Run areal business.
A business simulator game for iPhone. Open a café, hire the staff, set the price and live with every call, one month at a time.
19 industries · 2,700+ events · 4 languages · Free on iPhone
One monthat a time.
Every turn is a month of a real business. Here is what one looks like.
Profitisn’t cash.
The lesson that sinks real businesses, and the one VENTURED prints every month. Run one and see.
A good month. More sales, and the cash reached the bank too.
MONTH 57
Revenue+$36,919
Expenses−$30,000
Profit+$6,919
Cash that actually moved+$7,910
19 trades.19 ways to fail.
Coffee to oil. Each one runs, and dies, differently: different margins, different customers, different disasters.
- Coffee shop
- Bakery
- Gym
- Online store
- Logistics
- Construction
- Oil
- and 12 more
Learn as you play
23 short lessons, taught with your own company’s numbers. No MBA required, no lectures.
Advice, not answers
“Start small and be honest that it is small. Promising more than we fund is how trust goes.”Elias Haddad, former CEO in the game
Play in your language
- English
- Português
- Español
- हिन्दी
Learn byplaying.
Six free simulations from the VENTURED playbook. Move a slider and watch the receipt reprint.
Profit vs Cash Flow Simulator
Run twelve months of a growing business and watch profit and cash split apart. Change customer payment terms, margins and growth to see when you run out of cash.
Break-Even Calculator
Free break-even calculator with a live chart. Enter fixed costs, price and cost per sale to get your break-even point, margin of safety and profit at your expected sales.
Queue Wait Time Calculator
See how long customers wait at your counter, register or help desk. Set arrivals per hour, minutes per customer and staff to see utilization, average wait and line length.
The Ledger
Business lessons, one chart at a time. Everything here is something you can try in the game.
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Cash Flow Management: The Lifeblood of Every Business
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Break-Even Point: Formula, Examples and a Simple Chart
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