Business 0264

About Course

Develop complete Cambridge IGCSE Business 0264 knowledge and examination technique across all six syllabus areas. The course covers business activity, people, marketing, operations, finance and external influences, with diagnostic guidance, contextual application, calculations, case-study analysis and focused preparation for Paper 1 and Paper 2. This course follows the syllabus for examinations in 2027, 2028 and 2029.

Course Content

Course Orientation
Start with the qualification, the six syllabus areas, the two compulsory papers, learning resources and the Polymath preparation pathway.

Diagnostic Assessment: Business Knowledge and Decision-Making
Understand both papers, refresh the six syllabus areas and establish a starting profile across AO1–AO4. Diagnostic results guide study priorities; they are not Cambridge grades.

Module 01: Understanding business activity
Business activity, economic sectors, enterprise, growth and size, business organisation, and business and stakeholder objectives.

Module 02: People in business
Human resource management, organisation and management, communication and motivation.

Module 03: Marketing
Marketing and markets, market research, the marketing mix and legal controls.

Module 04: Operations management
Production, technology, sustainable production, costs, scale and break-even, quality and location.

Module 05: Financial information and decisions
Finance, cash flow, profit and loss, financial position and accounts analysis.

Module 06: External influences on business activity
Economic issues, the international economy, environmental and ethical issues, and pressure groups.

Course recap & IGCSE exam success guidelines
Consolidate the whole syllabus, practise command words and complete paper-specific preparation for Papers 1 and 2.

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About Course

Course Content

Course Orientation Start with the qualification, the six syllabus areas, the two compulsory papers, learning resources and the Polymath preparation pathway.

Subject Introduction

Syllabus Overview

Assessment Overview

Learning Resources

About the Preparation Course

Diagnostic Assessment: Business Knowledge and Decision-Making Understand both papers, refresh the six syllabus areas and establish a starting profile across AO1–AO4. Diagnostic results guide study priorities; they are not Cambridge grades.

Introduction to the Diagnostic Section

Understanding Paper 1: Short Answer and Data Response

Understanding Paper 2: Case Study

How Marks, Objectives and Grades Work

Whole-Syllabus Refresher

Paper 1 Diagnostic Examination

Paper 2 Diagnostic Examination

Your Diagnostic Results and Learning Plan

Module 01: Understanding business activity Business activity, economic sectors, enterprise, growth and size, business organisation, and business and stakeholder objectives.

1.1 Business activity

1.2 Economic sectors

1.3 Enterprise, business growth and size

1.4 Types of business organisation

1.5 Business and stakeholder objectives

Module 02: People in business Human resource management, organisation and management, communication and motivation.

2.1 Human resource management

2.2 Organisation and management

2.3 Communication

2.4 Motivation

Module 03: Marketing Marketing and markets, market research, the marketing mix and legal controls.

3.1 Marketing and markets

3.2 Market research

3.3 Marketing mix

3.4 Legal controls

Module 04: Operations management Production, technology, sustainable production, costs, scale and break-even, quality and location.

4.1 Production of goods and services

4.2 Technology in production

4.3 Sustainable production

4.4 Costs, scale and break-even

4.5 Quality

4.6 Location decisions

Module 05: Financial information and decisions Finance, cash flow, profit and loss, financial position and accounts analysis.

5.1 Business finance

5.2 Cash-flow forecasts

5.4 Statement of financial position

5.5 Analysis of accounts

5.3 Profit and loss

Module 06: External influences on business activity Economic issues, the international economy, environmental and ethical issues, and pressure groups.

6.2 International economy, globalisation and multinational businesses

6.1 Economic issues and government policy

6.3 Environmental issues

6.4 Ethical issues

6.5 Pressure groups

Course recap & IGCSE exam success guidelines Consolidate the whole syllabus, practise command words and complete paper-specific preparation for Papers 1 and 2.