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Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies

1Understanding business activity

Understanding business activity in Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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  • Business objectives

    30 min

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  • Franchises, joint ventures and social enterprises

    25 min

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  • Private and public limited companies

    30 min

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  • Sole traders and partnerships

    30 min

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  • Enterprise and the entrepreneur

    25 min

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  • Support for new enterprises

    20 min

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  • The business plan

    30 min

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  • Adding value: value addition and beneficiation

    30 min

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  • Business activity, needs and wants, and the factors of production

    25 min

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  • Stages and sectors of production

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  • Why business organisations exist: private, public, formal and informal sectors

    22 min

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  • Measuring business size: small and large businesses

    35 min

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  • Stakeholders in a business

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  • Business growth: internal and external

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  • Why businesses succeed or fail

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Understanding business activity: sample question

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A bakery in Harare buys a flour mill that supplies it. What type of integration is this?

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