Full syllabus · 0450 · 2026
IGCSE Business Studies
6 topics · 25 subtopics
- 1
Understanding business activity
- 1.1Business activity
- 1.2Classification of businesses
- 1.3Enterprise, business growth and size
- 1.4Types of business organisation
- 1.5Business objectives and stakeholder objectives
- 2
People in business
- 2.1Motivating employees
- 2.2Organisation and management
- 2.3Recruitment, selection and training of employees
- 2.4Internal and external communication
- 3
Marketing
- 3.1Marketing, competition and the customer
- 3.2Market research
- 3.3Marketing mix
- 3.4Marketing strategy
- 4
Operations management
- 4.1Production of goods and services
- 4.2Costs, scale of production and break-even analysis
- 4.3Achieving quality production
- 4.4Location decisions
- 5
Financial information and decisions
- 5.1Business finance: needs and sources
- 5.2Cash-flow forecasting and working capital
- 5.3Income statements
- 5.4Statement of financial position
- 5.5Analysis of accounts
- 6
External influences on business activity
- 6.1Economic issues
- 6.2Environmental and ethical issues
- 6.3Business and the international economy