Track marketing, people, finance, operations and the external environment. Aligned to the 2026 Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Business specification.
| Topic | Sub-Topic | Confidence (1–5) | Last Reviewed | Next Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Enterprise and entrepreneurship | The role of enterprise and entrepreneurs | |||
| 1. Enterprise and entrepreneurship | Risk, reward and business objectives | |||
| 1. Enterprise and entrepreneurship | Factors of production | |||
| 1. Enterprise and entrepreneurship | Business plans and sources of support | |||
| 1. Enterprise and entrepreneurship | Stakeholders and their objectives | |||
| 2. Business organisation | Sole traders, partnerships and limited companies | |||
| 2. Business organisation | Franchising and social enterprise | |||
| 2. Business organisation | Business growth: internal and external | |||
| 2. Business organisation | Location decisions | |||
| 2. Business organisation | Business failure and reasons for closure | |||
| 3. Marketing | Market research: primary and secondary | |||
| 3. Marketing | Market segmentation, targeting and positioning | |||
| 3. Marketing | The marketing mix: product, price, place, promotion | |||
| 3. Marketing | Digital marketing and e-commerce | |||
| 3. Marketing | Marketing strategy and elasticity of demand | |||
| 4. Human resources | Organisational structures and delegation | |||
| 4. Human resources | Recruitment and selection | |||
| 4. Human resources | Training, motivation and retention | |||
| 4. Human resources | Employment law and health and safety | |||
| 4. Human resources | Communication within business | |||
| 5. Finance | Sources of finance: short-term and long-term | |||
| 5. Finance | Cash flow forecasting | |||
| 5. Finance | Costs, revenue, break-even and profit | |||
| 5. Finance | Financial statements: income statement and balance sheet | |||
| 5. Finance | Liquidity, profitability and financial ratios | |||
| 6. Operations management | Production methods and efficiency | |||
| 6. Operations management | Quality assurance and control | |||
| 6. Operations management | Stock control and lean production | |||
| 6. Operations management | Technology in operations | |||
| 6. Operations management | Supply chain and logistics | |||
| 7. External influences | Economic environment: inflation, interest rates, exchange rates | |||
| 7. External influences | Legal and regulatory constraints | |||
| 7. External influences | Ethical and environmental pressures | |||
| 7. External influences | Competition and globalisation | |||
| 7. External influences | Government policy and business |
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