Pearson Edexcel GCSE Business

Syllabus 1BS0 · Issue 2, July 2022 · sourced from Pearson Edexcel – official GCSE (9-1) in Business (1BS0) specification PDF (Issue 2, July 2022), verified 2026-10-27.

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 1.4 Making the business effective

   • 1.4.1 Options for start-up and small businesses
   • 1.4.2 Business location
   • 1.4.3 The marketing mix
   • 1.4.4 Business plans

5. 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

6. 2.1 Growing the business

   • 2.1.1 Business growth
   • 2.1.2 Changes in business aims
   • 2.1.3 Business and globalisation
   • 2.1.4 Ethics, the environment and business

7. 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

8. 2.3 Making operational decisions

   • 2.3.1 Business operations
   • 2.3.2 Managing stock and working with suppliers
   • 2.3.3 Managing quality
   • 2.3.4 The sales process

9. 2.4 Making financial decisions

   • 2.4.1 Business calculations
   • 2.4.2 Understanding business data

10. 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