Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Business (4BS1)
Apply business concepts to small and large organisations, considering people, finance, marketing and operations.
Specification Issue 2, February 2026
Course structure and assessment routes
- Take both papers. Both can draw on the whole subject content; the business context, rather than separate topic lists, distinguishes them.
Main syllabus content
- Business activity and influences
- People in business
- Business finance
- Marketing
- Business operations
Use Syllabus for the topic checklist. Where the qualification offers options, follow your chosen route rather than treating every option as compulsory.
4BS1 assessment structure
Use the route above to identify which components you take. Marks below are raw marks; the stated weightings determine their contribution to the award.
4BS1/01
Investigating Small Businesses
- Duration
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- Marks
- 80
- Weighting
- 50%
Scenarios use businesses with up to 49 employees.
4BS1/02
Investigating Large Businesses
- Duration
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- Marks
- 80
- Weighting
- 50%
Scenarios use businesses with more than 250 employees.
Key assessment information
- Each paper has four compulsory 20-mark questions. Both are externally assessed, permit calculators and are offered in paper-based or onscreen form.
Official sources and verification
Checked 2026-09-04 against the official 4BS1 syllabus/specification (PDF). Specification Issue 2, February 2026.
Source PDF pages: 10, 11. PDF page positions may differ from printed page numbers.
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