IB Business Tutoring & Prep Course
Pre-IB, Mid-IB and IB Revision Programmes
Short answer
The IB Business Management course is one-to-one tutoring, taught live online: every lesson is 90 minutes.
A private group is for 3 or more friends who sign up together (the group programme is 30 hours per subject); there are no published start dates, and we agree the start date and lesson times with you.
In one-to-one tutoring, packages are from €85 a lesson.
IB Business Management tutoring at SL and HL across all five units, from human resource management to operations, with Paper 1 case-study practice.
One-to-one and small groups · Live online · IB syllabus
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About the subject
IB Business Management: what it covers and who it suits
IB Business Management tutoring at TestPrep Europe covers the five units of the syllabus — Unit 1: Introduction to business management, Unit 2: Human resource management, Unit 3: Finance and accounts, Unit 4: Marketing and Unit 5: Operations management — at both HL and SL. Paper 1 (unseen case study built on a pre-released statement), Paper 2 (quantitative, unseen stimulus) and Paper 3 (HL only, unseen social-enterprise stimulus) are practised separately, with the Internal Assessment supported under academic-integrity guidance.
Some of the teachers who teach IB Business Management: Aslı Bingöl, Ceren Çoban, Eren Aksoy and Ozan Kıvanç.
- Five-unit syllabus mapped to HL and SL command terms
- Paper 1 pre-released statement researched well before the exam
- Paper 2 quantitative tools (ratios, break-even, investment appraisal) drilled to HL standard
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IB Business Management builds the core concepts, strategic thinking and decision-making skills students need to understand the world of business.
Business analysis tools
Applying SWOT, STEEPLE, the BCG matrix, the Ansoff matrix and the other tools in the business management toolkit.
Financial analysis
Balance sheets, income statements, break-even analysis and ratio analysis.
Case study strategy
Analysing real business cases in the IB format and answering effectively.
IA preparation
Researching and recommending solutions to a real-world business problem.
IB Business Management teaches the foundations of the business world and is ideal for students aiming at entrepreneurship, management, finance or marketing.
Our lessons turn theory into practice through real cases and current examples, growing both exam performance and business literacy.
Exam
IB Business Management exam format
Paper 1
SL: 90 min / HL: 90 minSL: 35% / HL: 25%Unseen case study based on a pre-released statement (same paper at SL and HL)
Paper 2
SL: 90 min / HL: 105 minSL: 35% / HL: 30%Unseen stimulus with a quantitative focus
Paper 3
75 minHL: 25%Unseen stimulus on a social enterprise (HL only)
One-to-one IB tutoring
IB Business Management Private Tutoring
Private IB lessons at HL or SL: the topics you find hardest, your Internal Assessment and Extended Essay, and technique for every paper. Lessons are live and online and fit around your school timetable.
- A lesson plan built around your HL or SL course
- Internal Assessment (IA) guidance and feedback
- Extended Essay (EE) planning and feedback
- TOK coaching and feedback
- Past-paper practice marked against IB mark schemes
- Scheduling that fits your school timetable
How it works
- 1
Tell us your goal
We start from your school syllabus, your exam date and the result you are aiming for.
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Your own plan
We map out the lessons you need, unit by unit.
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Live one-to-one lessons
Meet your tutor online at times that suit your week.
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Regular progress checks
Homework and a short check after each lesson show how you are getting on.
Start one-to-one IB Business Management
Right for you if you are aiming for a 6 or a 7, need help in one subject, or want support with your IA or EE.
Book one-to-one lessonsBefore choosing a package, you can book one paid lesson.
Our IB tutors began teaching in 2018 or earlier.
IB Business Management Extended Essay Grader
Get AI feedback on your Extended Essay against the IB criteria for your exam session: the new criteria (30 marks) from May 2027, and the 2018 criteria (34 marks) up to November 2026. You get detailed feedback on every criterion and an estimated A–E grade.
Your exam session
The IB marks the Extended Essay against new criteria from the May 2027 session. If you sit your exams in November 2026 or earlier, your essay is marked against the 2018 criteria.
Type of review
How is the A–E grade estimated?
The IB sets the Extended Essay's grade boundaries again every session; there is no fixed table. So the estimate follows the grade descriptors the IB asks schools to use for predicted grades. The IB publishes your final grade at the end of the session.
IA support
IB Business Management IA support
The Business Management IA is the business research project: a study of a real issue facing an organisation through one of the key concepts (change, creativity, ethics or sustainability), up to 1,800 words and based on three to five supporting documents. It is worth 30% at SL and 20% at HL.
Where we support you through the IA
- 1Choosing a research question and a business
- 2Primary and secondary data collection
- 3Applying business analysis tools
- 4Evidence-based recommendations
- 5Critical evaluation
IB Business Management Camps
Structured Prep Camps for IB Business Management
Three programmes for every stage of IB Business Management, each run as a private group of three or more friends, on dates set with the group.
PRE-IB CAMP
IB Business Management: Pre-IB
Build strong IB Business Management foundations before starting IB1.
- Core IB Business Management concepts
- Introduction to IB assessment criteria
- Academic writing skills
- Study and note-taking techniques
MID-IB CAMP
IB Business Management Mid-Year
Consolidate your IB Business Management knowledge at the end of IB1.
- IB Business Management IA preparation and planning
- Year-1 topic review
- Identifying knowledge gaps
- Adapting to the exam format
FINAL CAMP
IB Business Management Final Revision
An intensive IB Business Management revision marathon before the May exams.
- IB Business Management full-syllabus review
- 10+ years of past papers
- Mock exams with detailed feedback
- Strategies to maximise your score
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Practice built into your IB Business Management lessons
Every topic you cover in IB Business Management is reinforced with question sets your tutor puts together for you. This programme has no separately sold question bank or practice test.
Mock exams included in the programme- Targeted questions on every topic
- Practice sets built around your weak areas
- Exam-style practice with past papers and mark schemes
- Worked solutions and feedback on every question
Syllabus
IB Business Management topics
IB Business management (first assessment 2024) is built on five units and the Business management toolkit used at both levels. HL also studies the sub-topics below.
Topic names are the IB's own, from the current subject guide.
SLTopics shared by SL and HL
- Unit 1: Introduction to business management
- Unit 2: Human resource management
- Unit 3: Finance and accounts
- Unit 4: Marketing
- Unit 5: Operations management
HLHL only
- 2.5 Organizational (corporate) culture
- 2.7 Industrial/employee relations
- 3.6 Debt/equity ratio analysis
- 3.9 Budgets
- 4.3 Sales forecasting
- 4.6 International marketing
- 5.3 Lean production and quality management
- 5.6 Production planning
- 5.7 Crisis management and contingency planning
- 5.8 Research and development
- 5.9 Management information systems
Approach
How we teach IB Business Management
Study plan
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Phase 1 — Units 1–2
Business environment, organisation, HR
- Stakeholders and CSR
- Organisational structures
- HR planning, leadership and motivation
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Phase 2 — Units 3–4
Finance, accounts, marketing
- Sources of finance and final accounts
- Ratio analysis and investment appraisal
- Marketing mix and market research
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Phase 3 — Unit 5 + IA
Operations + Internal Assessment
- Operations management and quality
- IA research question scoping
- IA primary research and analysis
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Phase 4 — Papers + mock
Pre-released statement + timed practice
- Paper 1 pre-released statement research
- Paper 2 timed past-paper sets
- Paper 3 (HL) social-enterprise stimulus practice
How lessons work
Command terms as a separate skill
Define, describe, explain, analyse, discuss, evaluate, justify, recommend — each command term has a specific marking shape. We teach the shape before the content.
Pre-released statement workflow
Once the pre-released statement is published (about three months before the exam) we research the context, stakeholders and likely strategic options together, so the unseen Paper 1 case study doesn't depend on first-read reactions on exam day.
IA scoping for academic integrity
Research questions are chosen so primary data is available and ethically obtainable. Final written work remains the student's own work.
Advice
IB Business Management: common mistakes and study tips
MistakeAnswering 'discuss' or 'evaluate' as a description.
FixHigher-mark command terms require contrasting viewpoints and a justified judgement; pure description caps at the lowest band.
MistakeUsing business tools (SWOT, Ansoff, BCG) without applying them to the case.
FixEvery tool must be tied to specific stimulus details. Generic tool definitions earn knowledge marks only.
MistakeQuantitative answers without showing working.
FixEven small calculations should show formula, substitution and units. Method marks are awarded even when the final figure is wrong.
MistakeIA based on a public company with no genuine access.
FixThe IA rewards primary research and supporting evidence. Choose an organisation where genuine data access is realistic.
MistakeTreating HL extension topics as optional reading.
FixHL papers explicitly assess HL-only content. Skipping HL extension topics costs predictable marks.
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- Live one-to-one lessons online
- No package needed — book a single lesson
- Lesson times that fit your school week
You can also write to us through our contact page.
Other subjects
Related and other IB Diploma subjects
Often taken alongside this subject
- IB Business ManagementSame subject under the renamed slug; some users land here from the older route.
- IB EconomicsMacro/micro analysis directly supports HL Business Paper 3.
- IB Math AIMath AI's statistical and financial maths content overlaps with Business quantitative tools.
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IB Business Management Prep — Frequently Asked Questions
The questions students ask most about IB Business Management preparation.