BTEC International Level 2 Business

Unit 28: Running a Small Business — assessment criteria

Learners will use their skills and knowledge of business planning to run a small business for a specified time period. Learners will create plans, use their customer service skills, handle money and keep financial records. They will evaluate the activity and their involvement.

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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

6 criteria
A.P1Explain the importance of preparing an operational plan for the small business.
A.P2Prepare a basic operational plan for the small business.
B.P3Demonstrate appropriate sales and customer care skills and techniques during the trading period.
B.P4Demonstrate correct procedures for handling of finances during the trading period.
C.P5Describe the elements of the operational plan that contributed to the success of the small business.
C.P6Describe the elements of the trading period that contributed to the success of the small business.

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Prepare a realistic operational plan for the small business, fully explaining reasons for operational decisions made. appropriate skills and procedures
B.M2Demonstrate a range of appropriate sales and customer care skills and techniques including correct procedures for handling of finances and record keeping during the trading period.
C.M3Analyse the success of the operational plan and the trading period, giving detailed examples and recommendations for improvements.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Prepare a detailed, well-structured and realistic operational plan for the small business, giving detailed and justified reasons for operational decisions made.
B.D2Demonstrate consistently excellent sales and customer care skills and techniques including correct procedures for handling of finances and record keeping during the trading period.
C.D3Evaluate the success of the operational plan and the trading period, giving detailed and justified recommendations for improvement.

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

PrepareExplainDemonstrateEvaluateDescribeAnalyse
Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

Learning aims

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  • C. Review the success of the small business

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