Save My Exams AQA A Level Business Revision Notes 2026

Syllabus Edition

First teaching 2026

First exams 2028

What is Business?

Sole Traders & Private Limited Companies

Public Limited Companies

Shares & Shareholding

Cooperatives & Social Enterprises

Stakeholders

Managing Marketing

Primary Market Research

Secondary Market Research

Price Elasticity of Demand

Income Elasticity of Demand

Marketing and Other Business Functions

Marketing and Competitiveness

Introduction to the Marketing Mix

Social Media Campaigns & Content Marketing

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Website Cookies & Pay Per Click

Measures of Success in Digital Marketing

Customer Relationship Management

Digital Technology in Marketing & Competitiveness

The Value & Challenges of International Marketing

Adapting the Marketing Mix for International Markets

Ethics and the Marketing Mix

Managing Finance

Key Financial Objectives

Financial Decisions & Other Functions

Financial Decisions & Competitiveness

Internal Sources of Finance

External Sources of Finance

Break-even Calculations

Break-even Charts

Profit & Profitability

Types of Profit

Ways to Increase Profit

Purpose and Value of Budgeting

Statement of Financial Position

Analysis of the Statement of Financial Position

Trends, Benchmarking & Business Context

Limitations of Financial Reporting

Shareholder rewards

Profits & Profit Margins

Return on Capital Employed & Return on Investment

Cash Flow, Liquidity & Gearing

Break-even & Budgets

Ethical Issues in Finance

Managing Operations

Key Operations Objectives

Operations & Competitiveness

Choosing a Location

Operations Data: Objectives

Operations Data: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

What is Efficiency?

Improving Efficiency

The Importance of Quality

Methods of Improving Quality

Environmental Sustainability

Reducing Environmental Impact

Ways to Match Supply & Demand

Managing the Supply Chain

The Importance of Suppliers

Effective Management of Inventory

Inventory Turnover

The Purpose & Nature of Innovation

Protecting Innovation

Purpose & Value of Project Management

Network Analysis

Economies of Scale

Diseconomies of Scale

Technology in Inventory Management

Technology in Supply Chain Management

Automation

Supplier Codes of Conduct & Audits

Ethical Issues in Operations

The Importance of Business Values & Culture

Changing Business Culture

Business & Society

The Importance of Sustainability

Elements of Sustainability

What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)?

Models of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Environmental, Social & Governance Reporting

Business & the External Environment

Porter's Five Forces: Theory

Porter's Five Forces in Practice

What is the Political Environment?

The Political Environment: Contemporary Issues

What is the Legal Environment?

Legal Environment in Practice

Business Responses to Changes in the Legal Environment

What is the Economic Environment

Economic Environment in Practice: Economic Growth & Taxation

Economic Environment in Practice: Inflation & Interest Rates

Economic Environment in Practice: Exchange Rates & Unemployment

What is the Social Environment?

Social Environment in Practice

Technological Change

The Impact of Disruptive & Digital Technological Change

Exam boards

Study tools

AQA A Level Business · Past Papers

AQA A Level Business Revision Notes

What is Business?

Managing Marketing

Managing Finance

Managing People

Managing Operations

Business & Society

Business & the External Environment