Entrepreneurship Simulations
for all Students
Our platform enables students to engage with entrepreneurship simulations that are both enjoyable and captivating, tailored to their individual career paths, regardless of their background or major.
MADE FOR UNIVERSITIES
Entrepreneurship Simulations
for all Students
Our platform allows students to enjoy fun and engaging exercises that are relatable to their individual careers.
We support students in Entrepreneurship, Art, Design, Hospitality, and more!
For Students Interested in Technology Startups
Mobile App Series
For Students Interested in Creative Disciplines
T-Shirt Company series
For Students interested in Starting a Side Hustle
Makers Market Series
For Students Interested in Hospitality Startups
Food Truck Series
Simulation catalog
Explore our growing catalog of community-driven simulations.
SaaS Startup
Mobile App Series
This simulation puts the student in the seat of a founder who’s looking to create a mobile app for college students. They will learn how to manage and run a Software as a Service (SaaS) company.
They will learn:
- Human resources: Hiring of employees vs. contractors
- Financial reports: Profit and Loss, Landed Costs, etc.
- Office management: Determining office size
- Sprint planning: Planning resources, predicting workload, managing skills, etc.
- Marketing: Running pay-per-click advertising campaigns
- And more!
SaaS Startup
Mobile App Series
This simulation puts the student in the seat of a founder who’s looking to create a mobile app for college students. They will learn how to manage and run a Software as a Service (SaaS) company.
They will learn:
- Human resources: Hiring of employees vs. contractors
- Financial reports: Profit and Loss, Landed Costs, etc.
- Office management: Determining office size
- Sprint planning: Planning resources, predicting workload, managing skills, etc.
- Marketing: Running pay-per-click advertising campaigns
- And more!
Apparel Business
T-Shirt Company Series
This simulation is tailored for students in art, music, and general education, aiming to create a T-shirt printing company. They’ll learn managing order fulfillment, inventory balance, and pros/cons of hiring interns vs. employees.
They will learn:
- Inventory management and raw materials
- Financial reports: Cost of Goods Sold, Profit & Loss, Landed Costs.
- Human resources: Hiring of employees vs contractors.
- Workload management: Planning R&D vs. fulfillment, managing skills)
- Marketing: Simplified advertising campaigns
- Store Module: Basics of Supply Chain Management)
- And more!
Apparel Business
T-Shirt Company Series
This simulation is tailored for students in art, music, and general education, aiming to create a T-shirt printing company. They’ll learn managing order fulfillment, inventory balance, and pros/cons of hiring interns vs. employees.
They will learn:
- Inventory management and raw materials
- Financial reports: Cost of Goods Sold, Profit & Loss, Landed Costs.
- Human resources: Hiring of employees vs contractors.
- Workload management: Planning R&D vs. fulfillment, managing skills)
- Marketing: Simplified advertising campaigns
- Store Module: Basics of Supply Chain Management)
- And more!
Side Hustle Business
Makers Market Series
This simulation is designed for students interested in creating handmade products to sell at local markets, like makers’ or farmers’ markets. It’s also ideal for students unsure about their business type, offering hands-on education for various homemade products.
They will learn:
- Inventory management & raw materials
- Events & sponsorship (Determining cost & outcome of markets)
- Human resources (Solo founder vs employees & contractors)
- Financial reports (Profit & Loss, COGS, Landed Costs)
- Workload management (Planning resources & managing skills)
- Marketing (Pay-Per-Click advertising campaigns)
- And more!
Side Hustle Business
Makers Market Series
This simulation is designed for students interested in creating handmade products to sell at local markets, like makers’ or farmers’ markets. It’s also ideal for students unsure about their business type, offering hands-on education for various homemade products.
They will learn:
- Inventory management & raw materials
- Events & sponsorship (Determining cost & outcome of markets)
- Human resources (Solo founder vs employees & contractors)
- Financial reports (Profit & Loss, COGS, Landed Costs)
- Workload management (Planning resources & managing skills)
- Marketing (Pay-Per-Click advertising campaigns)
- And more!
Hospitality Business
Food Truck Series
The Food Truck Series lets students learn how to run the ‘lunch-truck’ business model. They will have to make vital decisions on inventory, balancing perishable products vs. sales, how to target events, and more.
They will learn:
- Inventory management & raw materials
- Perishable inventory and licenses
- Events & sponsorship (Determining cost & outcome of markets)
- Human resources (Solo founder vs employees & contractors)
- Financial reports (Profit & Loss, COGS, Landed Costs)
- Workload management (Planning resources & managing skills)
- Marketing (Pay-Per-Click advertising campaigns)
- And more!
Hospitality Business
Food Truck Series
The Food Truck Series lets students learn how to run the ‘lunch-truck’ business model. They will have to make vital decisions on inventory, balancing perishable products vs. sales, how to target events, and more.
They will learn:
- Inventory management & raw materials
- Perishable inventory and licenses
- Events & sponsorship (Determining cost & outcome of markets)
- Human resources (Solo founder vs employees & contractors)
- Financial reports (Profit & Loss, COGS, Landed Costs)
- Workload management (Planning resources & managing skills)
- Marketing (Pay-Per-Click advertising campaigns)
- And more!
Apparel Simulation
T-Shirt Company Series
T-Shirt Company Series
This simulation is tailored for students in Art, Music, and General education who are looking to create a T-shirt printing company. In this simulation, the student will learn how to manage fulfillment of physical product orders, balance inventory of materials versus demand, and the pros and cons of hiring interns versus employees.
LEARNING MODULES INCLUDED
- Inventory Management & Raw Materials
- Financial Reports (Cost of Goods Sold, Profit & Loss, Landed Costs)
- Human Resources (Hiring of Employees vs Contractors)
- Workload Management (Planning R&D vs. Fulfillment, Managing Skills)
- Marketing (Simplified Advertising Campaigns)
- Store Module (Basics of Supply Chain Management)
- And more!
Side-Hustle Simulation
Makers Market Series
Makers Market Series
This simulation is tailored for students interested in creating hand-made physical products and selling them at a local market, such as a makers market or farmers market. This simulation is perfect for students who have not yet declared or decided what type of business they would like to start; as it provides hands-on educational material that applies to many different types of home-made products.
LEARNING MODULES INCLUDED
- Inventory Management & Raw Materials
- Events & Sponsorship (Determining cost & outcome of markets)
- Human Resources (Solo Founder vs Employees & Contractors)
- Financial Reports (Profit & Loss, COGS, Landed Costs)
- Workload Management (Planning Resources & Managing Skills)
- Marketing (Pay Per Click Advertising Campaigns)
- And more!
Hospitality Simulation
Food Truck Series
Food Truck Series
The Food Truck Series allows students to learn the ins-and-outs of running the famous ‘lunch-truck’ business model. Students will have to manage a series of important decisions; such as how much inventory to carry in stock; how to balance perishable products vs sales, how to target the right type of events, and more. In this simulation students will will rent a lunch truck and be responsible for making their business succeed over the course of 3 in-game months.
LEARNING MODULES INCLUDED
- Inventory Management & Raw Materials
- Perishable Inventory and Licenses
- Events & Sponsorship (Determining cost & outcome of markets)
- Human Resources (Solo Founder vs Employees & Contractors)
- Financial Reports (Profit & Loss, COGS, Landed Costs)
- Workload Management (Planning Resources & Managing Skills)
- Marketing (Pay Per Click Advertising Campaigns)
- And more!
GET STARTED
How does it work?
If you have your Startup Wars account set up and ready to go, getting started is very simple:
step 1
Instructors can choose from a list of standardized assignments; that align best with their current curriculum or program.
step 2
Your students receives a link and can complete the assignment while being able to choose the type of business they’d like to learn from.
step 3
Now, your students will be able to enjoy their homework assignments while gaining meaningful lessons of entrepreneurship.
FUNCTIONAL LEARNING
Help students explore different types of businesses without risk
We’ll help you create relatable scenarios for your students. Our simulations are constantly being updated and improved through collaboration with our team of experts.
FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE
Create relatable simulations for your community
Our simulations are designed to accompany existing entrepreneurship curriculums for introductory courses at the undergraduate level. Give students the opportunity to explore customized simulations and learn to run a business in a risk free environment.
Are you thinking bigger?
Get in touch to find out how our simulations can fit into your curriculum.
FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE
Create relatable simulations for your community
Our simulations are designed to accompany existing entrepreneurship curriculums for introductory courses at the undergraduate level. Give students the opportunity to explore customized simulations and learn to run a business in a risk free environment.
FUNCTIONAL LEARNING
Help students explore different types of businesses without risk
Our simulations are constantly being updated
and improved thanks to collaboration with our community of educators. Find out about new releases, simulations, and more!
MADE FOR UNIVERSITIES
Business Simulations
Enhance your classroom curriculum
Success in the startup world requires more than just book knowledge, and you know it! That’s why we created Startup Wars.
Request your demo today and discover how you can empower your students to explore different types of businesses, without the real-life financial risk.
Entrepreneurship simulations
Empower your students to safely experience the startup journey; without the financial risk.
Empower your students to safely experience the startup journey; without the financial risk.
The Startup Wars platform
The Startup Wars platform provides many different types of simulations for many different types of business, and our list is growing every semester! If you have any special requests or want to get more information – we’d love to hear from you! Fill out the form to the right and our team will contact you within 24-48 hours.
