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Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies

1.3.4Why some businesses succeed and others fail

Why some businesses succeed and others fail 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. 1.3.4.1Explain the reasons why businesses succeed or fail.

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  • Why businesses succeed or fail

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Why some businesses succeed and others fail: sample question

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Tatenda's welding business made a profit but closed because customers paid months late and he could not pay his suppliers. What was the main cause of failure?

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