BTEC International Level 3 Business

Unit 34: Launch and Run an Enterprise — assessment criteria

Learners develop the skills and attributes to launch and run an enterprise. Most of the time allocated to this unit will be spent on the running of the enterprise.

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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

7 criteria
A.P1Investigate the opportunities for the development of a new enterprise.
A.P2Produce a business plan containing the required information for an enterprise development.
B.P3Investigate the potential market for a product or service for a new enterprise, creating an outline plan for a marketing strategy.
C.P4Select a legal format and the resources required for a new enterprise start-up.
C.P5Launch and run a new enterprise start- up.
D.P6Explain the outcomes of the enterprise using your financial data and customer feedback.
D.P7Present the outcomes of the enterprise to an external audience.

Merit

4 criteria
A.M1Analyse the financial information contained in a business plan. launch the enterprise
B.M2Analyse the contribution of each element in a marketing strategy for the launch of a product or service for a new enterprise.
C.M3Analyse the effectiveness of the selected format, resources and monitoring during the running of the enterprise.
D.M4Assess the outcomes of the enterprise against its key target areas and present to an external audience.

Distinction

3 criteria
AB.D1Evaluate the feasibility of the new venture and its business plan and recommend a marketing strategy for bringing a product or service to the market.
C.D2Evaluate the monitoring and performance of the enterprise against its key targets and forecasts.
D.D3Recommend and justify a set of actions to improve the outcomes of the enterprise.

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.

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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

  • A. Research and develop a plan for an enterprise
  • B. Develop a marketing strategy to launch the enterprise
  • C. Run an enterprise
  • D. Review the outcomes of the enterprise

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