Business Simulations
for all Students
Our platform allows students to enjoy entrepreneurship simulations that are fun, engaging, and relatable to their individual careers; regardless of their background or major! Students will learn through trial and error; success and failure.
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
How does it work?
We give your students the power of choice.
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.
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.
That’s it!
Now, your students will be able to enjoy their homework assignments while gaining meaningful (and difficult) lessons of entrepreneurship.
Tech Startup
Mobile App Series
Mobile App Series
This simulation puts the student in the seat of a Mobile App company founder who’s looking to create a new mobile app for college campus students. The student will learn how to successfully manage and run a Software As a Service (SaaS) company, and will be presented with 3 different assignments each with their own unique challenges.
LEARNING MODULES INCLUDED
- Human Resources (Hiring of Employees vs Contractors)
- Financial Reports (Profit & 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 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!
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
Empower your students to explore different types of businesses; without the real-life financial risk.
Startup Wars allows your instructors to have a standardized curriculum; while also providing flexibility to the students for individualized e-learning experiences.
