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Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies

1.3.3Why some businesses grow and others remain small

Why some businesses grow and others remain small in Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 1.3.3.1Explain why owners may want to grow a business.
  2. 1.3.3.2Explain internal growth and external growth through mergers and takeovers, including horizontal and vertical integration.
  3. 1.3.3.3Evaluate methods of growth and the problems linked to growth.
  4. 1.3.3.4Explain why some businesses remain small.

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  • Business growth: internal and external

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Why some businesses grow and others remain small: 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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