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Online IB Business Management tutoring for HL and SL with verified tutors who scored 40+ IB points. Help with the Paper 1 pre-released case study, Paper 2 calculations, HL Paper 3 on social enterprises and your business research project.

IB Business Management rewards applying tools and theory to the case in front of you, not reciting definitions. Your tutor prepares you for the current guide (first assessed in 2024 and in place for every session from November 2026 to May 2029): Paper 1 on the pre-released statement and unseen case study, Paper 2 with its quantitative focus, the HL-only Paper 3 on a social enterprise, and the 1,800-word business research project. Sessions are online and one-to-one, at SL or HL.

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Business Management tutoring prices

From £52.50 to £70 per hour, depending on bundle size. Each bundle covers one subject.

  • Taster Bundle
    3 hours
    £210
    £70 per hour
  • Starter Bundle
    5 hours
    £330
    £66 per hour
  • Coursework Bundle
    10 hours
    £650
    £65 per hour
  • Assessment Bundle
    20 hours
    £1,250
    £62.50 per hour
  • Guardian Bundle
    50 hours
    £2,900
    £58 per hour
  • Ultimate Bundle
    100 hours
    £5,250
    £52.50 per hour
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What You Get with IB Business Management Tutoring

Comprehensive support designed to help you achieve your target grade

Exam Technique

  • Paper 1: researching the pre-released statement and applying it to the unseen case study
  • Paper 2: ratios, break-even, cash flow and investment appraisal under time pressure
  • HL Paper 3: a justified recommendation for a social enterprise, built on the stimulus
  • Command terms such as explain, analyse, discuss and evaluate, and the markbands behind them

Business Research Project

  • Choosing a real organisation and a focused research question
  • The rules for three to five supporting documents published within three years
  • Using one key concept (change, creativity, ethics or sustainability) as your lens
  • Toolkit tools practised on example cases, while your project stays your own

Concept Building

  • All five units, from types of business entities to operations methods
  • Business management toolkit, for example SWOT, STEEPLE, the Ansoff matrix and decision trees
  • HL-only topics such as budgets, sales forecasting and debt/equity ratio analysis
  • Real business examples you can use in extended answers
Real student results

Students Improving Their Business Management Grades

4 → 7
"My tutor taught me how to properly apply business tools to case studies instead of just describing them. My Paper 1 marks jumped dramatically."
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Sophie H.

Business Management HL, May 2024

3 → 6
"I couldn't structure essays to save my life. My tutor showed me exactly how examiners want evaluation structured. Went from a 3 to a 6."
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Daniel M.

Business Management SL, May 2024

5 → 7
"The IA feedback was invaluable. My tutor helped me find a great organisation, design proper interview questions, and apply the right tools."
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Ava T.

Business Management HL, Nov 2023

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Business Management HL vs SL: What's the Difference?

Understanding the requirements at each level

SL
HL
Teaching Hours
150 hours
240 hours
Syllabus
Five units and the business management toolkit
Five units, the toolkit and HL-only topics in units 2 to 5
Exam Papers
Paper 1 and Paper 2 (3 hours in total)
Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 (4 hours 30 minutes in total)
Paper 2
1 hour 30 minutes, 35% of the grade
1 hour 45 minutes, 30% of the grade
Internal Assessment
Business research project, 30% of the grade
The same project, 20% of the grade

IB Business Management Topics We Cover

The course has five units (introduction to business management, human resource management, finance and accounts, marketing, and operations management) plus the business management toolkit. HL students study extra topics in units 2 to 5 and sit Paper 3. Your tutor can help with any unit, at either level.

Unit 1: Introduction to Business Management

  • Types of business entities
  • Business objectives and stakeholders
  • Growth and evolution
  • Multinational companies (MNCs)

Unit 2: Human Resource Management

  • Organisational structure
  • Leadership and management
  • Motivation and demotivation
  • HL: organisational culture and industrial/employee relations
  • +1 more
    • Communication

Unit 3: Finance and Accounts

  • Sources of finance, costs and revenues
  • Final accounts and ratio analysis
  • Cash flow and investment appraisal
  • HL: debt/equity ratio analysis and budgets

Unit 4: Marketing

  • Marketing planning and market research
  • The seven Ps of the marketing mix
  • HL: sales forecasting
  • HL: international marketing

Unit 5: Operations Management

  • Operations methods and location
  • Break-even analysis
  • HL: lean production and quality management
  • HL: production planning, crisis management, R&D and management information systems

Business Management Toolkit

  • SWOT and STEEPLE analysis
  • Ansoff matrix and BCG matrix
  • Decision trees and force field analysis
  • Applying tools to unseen case studies
Assessment breakdown

IB Business Management Assessment Structure

Assessment from November 2026 to May 2029 follows the guide first assessed in 2024. SL students sit Paper 1 and Paper 2 and complete the business research project. HL students sit Paper 1, a longer Paper 2 that includes HL topics, and Paper 3 on a social enterprise. The research project is the same task at both levels, with the same 1,800-word limit.

Paper 1

External Assessment
SL: 35%
HL: 25%

Case study paper based on a pre-released statement that sets the context and background for an unseen case study

1 hour 30 minutes (SL and HL)
Structured and extended response questions on the case study
The IB allows 5 teaching hours to research the pre-released statement

Paper 2

External Assessment
SL: 35%
HL: 30%

Unseen stimulus material with a quantitative focus

SL: 1 hour 30 minutes | HL: 1 hour 45 minutes
Calculations and structured questions leading to extended answers, such as a recommendation using data and a toolkit tool
All units; HL papers include HL-only topics

Paper 3 (HL only)

External Assessment
HL only: 25%

Unseen stimulus material about a social enterprise

1 hour 15 minutes
Questions on the enterprise and its challenges, ending in a recommended plan of action (17 marks in the IB's sample question)

Internal Assessment

Internal Assessment
SL: 30%
HL: 20%

Business research project on a real issue or problem facing one real organisation, seen through one key concept

Up to 1,800 words, based on 3 to 5 supporting documents published within three years of submission
Same task and criteria at SL and HL

Key Assessment Notes

  • The four key concepts are change, creativity, ethics and sustainability; your IA uses one of them
  • Paper 3 was added in this guide and is for HL students only
  • Past papers and IA exemplars from before May 2024 follow the previous guide
IB Business Management grade distribution and average gradeHow students actually scored in the latest IB results: the share of each grade, HL vs SL, and how many got a 7.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about IB Business Management tutoring

Yes. Every session is online and one-to-one with a verified tutor who scored 40+ IB points. You are usually matched within 24 hours. HL students get extra work on the HL-only topics, the longer Paper 2 and Paper 3. SL students focus on Paper 1, Paper 2 and the business research project, which make up their whole grade.

Yes. The current guide was first assessed in May 2024 and applies to every session from November 2026 to May 2029, as no new guide is announced for students starting in August 2027. It added the HL-only Paper 3 on social enterprises, made the IA a single 1,800-word business research project at both levels, and uses four key concepts: change, creativity, ethics and sustainability. Your tutor will tell you which older past papers and exemplars are still useful.

The IB publishes a pre-released statement before the exam that sets the context for an unseen case study. Your tutor helps you research that context, think through which topics and toolkit tools could apply, and practise structured and extended questions on mock case studies. On the day, you can then apply theory to the case instead of describing it.

Yes. Your tutor can help you test whether an organisation and research question are workable, explain the rules for three to five supporting documents published within three years, and practise applying a key concept and toolkit tools on example cases. You choose your own documents, and feedback on your draft comes from your teacher. The project is marked out of 25.

Paper 3 is a 1 hour 15 minute HL paper based on unseen material about a social enterprise, worth 25% of the HL grade. It ends with a longer recommendation question, worth 17 marks in the IB's sample paper. Your tutor practises full papers with you, focusing on a clear, justified plan of action that uses the evidence in the stimulus.

Yes. Paper 2 has a quantitative focus, so finance matters for your grade. Your tutor works through final accounts, ratio analysis, cash flow, break-even and investment appraisal step by step, then sets timed questions so the methods stick. HL students also cover debt/equity ratio analysis and budgets.

HL has more content and an extra paper, so it takes more time: 240 teaching hours instead of 150, HL-only topics in units 2 to 5 and Paper 3. Results are close, though. In May 2026 the mean grade was 5 at HL and 4.9 at SL (IB provisional statistical bulletin).

In May 2026, 6.6% of HL candidates and 10% of SL candidates got a 7, according to the IB's provisional statistical bulletin. The mean grade was 5 at HL, from 26,520 candidates, and 4.9 at SL, from 14,167 candidates, and 5 was the most common grade at both levels. No tutor can promise a grade, but precise application to the case is what the top markbands reward.

Yes. Close to the exams your tutor focuses on what gains marks fastest: researching the pre-released statement for Paper 1, timed Paper 2 calculations and, for HL, a full Paper 3 practice. You are usually matched within 24 hours, so you can start quickly.

IB Business Management is the IB Diploma's business course, which some schools call business studies. It is not the same as A level or GCSE Business: it has its own papers, the pre-released case study for Paper 1 and the business research project. Our tutors are IB specialists who scored 40+ IB points themselves.

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