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Leaving Cert Business: Enterprise

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

HL Asked on 10 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

OL Asked on 10 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

June 2027 is the first exam on the new Business course. These come from the 2016–2026 papers, so read them as a guide.

Enterprise, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Enterprise.

(a)An employee who shows enterprise inside an existing firm is an…
  1. Entrepreneur
  2. Intrapreneur
  3. Franchisor
(b)Which State agency supports enterprise in Gaeltacht areas?
  1. IDA Ireland
  2. Foras na Gaeilge
  3. Údarás na Gaeltachta
(c)Which agency's main job is attracting foreign multinationals to Ireland?
  1. IDA Ireland
  2. Local Enterprise Office
  3. Enterprise Ireland
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(a) Intrapreneur

(b) Údarás na Gaeltachta

(c) IDA Ireland

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Enterprise.

Higher Level

Asked on 10 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Section 3 Q5
2025Section 1 Q12, Section 2 ABQ
2024Section 2 ABQ, Section 3 Q5
2023Section 1 Q10, Section 3 Q5
2022Section 3 Q5
2021Section 1 Q9, Section 3 Q5
2019Section 2 ABQ, Section 3 Q2
2018Section 3 Q4
2017Section 3 Q4
2016Section 3 Q4

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

More Enterprise questions

Enterprise, 2 marks

Enterprise benefits the economy mainly by…

  1. Raising prices
  2. Reducing competition
  3. Creating jobs and wealth
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Creating jobs and wealth

New and growing businesses create jobs, pay taxes, produce new goods and services and increase competition, which raises living standards in the local and national economy.

Enterprise, 2 marks

Someone who starts several businesses, one after another, is a…

  1. Franchisee
  2. Serial entrepreneur
  3. Intrapreneur
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Serial entrepreneur

A serial entrepreneur keeps starting new ventures, often selling or handing over one business before setting up the next, using experience gained each time.

Enterprise, 2 marks

Intrapreneurs are usually rewarded through…

  1. Bonuses, promotion and recognition
  2. Dividends as the firm's owner
  3. Rent paid by the firm
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Bonuses, promotion and recognition

An intrapreneur is an employee, not an owner, so they are rewarded with bonuses, promotion, recognition or more freedom, rather than dividends or profits.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 10 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Section 1 Q6, Section 2 Q5
2025Section 2 Q5
2024Section 1 Q11, Section 2 Q5
2023Section 2 Q5, Section 2 Q8, Section 2 Q9
2022Section 2 Q5, Section 2 Q8
2021Section 2 Q5, Section 2 Q7
2019Section 1 Q10, Section 2 Q4
2018Section 1 Q2, Section 2 Q4, Section 2 Q8
2017Section 1 Q7, Section 2 Q4, Section 2 Q8
2016Section 2 Q4

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

More Enterprise questions

Enterprise, 2 marks

A person who sets up and runs a business and takes the risk is an…

  1. Employee
  2. Auditor
  3. Entrepreneur
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Entrepreneur

The entrepreneur spots an opportunity, puts money and time into it and takes the risk of losing it if the business fails.

Enterprise, 2 marks

Which State agency helps Irish owned companies to grow their exports?

  1. Failte Ireland
  2. Enterprise Ireland
  3. IDA Ireland
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Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland supports Irish firms to sell abroad. IDA Ireland does a different job, attracting foreign firms into Ireland.

Enterprise, 2 marks

Innovation in business means…

  1. Turning a new idea into a product or a better way of working
  2. Copying a rival's product exactly to save on costs
  3. Cutting all spending on new equipment and training
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Turning a new idea into a product or a better way of working

Innovation can be a new product, such as a new drink flavour, or a new process, such as a faster way to pack orders.

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