Five simulation series. 15 scenarios. Real business decisions.
Explore five Startup Wars simulation series with 15 scenarios where learners practice connected business and entrepreneurship decisions.
Author: Startup Wars. We develop the five entrepreneurship simulation series described here. This catalog draws on that product knowledge to help educators compare scenarios and plan a lesson. See our published educational use and sources.
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Five series. 15 scenarios. Real decisions.
Each browser-based series offers distinct venture scenarios that turn business theory into practical decision-making without real-world risk.
Teaching objectives and preparation below are suggested starting points, not formal prerequisites. Follow a series link for its product overview.
Decisions to explore Inventory, orders, staffing
Suggested teaching objective Connect operating decisions to business performance
Useful preparation Revenue, costs, and profit
Decisions to explore Perishable stock, pricing, events
Suggested teaching objective Explain tradeoffs between demand, waste, and cash
Useful preparation Unit costs and simple budgets
Decisions to explore Crop choices, resources, market strategy
Suggested teaching objective Evaluate a venture with resource constraints
Useful preparation Costs, demand, and resource tradeoffs
Decisions to explore Product plans, user growth, team resources
Suggested teaching objective Connect startup strategy to a growth plan
Useful preparation Customer needs and business models
Decisions to explore Products, customers, available time
Suggested teaching objective Justify a product and its route to market
Useful preparation Pricing and customer needs
E-commerce
orders and inventory
Apparel e-commerce
Learn how to start a small printing business
This series places students in T-shirt ventures where they manage orders, inventory, staffing, and the tradeoffs that shape a growing business.
Hospitality
sales and operations
Hospitality business
Master food entrepreneurship through real-world scenarios
This series lets students run food ventures and make practical decisions about inventory, perishable products, sales, event targeting, and daily operations.
Agriculture
crops and resources
Agriculture
Prepare for the future of farming with hands-on learning
This series explores sustainable-agriculture ventures where students balance crop choices, limited resources, data, and go-to-market decisions.
Technology
product and users
Tech and engineering
Build, launch, and scale a mobile app startup
This series puts students in the founder role across software ventures, building experience in product planning and user growth.
Creative
products and markets
Side-hustle business
Create, sell, and succeed with a handmade business
This series has students develop handmade ventures for local markets and learn how product choices, customer engagement, and time management affect results.
From a decision to a discussion
Teaching guide by Startup Wars, the team that develops the entrepreneurship simulations in this catalog. This vendor-authored example helps instructors plan a decision and debrief.
A food truck has a busy event ahead. More stock could mean more sales—or more waste. Ask students to commit to a choice before revealing demand.
This original classroom exercise uses illustrative numbers. It introduces a tradeoff covered by the Food Truck series; it is not a screen, score, or output from the software.
Open printable activityStudent worksheet + instructor answer key. No signup.
Your decision brief
Pay for every meal prepared. Unsold meals have no resale value. Compare profit after the event fee:
| Demand | Stock 40 | Stock 60 |
|---|---|---|
| 30 meals | $40 | −$40 |
| 60 meals | $140 | $260 |
Which demand assumption drove your choice? What evidence would justify ordering more? A strong explanation connects the numbers to the risk taken.
An instructor’s starting point
Use this suggested teaching sequence with an entrepreneurship simulation game. Adapt the assignment to your learners and confirm the selected scenario’s setup in your demo.
Start with the decision you want students to explain. Use the comparison above to shortlist a series, then review its detail page.
Request a demo to confirm the scenario, access, device requirements, and time needed for your course. Prepare a short decision brief.
Have learners record a choice, the evidence behind it, and an expected result. Decide in advance what work they will submit.
Compare the outcome with the prediction. Ask students to explain a tradeoff and propose what they would change next.
One catalog. Your teaching context.
High schools & CTE
For an introductory lesson, use Food Truck to discuss costs, demand, and the reasoning behind an inventory choice. Add vocabulary support and a short written reflection.
Explore high-school & CTE classroom fit →Colleges & universities
Use the same Food Truck context to ask for a demand assumption, a financial comparison, and a decision memo. Assess how well students explain the tradeoff and revise their reasoning.
Explore college course integration →Before you choose
A useful startup business simulation needs to fit your teaching plan as well as your topic. Bring these questions to your educator demo.
Choose a venture with decisions that match your learning objective. Preview what students will do, the results they can observe, and the explanation you want them to produce. Use the comparison above to narrow your options, then confirm classroom access and lesson scope in an educator demo.
Content by Startup Wars, the developer of the simulations in this catalog. The decision worksheet is an illustrative classroom exercise for educators to adapt. It is separate from live simulation results and does not guarantee student outcomes. Review our evidence and sources for published program use and recognition.
Confirm the time required for your selected scenario and students during a demo. Budget for setup, decisions, and debriefing; the printable activity above is a separate classroom exercise, not an estimate of software seat time.
Use a decision brief and reflection to assess evidence, calculations, tradeoffs, and revision. The activity includes an instructor answer key. Ask to see the current instructor reporting and assessment workflow in your demo before planning around a particular feature.
Review pricing and access options, then discuss class size, purchasing requirements, and your start date with our team. Review product accessibility and VPAT information for your procurement review. Our website accessibility statement describes the public website.
Learning that sticks
Learners build strategy, financial judgment, marketing instincts, and confidence by making decisions and seeing the consequences.
“Startup Wars allowed me to understand everything that goes into starting a business.”
Bring it to life
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