GCSE Business Studies

This book is designed as a revision guide for students studying GCSE Business Studies. It should be suitable for all exam boards, but check with your exam board to see which topics you need to know.

Introduction to Business

Business Ownership

Business Success

Business Ideas

Stakeholders

Marketing

What is Marketing?

Market Research

Product

Price

Promotion

Place

Production

What is Production ?

Economies and Diseconomies of Scale

Methods of Production

Location of Production

Productivity

Human Resouces

What are Human Resources?

Organisational Structures

Communication

Recruitment

Motivation and Rewards

Training

Trade Unions and Industrial Disputes

Finance

Budgets and Cash Flow

Sources of Finance

Break-Even Analysis

Final Accounts

Ratio Analysis

Growth of Businesses

Starting a New Business

Expansion

Competition

Business Failure

Influences on Businesses

The Government

Social Influences

International Trade

Deindustrialisation

Flexible Working

New Technology

Globalisation