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Business planning
Business planning in AQA GCSE Business 8132 focuses on how real firms make decisions in the business in the real world part of the course. Students should connect key terms to business context, use evidence from case studies, and explain the likely effect on costs, revenue, profit, cash flow, customers, employees, owners, and other stakeholders. Strong revision separates similar concepts, weighs advantages against disadvantages, and uses figures where calculations or financial evidence are relevant. Exam answers should move beyond definitions by applying the idea to a specific business objective and reaching a justified judgement.
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Purpose and sections of business planning3 objectives
- Explain why businesses create plans, including setting up a new business, raising finance, setting objectives and organising business functions.
- Identify the main sections of a business plan.
- Analyse the benefits and drawbacks of business planning.
Basic financial terms2 objectives
- Distinguish variable costs, fixed costs and total costs.
- Explain revenue, costs, profit and loss in a business planning context.
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- Purpose and sections of business planning exam tip 1: Use precise subject-specific vocabulary when you explain how to explain why businesses create plans, including setting up a new business, raising finance, setting objectives and organising business functions..
- Purpose and sections of business planning exam tip 1: Use precise subject-specific vocabulary when you explain how to identify the main sections of a business plan..
Common mistakes
- Purpose and sections of business planning common mistake 1: Answer by clearly explaining how to explain why businesses create plans, including setting up a new business, raising finance, setting objectives and organising business functions..
- Purpose and sections of business planning common mistake 1: Answer by clearly explaining how to identify the main sections of a business plan..
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- CraftCrate serves premium buyers while launching a product; the case evidence includes labour productivity of ?8,784, sales of 944 units, and a 25% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Explain why businesses create plans, including setting up a new business, raising finance, setting objectives and organising business functions?
- MetroMove serves commuters while opening a second outlet; the case evidence includes net profit margin of ?2,531, sales of 926 units, and a 36% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Explain why businesses create plans, including setting up a new business, raising finance, setting objectives and organising business functions?
- Harbour Hire serves small retailers while taking a loan; the case evidence includes capacity utilisation of ?9,094, sales of 279 units, and a 29% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Explain why businesses create plans, including setting up a new business, raising finance, setting objectives and organising business functions?
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