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Junior Cycle Business Studies: Business plans

How often Business plans comes up on the Business Studies papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 4 of the last 6 Common Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Business plans, Common Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Business plans.

(a)In a SWOT analysis, what does the O stand for?
  1. Objectives
  2. Opportunities
  3. Operations
(b)A new rival café opens next door. Where does this go in the café's SWOT analysis?
  1. Weakness
  2. Strength
  3. Threat
(c)Why would a bank ask to see a business plan before giving a loan?
  1. To judge if the firm can repay
  2. To set the firm's prices
  3. To work out the owner's tax credits
Show the answers

(a) Opportunities

(b) Threat

(c) To judge if the firm can repay

Your turn: Common Level questions on Business plans.

Common Level

Asked on 4 of the last 6 Common Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Q17b
2024Not asked
2023Q13
2022Q2
2019Q11

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Business plans questions

Business plans, 2 marks

Which of these belongs in a business plan?

  1. The owner's medical records
  2. Rivals' secret recipes
  3. A marketing plan
Show the answer

A marketing plan

A plan usually covers the business idea, the owners, market research, marketing, production, the finance needed and a SWOT analysis.

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