BGCSE BSSE Entrepreneurship (1441) study plan

Classify 15 sample business expenses as fixed, variable or semi-variable, and justify each classification in one sentence.

Build a 12-month cash-flow forecast in a spreadsheet for a simulated tuck-shop, entering opening balance, receipts and payments month by month.

Set up a manual record-keeping system using source documents, a petty cash book and a two-column cash book, and post 10 sample transactions correctly.

Calculate break-even output, break-even revenue and margin of safety for three worked scenarios, showing all formula steps.

Design a 12-question market research questionnaire mixing closed and open items, pilot it on five people, and revise two weak questions.

Segment a chosen market by age, income and need, then write a one-sentence target-customer profile.

Apply the four Ps to one product idea, setting price with both cost-plus and competitor-based methods and comparing the two results.

Compute gross profit, net profit and gross margin percentage from a supplied set of sales, cost and expense figures.

Compare ten entrepreneurial characteristics against your own self-assessment and write three specific, dated actions to close the biggest gaps.

Generate 20 business ideas using three different creativity techniques: brainstorming, problem-listing and SCAMPER.

Screen all 20 ideas on a weighted matrix covering demand, start-up cost, own skills, competition and legality, then rank them.

Interview three local traders about demand, pricing and challenges for the top-ranked idea, and record the answers.

Draft each required section of a business plan: venture description, market analysis, operations, marketing, finance and risk.

Build a three-year sales forecast and a start-up capital requirement table showing sources and uses of funds.

Self-assess the draft against a 20-point checklist and rewrite the two weakest sections.

Summarise the plan in a 100-word executive summary that names the customer, the offer and the funding need.

Map the operations process as a flow diagram from inputs through production to customer delivery, marking two possible bottlenecks.

Obtain comparison quotes from three suppliers on price, lead time and reliability, then select one and justify the choice.

Calculate unit production cost from materials, labour and overhead, and set a stock reorder level and reorder quantity.

Describe quality control checks at three stages of production and draft a daily operations checklist with five items.

Compare sole trader, partnership and company forms on liability, capital, control and record duties, and select one for the venture.

List the registration and compliance steps for the chosen form, including business name registration with CIPA, a local council trading licence and BURS tax registration.

Outline five categories of legal obligation: tax, licensing, employee rights, consumer protection and record retention.

Analyse three ethical dilemmas and state the decision you would take with reasons, then draft a one-page code of conduct.

Identify eight risks facing the venture, classify them as financial, operational, market or legal, and rate each for likelihood and impact.

Write a mitigation action for every high-rated risk, including at least one insurance option and one cash buffer.

Evaluate two growth strategies, such as product line extension and new market entry, against cost, risk and capability.

Draft a five-step contingency plan for a 30 percent fall in sales over three months.

Sit one full timed mock paper covering all eight domains and record the score for each domain separately.

Rework every missed item and write a one-line rule for each error type in a corrections log.

Recompute a cash-flow forecast and a break-even point under 20-minute exam timing to at least 90 percent accuracy.

Deliver a five-minute pitch of the business plan and answer five likely investor questions.