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<strong>AQA</strong> GCE Business Studies<br />
<strong>BUSS1</strong>- Planning & Financing a Business<br />
EXAM PAPER TOPIC TRACKER<br />
Keep track of which topics have been examined in the real papers for <strong>BUSS1</strong>
<strong>AQA</strong> AS Business Studies (<strong>BUSS1</strong>) – <strong>Topic</strong> <strong>Tracker</strong><br />
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<strong>BUSS1</strong> Revision Guide<br />
<strong>AQA</strong> AS Business (<strong>BUSS1</strong>) - Revision Quizzes<br />
<strong>AQA</strong> AS Business (<strong>BUSS1</strong>) - The Basics for Revision<br />
<strong>AQA</strong> <strong>BUSS1</strong> Pierre’s Personalised T-Shirts - Observations & Suggested Answers<br />
<strong>AQA</strong> AS Business (<strong>BUSS1</strong>) Opportunities for Evaluation<br />
<strong>AQA</strong> AS Business (<strong>BUSS1</strong>) - Key <strong>Topic</strong> Revision Checklist<br />
<strong>AQA</strong> AS Business (<strong>BUSS1</strong>) - Specification Resource Map<br />
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<strong>AQA</strong> AS Business Studies (<strong>BUSS1</strong>) – <strong>Topic</strong> <strong>Tracker</strong><br />
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Jan 2009 May 2009 Jan 2010 May 2010 Jan 2011 May 2011 Jan 2012 May 2012<br />
Youssef’s<br />
Accessories<br />
Steve’s<br />
Customised Cars<br />
Love Wood Anya’s Restaurant Tom’s<br />
Hairdressing<br />
Salon<br />
Kate’s Catering<br />
Pierre’s<br />
Personalised T-<br />
Shirts<br />
The Party<br />
Entertainer<br />
Enterprise and Entrepreneurs<br />
Entrepreneurs<br />
Explain a personal<br />
characteristic of the<br />
entrepreneur (3)<br />
Motives for starting a<br />
business<br />
Downsides of<br />
starting a business<br />
Risk and reward<br />
Opportunity cost<br />
Define opportunity<br />
cost (2)<br />
Government and<br />
entrepreneurs<br />
State two ways in<br />
which the<br />
government<br />
supports<br />
entrepreneurs (2)<br />
Generating and Protecting Business Ideas<br />
Sources of business<br />
ideas<br />
What makes a good<br />
idea<br />
Franchises<br />
Evaluation of<br />
decision to set up<br />
as an independent<br />
business rather<br />
than buy a<br />
What is meant by<br />
the term<br />
“franchisee” (2)<br />
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<strong>AQA</strong> AS Business Studies (<strong>BUSS1</strong>) – <strong>Topic</strong> <strong>Tracker</strong><br />
Marks shown in<br />
brackets<br />
Jan 2009 May 2009 Jan 2010 May 2010 Jan 2011 May 2011 Jan 2012 May 2012<br />
Youssef’s<br />
Accessories<br />
Steve’s<br />
Customised Cars<br />
Love Wood Anya’s Restaurant Tom’s<br />
Hairdressing<br />
Salon<br />
Kate’s Catering<br />
Pierre’s<br />
Personalised T-<br />
Shirts<br />
The Party<br />
Entertainer<br />
franchise (17)<br />
Protecting a<br />
business Idea<br />
Explain two<br />
possible benefits<br />
from having a<br />
patent (7)<br />
Analysis of benefits<br />
of a franchisor<br />
protecting business<br />
idea & products (10)<br />
Transformation Resources into Goods and Services<br />
Inputs to the<br />
transformation<br />
process<br />
Outputs from the<br />
transformation<br />
process<br />
Adding value<br />
Business Plans<br />
Contents of a<br />
business plan<br />
Limitations of a<br />
business plan<br />
Sources of<br />
information and<br />
guidance<br />
Define adding value<br />
(2)<br />
Explain how<br />
personalizing a<br />
product can add<br />
value (4)<br />
Market Research for a Start-up<br />
Primary Research Define primary State an alternative<br />
method of primary<br />
Explanation of why<br />
a startup chooses to<br />
Evaluation of the<br />
strength of market<br />
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<strong>AQA</strong> AS Business Studies (<strong>BUSS1</strong>) – <strong>Topic</strong> <strong>Tracker</strong><br />
Marks shown in<br />
brackets<br />
Jan 2009 May 2009 Jan 2010 May 2010 Jan 2011 May 2011 Jan 2012 May 2012<br />
Youssef’s<br />
Accessories<br />
Steve’s<br />
Customised Cars<br />
Love Wood Anya’s Restaurant Tom’s<br />
Hairdressing<br />
Salon<br />
Kate’s Catering<br />
Pierre’s<br />
Personalised T-<br />
Shirts<br />
The Party<br />
Entertainer<br />
market research (2)<br />
research to the<br />
ones used (1)<br />
use primary market<br />
research (6)<br />
research carried out<br />
(15)<br />
Analysis of the<br />
limitations of the<br />
primary research<br />
undertaken (9)<br />
Secondary Data<br />
Quantitative and<br />
qualitative research<br />
What is meant by<br />
the term “qualitative<br />
market research”<br />
(2)<br />
Explain how results<br />
of qualitative market<br />
research benefited<br />
the business (6)<br />
Sampling<br />
Understanding Markets<br />
Define quota<br />
sampling (2)<br />
Define random<br />
sample (2)<br />
Defining a market<br />
Calculate market<br />
share (3)<br />
Calculate the size<br />
of the market (4)<br />
Calculate the size of<br />
the market (4)<br />
Define an electronic<br />
market (2)<br />
Geographical<br />
markets<br />
Factors affecting<br />
demand<br />
Evaluation of the<br />
factors that affect<br />
demand for case<br />
study products (13)<br />
Introduction to<br />
market segmentation<br />
Why use market<br />
segmentation<br />
Explain two benefits<br />
of targeting a<br />
market segment (6)<br />
Explain an<br />
advantage of<br />
targeting a niche<br />
market (4)<br />
Explain two<br />
problems of moving<br />
away from a market<br />
niche (6)<br />
Defining what is<br />
meant by a market<br />
segment (2)<br />
Demographic<br />
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<strong>AQA</strong> AS Business Studies (<strong>BUSS1</strong>) – <strong>Topic</strong> <strong>Tracker</strong><br />
Marks shown in<br />
brackets<br />
Jan 2009 May 2009 Jan 2010 May 2010 Jan 2011 May 2011 Jan 2012 May 2012<br />
Youssef’s<br />
Accessories<br />
Steve’s<br />
Customised Cars<br />
Love Wood Anya’s Restaurant Tom’s<br />
Hairdressing<br />
Salon<br />
Kate’s Catering<br />
Pierre’s<br />
Personalised T-<br />
Shirts<br />
The Party<br />
Entertainer<br />
segmentation<br />
Geographic<br />
segmentation<br />
Limitations of market<br />
segmentation<br />
Analysing market<br />
data<br />
State formula for<br />
calculating market<br />
share % (2)<br />
Choosing a Legal Structure<br />
Defining the different<br />
structures<br />
Comparing the<br />
different structures<br />
Social enterprises<br />
Sources of Finance for a Start-up<br />
Discussion of the<br />
decision to change<br />
from being a sole<br />
trader to a private<br />
limited company<br />
(14)<br />
Analysis of two<br />
benefits of forming<br />
a partnership (10)<br />
Internal sources<br />
External sources<br />
Personal sources<br />
Analysing two<br />
benefits of<br />
arranging a bank<br />
overdraft (10)<br />
Analysis of benefits<br />
of having a bank<br />
overdraft (10)<br />
Analysis of reasons<br />
for choosing<br />
personal sources of<br />
finance rather than<br />
a bank loan (10)<br />
Choosing the right<br />
Evaluation of the<br />
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<strong>AQA</strong> AS Business Studies (<strong>BUSS1</strong>) – <strong>Topic</strong> <strong>Tracker</strong><br />
Marks shown in<br />
brackets<br />
Jan 2009 May 2009 Jan 2010 May 2010 Jan 2011 May 2011 Jan 2012 May 2012<br />
Youssef’s<br />
Accessories<br />
Steve’s<br />
Customised Cars<br />
Love Wood Anya’s Restaurant Tom’s<br />
Hairdressing<br />
Salon<br />
Kate’s Catering<br />
Pierre’s<br />
Personalised T-<br />
Shirts<br />
The Party<br />
Entertainer<br />
source of finance<br />
choice of venture<br />
capital over bank<br />
loan as source of<br />
finance (14)<br />
Choosing the Business Location<br />
Factors affecting the<br />
choice of location<br />
Evaluation of the<br />
choice of location for<br />
the new business<br />
(17)<br />
Define the term<br />
“infrastructure” (2)<br />
Evaluation of the<br />
decision to locate a<br />
business in a city<br />
centre (15)<br />
Technology & homebased<br />
start-ups<br />
Employing People<br />
Full-time employees<br />
Part-time employees<br />
Explain two<br />
advantages of using<br />
part-time employees<br />
in the business (6)<br />
Temporary contracts<br />
Analyse the<br />
possible reasons<br />
for employing a<br />
mixture of<br />
permanent and<br />
temporary<br />
employees (10)<br />
Consultants and<br />
advisers<br />
Analyse the benefits<br />
of using a<br />
consultant (9)<br />
Flexible working<br />
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<strong>AQA</strong> AS Business Studies (<strong>BUSS1</strong>) – <strong>Topic</strong> <strong>Tracker</strong><br />
Marks shown in<br />
brackets<br />
Jan 2009 May 2009 Jan 2010 May 2010 Jan 2011 May 2011 Jan 2012 May 2012<br />
Youssef’s<br />
Accessories<br />
Steve’s<br />
Customised Cars<br />
Love Wood Anya’s Restaurant Tom’s<br />
Hairdressing<br />
Salon<br />
Kate’s Catering<br />
Pierre’s<br />
Personalised T-<br />
Shirts<br />
The Party<br />
Entertainer<br />
Calculating Costs, Revenues and Profits<br />
Meaning & importance<br />
of profit<br />
Measuring sales<br />
Calculation of<br />
forecast customer<br />
numbers (3)<br />
Measuring costs<br />
Definition of “fixed<br />
costs” (2)<br />
Calculation of profit<br />
Calculation of<br />
expected profit in<br />
the first year of<br />
trading (5)<br />
Calculation of<br />
budgeted profit (5)<br />
Calculation of<br />
expected profit (3)<br />
Calculation of<br />
added value (3)<br />
Using Break-even Analysis in Decision-making<br />
Contribution<br />
Calculation of total<br />
contribution (4)<br />
Calculate the<br />
forecast “total<br />
contribution” for in<br />
2010 (5)<br />
Calculation of total<br />
contribution (3)<br />
Break-even level of<br />
output<br />
Using a table to<br />
calculate break-even<br />
output<br />
Calculate breakeven<br />
quantity (5)<br />
Calculation of<br />
change in forecast<br />
break-even output<br />
(7)<br />
Using a formula to<br />
calculate break-even<br />
output<br />
Using a chart to<br />
calculate break-even<br />
Amending a breakeven<br />
chart to show<br />
Using break-even<br />
chart to calculate<br />
and illustrate breakeven<br />
calculations<br />
(6)<br />
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<strong>AQA</strong> AS Business Studies (<strong>BUSS1</strong>) – <strong>Topic</strong> <strong>Tracker</strong><br />
Marks shown in<br />
brackets<br />
Jan 2009 May 2009 Jan 2010 May 2010 Jan 2011 May 2011 Jan 2012 May 2012<br />
Youssef’s<br />
Accessories<br />
Steve’s<br />
Customised Cars<br />
Love Wood Anya’s Restaurant Tom’s<br />
Hairdressing<br />
Salon<br />
Kate’s Catering<br />
Pierre’s<br />
Personalised T-<br />
Shirts<br />
The Party<br />
Entertainer<br />
output<br />
impact of two<br />
changes (4)<br />
Changes to breakeven<br />
Calculate the<br />
change in breakeven<br />
output (6)<br />
Analysis and<br />
evaluation of<br />
options to reduce<br />
the break-even<br />
output (15)<br />
Strengths and<br />
limitations of breakeven<br />
analysis<br />
Cash Flow Forecasting<br />
The nature of cash<br />
flow<br />
Define the term<br />
cash flow (2)<br />
How to forecast cash<br />
flow<br />
Complete the cash<br />
flow forecast by<br />
calculating missing<br />
figures for opening<br />
balance & net cash<br />
flow (2)<br />
Why cash flow<br />
forecasting is<br />
important<br />
Limitations of cash<br />
flow forecasting<br />
Evaluation of the role of<br />
cash flow forecasting in<br />
determining success of<br />
the business (15)<br />
Sources of information<br />
for cash flow forecasts<br />
Setting Budgets<br />
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<strong>AQA</strong> AS Business Studies (<strong>BUSS1</strong>) – <strong>Topic</strong> <strong>Tracker</strong><br />
Marks shown in<br />
brackets<br />
Jan 2009 May 2009 Jan 2010 May 2010 Jan 2011 May 2011 Jan 2012 May 2012<br />
Youssef’s<br />
Accessories<br />
Steve’s<br />
Customised Cars<br />
Love Wood Anya’s Restaurant Tom’s<br />
Hairdressing<br />
Salon<br />
Kate’s Catering<br />
Pierre’s<br />
Personalised T-<br />
Shirts<br />
The Party<br />
Entertainer<br />
Why businesses use<br />
budgets<br />
Sales budget<br />
What is meant by<br />
the term “income<br />
budget” (2)<br />
Expenditure budget<br />
Explanation of<br />
problems with<br />
expenditure budget<br />
setting (6)<br />
Profit budget<br />
Calculation of profit<br />
budget (5)<br />
Calculation of<br />
budgeted profit (3)<br />
Methods of setting<br />
the budgets<br />
Limitations of<br />
budgets<br />
Discussion of<br />
difficulties faced by<br />
the entrepreneur in<br />
setting a first budget<br />
(14)<br />
Assessing Business Start-ups<br />
The risks and causes<br />
of business failure<br />
Evaluation of<br />
whether the startup<br />
will achieve its two<br />
key objectives (16)<br />
Evaluation of<br />
whether the startup<br />
is likely to achieve<br />
its main objective<br />
for the first year (15)<br />
Assessing the<br />
business plan<br />
Evaluate whether<br />
the business is<br />
likely to achieve its<br />
business<br />
Evaluation of the role<br />
of business planning<br />
in the early success<br />
of the business (16)<br />
Evaluating the<br />
overall strength of<br />
business planning<br />
(16)<br />
Evaluation of<br />
whether shortfalls<br />
against plan are<br />
outside of<br />
entrepreneur’s<br />
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<strong>AQA</strong> AS Business Studies (<strong>BUSS1</strong>) – <strong>Topic</strong> <strong>Tracker</strong><br />
Marks shown in<br />
brackets<br />
Jan 2009 May 2009 Jan 2010 May 2010 Jan 2011 May 2011 Jan 2012 May 2012<br />
Youssef’s<br />
Accessories<br />
Steve’s<br />
Customised Cars<br />
Love Wood Anya’s Restaurant Tom’s<br />
Hairdressing<br />
Salon<br />
Kate’s Catering<br />
Pierre’s<br />
Personalised T-<br />
Shirts<br />
The Party<br />
Entertainer<br />
objectives (17) control (15)<br />
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<strong>BUSS1</strong> – Digital Course Companion<br />
<strong>BUSS1</strong> – Teacher PowerPoint Collection<br />
<strong>BUSS1</strong> – Practice Exam Papers (Volume 1)<br />
<strong>BUSS1</strong> – Revision Quizzes<br />
<strong>BUSS1</strong> Student Revision Workshops (December)<br />
<strong>BUSS1</strong> Key Term Quiz Bank<br />
<strong>BUSS1</strong> Key <strong>Topic</strong> Revision Checklist<br />
<strong>BUSS1</strong> Recommended Reading List<br />
<strong>BUSS1</strong> – Recommended Websites<br />
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