AQA Business Specification

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Course Outline

  1. Business Purposes and Objectives
  2. Business Forms and Stakeholders
  3. Marketing Research and Markets
  4. Marketing Mix and Digital Marketing
  5. Financial Management and Reporting
  6. People Management
  7. Operations and Innovation
  8. Business, Society and Environment
  9. External Environment and Strategy
  10. Change, Risk and Assessment
  11. Qualification Structure and Administration
  12. Assessment Objectives and Evaluation
  13. Command Words and Extended Responses
  14. Quantitative Skills and Formulae
  15. Sophisticated Business Concepts

1. Business Purposes and Objectives

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Entrepreneur: An entrepreneur is a person who starts and develops a business, often taking risks to pursue an opportunity.
  • Competitiveness: Competitiveness is the ability of a business to compete successfully in its market and maintain an advantage over rivals.
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1. Which description best defines an entrepreneur?

2. A business sets the objective “Increase monthly sales by 10% within the next six months, with the sales manager responsible for achieving it.” Which feature of effective objectives is demonstrated by assigning the sales manager responsibility?

3. Which statement correctly distinguishes a private limited company from a public limited company?

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What is an entrepreneur?

A person who starts and develops a business, often taking risks.

What qualities identify entrepreneurs according to the specification?

They are risk takers who are resilient, focused, passionate, innovative and adaptable.

What are the main forms of business covered?

Sole traders, private limited companies, public limited companies, worker cooperatives, consumer cooperatives, producer cooperatives, and social enterprises.

Who are internal stakeholders in a business?

Employees and owners or shareholders.

Entrepreneur: Business starter

Risk taker who starts and develops businesses.

Competitiveness: Business ability

Ability to succeed against rivals in the market.

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