Learn Pearson Edexcel IGCSE Business online. Revise it by playing.
260 short lessons that follow the Pearson Edexcel 4BS1 specification. Every lesson comes with its own quiz, a quiz show game and a zombie defence game, and there are 4,944 flash cards and 8 3D Business games too.
- Covers the Pearson Edexcel 4BS1 specification, topic by topic
- Games that test what you've just learnt, so it sticks
- A study timetable and progress tracking to keep you on course
for 12 months
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100% based on the current Pearson Edexcel 4BS1 specification
Every lesson is written from the Pearson Edexcel specification for exams in 2026-2029. It teaches everything you need to know for the exam, topic by topic, in short lessons you can finish in one sitting.
- All 6 themes and 28 topics, in the same order as the specification
- 260 lessons of about 30 minutes each
- About 130 hours of recommended study time in total, set by the exam board, including games, quizzes and revision
- Clear explanations with diagrams, pictures and videos
- Key words and exam tips to help you pass
A plan that gets you to exam day
Tell us when you want to finish and we plan every lesson for you, week by week. Then track your progress and see exactly what to revise.
A study plan that fits your life
Pick your finish date and your timetable plans your lessons week by week, leaving time to revise before the exam.
- One-year or two-year plans
- Fits around school, work or home education
- Time left for revision before the exam
Know exactly where you stand
Your dashboard shows lessons done, quiz scores and the topics that need another look.
- Scores for every quiz
- Spot weak topics early
- Great for parents to check in
See exactly what to revise
After every quiz you see each question, your answer and the right one, so you know what to go back over before the exam.
- The right answer for every one you missed
- Go back to any lesson, any time
- Spot weak topics before the exam
Learn it. Test it. Play it. Remember it.
Reading something once isn't enough. The way to remember it for the exam is to keep pulling it back out of your head. So every Business lesson comes with lots of fun ways to do exactly that.
Learn
A 30-minute lesson on one part of the specification, with pictures, videos and clear explanations.
Test
A quiz straight after shows what's gone in, with the right answer the moment you get one wrong.
Play
Lemonaire and Last Stand turn the same lesson into a game, so you answer the questions again (and again) because you want to win.
Remember
Flash cards bring each idea back just before you'd forget it, until it's locked in for the exam.
Every question, card and game is written from the lesson, so it all follows the Pearson Edexcel 4BS1 specification. No random trivia.
Who Wants to Be a Lemonaire?
Lights, music and a host who talks to you. Zane Zest asks questions on the lesson you've just done, and you climb the Lemon Tree to a million lemons. Use 50:50, Phone a Friend or Ask the Audience if you're stuck.
Why it's fun
- A proper quiz show studio with a theme tune
- Three lifelines and a phone-a-friend
- Take the lemons or risk it all
- Beat your best score
How it teaches
- Every question comes from the lesson
- Starts with true or false, then builds up to four options
- Get one wrong and Zane shows the line from the lesson that explains it
Last Stand: they want brains. Use yours.
A 3D tower defence game. Build gun towers, snipers and tesla coils to stop the horde reaching your bunker. The catch? The scrap you build with comes from answering questions on the lesson.
Why it's fun
- A 4-level story with survivors and a boss
- Airstrikes, orbital lasers and flashbangs
- Recruit, Soldier and Veteran levels, with 3 stars to win
- Blitz mode for a quick 2.5-minute game
How it teaches
- Knowing the lesson is how you win
- "Urgent intel" questions pop up mid-battle against the clock, like exam pressure
- Wrong answers show the right one, so you learn as you play
Flash cards that actually test you
Not just flip and forget. Pick how tough: flip and rate yourself, read a clue and type the key word, or explain it in your own words and have it marked.
Why it's fun
- Points, streaks and lives
- Quickfire against the clock, or Endless with 3 lives
- Chilled lo-fi study music
- Swipe through them on your phone
How it teaches
- Pulling an answer out of your head (active recall) is one of the best ways to remember
- Cards you miss come back until you've got them
- Daily Recap brings cards back after 1, 3, 7, 16 and 35 days, just before you'd forget
Check it's gone in, straight after every lesson
Every lesson ends with its own quiz. Pick 12 or 25 questions, Quickfire against the clock, or Endless until you run out of lives.
Why it's fun
- Points, streaks and sound effects
- Easy, Medium or Hard
- Stars for your best score
How it teaches
- You find out what you don't know straight away
- The longer modes mix in earlier lessons from the same topic, so older ideas keep coming back
The tricky topics, turned into 3D games
Some ideas are much easier to understand when you can see them move and try them yourself. These games were made for the Pearson Edexcel 4BS1 specification topics students find hardest. Try them now, free.
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Partners in Peril
A 3D story game: predict how the Lemon Tree Café partners share profits, and what unlimited liability means for their houses
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Survival or Profit?
Run a 3D smoothie business through ten years of booms, crises and rivals, and choose survival, profit maximisation or satisfactory profit
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The Production Line
Run a 3D factory: pick job, batch or flow production for each order and sort the facts before the belt speeds up
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Pinpoint: Location Scout
Scout a 3D town for six clients and find out how the internet changes which location factors really matter
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Free to play
Lemon Express: Currency Quest
Ride the Lemon Express through five chapters of currency conversions, percentage changes, SPICED and the spread
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Adapt or Bust
Run a 3D trainer shop from 2000 to 2030, pick the right technology at each Tech Expo, stop the hackers and keep up with your rival or go bust
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Boom or Bust
Run a 3D street-food truck for five years: chase revenue, profit and market share, keep customers, staff and owners happy, and survive cash flow problems, rivals and market changes
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Crossed Wires
Keep messages flowing around a 3D business town: smash communication barriers with the right fix, pick the best channel and see what poor communication costs a business
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What you get
- 260 lessons covering the Pearson Edexcel 4BS1 specification
- 5,200 quiz questions with instant feedback
- Lemonaire and Last Stand on every lesson
- 4,944 flash cards with Daily Recap
- 8 3D Business games
- Personal study timetable and progress tracking
- Works on phone, tablet and laptop
Good to know
Does it follow the Pearson Edexcel 4BS1 specification?
Yes. The course was planned from the Pearson Edexcel 4BS1 specification so every part is taught, in order. The quizzes, games and flash cards are all written from the lessons, so you only practise what's in the specification.
Are the games really learning, or just for fun?
Both. You can only win by answering questions on the lesson, and every wrong answer shows you the right one. Testing yourself like this is one of the best-proven ways to remember things, and the games mean students happily do a lot more of it.
Who is it for?
Students studying Pearson Edexcel IGCSE Business at school who want extra help, home-educated students, private candidates and adults going back to study.
What do I need to use it?
Just a web browser. It works on phones, tablets, laptops and computers, so you can study anywhere.
Does the price include the exam?
No. Exams are booked and paid for separately with an exam centre. The course gets you ready for them.
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