OCR GCSE Business Exam Questions By Topic

The Purpose of Business Activity, The Nature of Enterprise

Why Write a Business Plan?, The Business Plan

Sole Traders & Partnerships, Companies, Business Ownership for Start-ups, Business Ownership for Established Businesses

Aims & Objectives

Stakeholders, Stakeholder Considerations

Methods of Growth

What is Marketing?

Introduction to Market Research, Primary Market Research, Secondary Market Research, Using Market Research Data, Interpreting Market Research Data

The Use of Market Segmentation

Introduction to the Marketing Mix, Product: The Product Life Cycle, Product, Price, Price: Methods of Pricing, Price: Applying Pricing Methods, Place: Physical Distribution, Place: Digital Distribution, Promotion: Advertising, Promotion: Point of Sale Methods, Promotion: Using Social Media, The Integrated Marketing Mix

Introduction to Human Resources (HR)

Different Organisational Structures, Organisation Charts

Working Arrangements

Ways of Communicating, Written & Verbal Communication, Digital Communication

Recruitment, Recruitment Methods, Selection

Motivation

The Importance of Training & Development, Training & Development Methods

The Impact of Employment Law on Business

Methods of Production, Technology in Production

Quality

The Sales Process, Customer Service

The Impact of Consumer Law

The Importance of Location

Procurement & Logistics

Introduction to Finance

Financing Business Activity, Choosing Appropriate Sources of Finance

Business Costs, Revenue, Profit & Loss, Profitability Ratios, Investment Decisions

The Importance of Break-Even, Using Break-Even

The Importance of Cash, Cash Flow Forecasting

Ethical Considerations, Environmental Considerations

Economic Factors

The Nature of Globalisation, The Impact of Globalisation, Competing Internationally

How Business Functions Interact

Using Financial Information to Make Effective Decisions