Entrepreneurs & Leaders (Edexcel A Level Business)

Topic Questions

14 marks

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Explain one business objective Tesco might be aiming to achieve by launching its Jack’s stores

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24 marks

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Explain one non-financial reward for Lord Somerleyton and his business partner Toby Marchant of setting up and running Hot Chip

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34 marks

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Explain one potential trade-off of Mark Rowntree's decision to continue to focus on selling Bob Bon's products in its niche market

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44 marks

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Explain one implication for Mumtaz's owners of remaining as a private limited company

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54 marks

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Explain one benefit to Warby Parker of establishing the business with a socially responsible business objective

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64 marks

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Explain one barrier to entrepreneurship Hardy Punglia is likely to have faced as he set up his business

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120 marks

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As part of its product development strategy, Spotify has set the objective of developing and launching the 'Car Thing', a voice-activated music-streaming gadget for cars. It estimated that the project will cost £80m

To raise finance, it is considering two options; either stock market flotation or arranging a long-term loan

Evaluate these two options and recommend which one Spotify should choose in order to raise finance for the launch of 'Car Thing'

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220 marks

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The founder of Tended Ltd, Leo Scott Smith, has struggled to manage the business during a period of rapid growth

In order to improve the businesses long-term stability he is considering either recruiting an experienced Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to run the business or selling a share of the business to a venture capitalist

Evaluate these two options and recommend which one is most suitable to improve Tended Ltd's long-term stability

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18 marks

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Assess the importance of two entrepreneurial roles carried out by Peter Roberts to the success of Pure Gym

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212 marks

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Creating and setting up a business is one role of an entrepreneur
Assess whether this is the most important role of an entrepreneur, such as Lord Somerleyton

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310 marks

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Assess the likely consequences of Ebac Ltd continuing to operate as a private limited company

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410 marks

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Assess the likely consequences of stock market flotation for a business, such as Spotify

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58 marks

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Assess two difficulties for Michael O’Leary when developing from an entrepreneur to a leader

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