free OCR GCSE Business revision: past papers from 2019–2025 with mark schemes.

Business activity

The role of business enterprise and entrepreneurship

Business planning

Business ownership

Business aims and objectives

Stakeholders in business

Business growth

Marketing

The role of marketing

Market research

Market segmentation

The marketing mix

People

The role of human resources

Organisational structures and different ways of working

Communication in business

Recruitment and selection

Motivation and retention

Training and development

Employment law

Operations

Production processes

Quality of goods and services

The sales process and customer service

Consumer law

Business location

Working with suppliers

Finance

The role of the finance function

Sources of finance

Revenue, costs, profit and loss

Break-even

Cash and cash flow

Influences on business

Ethical and environmental considerations

The economic climate

Globalisation

The interdependent nature of business

Content

Quantitative skills requirement

Calculation

Interpretation

Assessment at a glance

AssessmentFormatDurationMarksWeighting
Business 1: business activity, marketing and people (01)Written exam1h 30m80 marks50%
Business 2: operations, finance and influences on business (02)Written exam1h 30m80 marks50%

Course aims & skills

OCR GCSE Business builds the skills examiners reward. By the end of the course you should be able to:

  • Apply business concepts to familiar and unfamiliar business contexts
  • Analyse business data to identify trends, issues and opportunities
  • Evaluate business decisions and justify a recommended course of action
  • Interpret and calculate financial data such as profit, break-even and cash flow
  • Investigate real businesses and contemporary business issues
  • Construct well-argued, evidence-based business arguments
  • Use business terminology accurately and confidently
  • Make justified decisions using both qualitative and quantitative data
  • Evaluate the impact of ethical, environmental, economic and technological change on business

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