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Edexcel A Level Business Studies past papers

June 2025 Latest

Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses
9BS0/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy
9BS0/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment
9BS0/03QPMSER

June 2024

Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses
9BS0/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy
9BS0/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment
9BS0/03QPMSER

June 2023

Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses
9BS0/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy
9BS0/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment
9BS0/03QPMSER
2022June

June 2022

Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses
9BS0/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy
9BS0/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment
9BS0/03QPMSER
2021November

November 2021

Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses
9BS0/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy
9BS0/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment
9BS0/03QPMSER
2020October

October 2020

Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses
9BS0/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy
9BS0/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment
9BS0/03QPMSER
2019June

June 2019

Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses
9BS0/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy
9BS0/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment
9BS0/03QPMSER
2018June

June 2018

Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses
9BS0/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy
9BS0/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment
9BS0/03QPMSER
2017June

June 2017

Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses
9BS0/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy
9BS0/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment
9BS0/03QPMSER

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  • Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businessesAll years
  • Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategyAll years
  • Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environmentAll years

Edexcel A Level Business Studies

Code9BS0

At a glance

The course
Edexcel A Level Business Studies 9BS0, Ofqual QAN 601/4673/4, was first examined in 2015. It has 3 papers: Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses, Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy and Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment, each 2 hours and 100 marks.
The papers
  • Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses, 9BS0/01: 35% weighting.
  • Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy, 9BS0/02: 35% weighting.
  • Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment, 9BS0/03: 30% weighting.
What we hold
We hold 27 papers from 9 sittings, June 2017 to June 2025.
Full title
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Business Β· QAN 601/4673/4 Β· 2015 onwards

Not Edexcel? Same subject, other boards.

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Also on this page 9BS0 9BS01 9723 9721 100/4289/1 100/0175/X

Award A Level AS

Other courses, no papers held

Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Business Studies 9BS01Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE with Advanced Subsidiary GCE (Additional) in Applied Business 9723Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Applied Business 9721Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Applied Business (Double Award)EDEXCEL Advanced GCE in Business Studies

Memes

Certified Business Studies memes. Peer-reviewed by nobody.

Laugh now. Cry in the exam hall later. Then come back and do a past paper.

Evaluate both sides
Say β€˜it depends’ and leave
Me on the case study about a bakery
Knowing what profit is
Knowing profit isn't cash flow
Drawing the break-even chart right
Concluding β€˜it depends’ and getting full marks
Business enlightenment, ranked

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Business starter pack

SWOT analysis of your lifeBreak-even chart in pencilCase study about a juice barThis website
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