Spec 4BS1
Step-by-step Edexcel IGCSE Business lessons by topic, building up to exam-style questions. Build a solid grasp of core business terminology and the different functional areas (marketing, operations, finance, people) before moving on to the evaluation-heavy case-study and calculation questions.
1 Business activity and influences on business
1.1 Business objectives
1.2 Types of organisations
1.3 Classification of businesses
1.4 Decisions on location
1.5 Business and the international economy
1.6 Government objectives and policies
1.7 External factors
1.8 What makes a business successful?
2 People in business
2.1 Internal and external communication
2.2 Recruitment and selection process
2.3 Training
2.4 Motivation and rewards
2.5 Organisation structure and employees
3 Business finance
3.1 Business finance – sources
3.2 Cash flow forecasting
3.3 Costs and break-even analysis
3.4 Financial documents
3.5 Accounts analysis
4 Marketing
4.1 Market research
4.2 The market
4.3 The marketing mix
5 Business operations
5.1 Economies and diseconomies of scale
5.2 Production
5.3 Factors of production
5.4 Quality
