HB1 Business and entrepreneurship personal learning checklist

VTCT Hair and Beauty CO2A5 · UCO90 · External exam and synoptic assignment

External exam and synoptic assignment. Use the actual live brief and centre rules for assessed assignment work. Short checks support learning; extended decisions and practical work need evidence.

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Businesses and ownership
Distinguish goods, services and distribution in a hair and beauty business.
Compare sole-trader and partnership ownership, control and liability.
Distinguish private and public limited companies and their finance options.
Compare franchise, concession and independent business arrangements.
Explain freelance and not-for-profit business responsibilities.
Services and careers
Match hair, barber, beauty, spa, nail and make-up services to client purposes.
Describe training, employment and progression routes in the sector.
Explain interdependence between hair and beauty and other industries.
Economy and responsible practice
Explain economic contribution through output, employment and spending.
Apply hazard identification and suitable controls to a salon scenario.
Distinguish cleaning, sanitisation, disinfection and sterilisation.
Explain how consultation and hygiene reduce cross-infection.
Apply confidentiality and honest-description principles to client information and promotion.
Explain codes of practice, ethics and professional-association support.
Evaluate social, ecological and economic sustainability in a business.
Explain how specialisation and technology have changed services and skill needs.
Enterprise and opportunities
Explain enterprise, entrepreneurship and their potential benefits.
Relate entrepreneurial qualities and objectives to decisions.
Assess an opportunity using unmet demand, competition and a meaningful USP.
Business planning and finance
Explain the purpose, contents and limitations of a business plan.
Set measurable objectives and check resource capacity.
Compare finance sources using cost, repayment and ownership.
Distinguish revenue, costs and profit and perform simple calculations.
Prepare and interpret a cash budget including a change in assumptions.
Marketing and research
Explain how marketing supports satisfaction and retention.
Identify internal and external influences on inclusive marketing objectives.
Apply all four Ps to a coherent hair or beauty offer.
Choose and evaluate primary, secondary, qualitative and quantitative research.
Analyse numerical findings to support a qualified business decision.
Compare mass and niche markets and assess truthful promotion.

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