Botswana BGCSE Business Studies study plan

Distinguish and classify at least ten sources of finance as internal or external, short- or long-term, and state one advantage and one drawback of each

Explain how the purpose of business activity (adding value, satisfying needs and wants, creating wealth) links to the three sectors of production

Construct a simple cash-flow forecast for a six-month period and identify the month in which a negative closing balance first appears

Record the main categories of business expenditure and income in the correct order for a profit statement

Calculate gross profit, net profit, gross profit margin, net profit margin and return on capital employed from a supplied set of figures, showing all workings

Interpret whether each calculated ratio shows improvement or deterioration and give one possible business reason

Design a ten-question market research questionnaire that avoids leading questions and covers both closed and open items

Justify a choice between primary and secondary research for a named small business scenario

Explain each element of the marketing mix and show how the four elements reinforce one another for one named product

Select and justify a pricing strategy for a new product entering a competitive market, weighing at least two alternatives

Compare sole trader, partnership, private company and public company on liability, control, continuity and access to finance

Explain the difference between organic growth and growth by merger or takeover, and state one risk of each

Compare job, batch and flow production on cost, flexibility and suitability, and match each method to an appropriate example

Explain the purpose of quality control and quality assurance and distinguish between the two

Calculate the effects of holding too much and too little stock, and describe one stock-control technique

Draw and label a simple organisation chart and explain chain of command, span of control and delegation

Distinguish financial from non-financial motivators and explain how each of two motivation theories applies to a named workplace

Outline the stages of recruitment and selection and identify the documents used at each stage

Identify at least four stakeholder groups for a named business and explain how their objectives may conflict

Explain how business objectives may change over the life of a firm, from survival to growth to market leadership

Explain how each of three external influences (economic, legal, technological) affects a named business's costs, demand or operations

Distinguish ethical from legal business behaviour using two concrete examples

Explain the likely effects of interest rate, inflation and exchange rate changes on a firm that imports its raw materials

Evaluate one technology-driven change a small business could adopt, giving one benefit and one drawback

Draft the sections of a business plan, stating what each section must contain and why a lender would want it

Explain the qualities of a successful entrepreneur and relate each to a real decision an owner makes

Identify two sources of support available to small enterprises in Botswana and explain what each provides

Explain how the three sectors of production and the chain of production connect to a chosen local business idea

Answer three timed mixed-topic case questions, allocating time according to mark weight and showing all calculations

Identify recurring errors from the timed answers and rewrite the weakest answer to full-mark standard

Recall the definitions of twenty core terms across marketing, finance and people in business without notes

Self-mark against command words such as explain, justify and evaluate, and adjust answer length to match