Business study guides

A deep-dive OCR GCSE Business guide to topic 1, Business activity. Covers enterprise and entrepreneurship, business planning, ownership and liability, aims and objectives, stakeholders, and how businesses grow, with the J204 exam skills that tie them together.

A deep-dive OCR GCSE Business guide to topic 2, Marketing. Covers the role of marketing, market research, segmentation and market mapping, and the marketing mix (product, price, promotion and place), with the J204 exam skills and calculations that tie them together.

A deep-dive OCR GCSE Business guide to topic 3, People. Covers the role of human resources and employment law, organisational structures and ways of working, communication, recruitment and selection, motivation and retention, and training and development, with the J204 exam skills that tie them together.

A deep-dive OCR GCSE Business guide to topic 4, Operations. Covers production processes, quality, the sales process and customer service, consumer law, business location, and working with suppliers, with the synoptic J204 Paper 2 exam skills that tie them together.

A deep-dive OCR GCSE Business guide to topic 5, Finance. Covers the finance function, sources of finance, revenue costs and profit, break-even and the margin of safety, cash and cash flow forecasts, and the average rate of return, with the J204 Paper 2 calculation skills that tie them together.

A deep-dive OCR GCSE Business guide to topic 6, Influences on business. Covers ethical and environmental considerations, the economic climate, globalisation, legislation, technology and stakeholder influence, with the synoptic J204 Paper 2 exam skills that tie them together.