Product
Overview
Entrepreneur
Stock Market
Personal Finance
Small Business
Simulation
Basics |
GoVenture
- Live the Life of an Entrepreneur
is a highly visual and realistic business
simulation that recreates the day-to-day experiences involved
in starting and running a small business.
Like
a flight simulator for small business, Entrepreneur engages you
in realistic situations and problems. Take your own test flights,
at your own speed. Within the world of Entrepreneur, the decisions
and the consequences are highly realistic. So virtual entrepreneurs
rapidly gain the authentic wisdom that normally only comes from
on-the-job experience.
System
Requirements
Entrepreneur
is delivered on CD-ROM (Windows and Macintosh) with supplemental
print and Internet learning resources.
Here's
what you need to run this software:
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Pentium-based PC, Power Macintosh or iMac computer
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CD-ROM
drive and sound card
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At
least 32MB of Memory (RAM)
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Windows
95/98/XP/ME/2000 or NT 4.0, or Mac OS 7.5.5 or later
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Browser
and Internet Connection (Optional) to access on-line resources
Learn
what you need to know to start a business in minutes, not months.
This simulation makes learning about being an entrepreneur fun.
You can run the simulation for as long as you want. You can dive
in using the Quick Start feature or take the time to go through
the Personal and Business Profiles to select and start a business.
You can conduct business, get advice, attend training seminars,
and even close or sell your company. At any point, you may save
your simulation and return to it later.
There is no penalty for failure, so if your first business doesn't
succeed, try another. You can even control how fast the simulation
time clock runs!
You can check your own personal financial status or your company's
at any time. Review the business' financial statements and charts
on recent operations. If you're doing well, you can pay yourself
a bonus and buy one of those items on your wish list.
Watch out for random events - you could become injured and have
to stay home for a while. Or if you forget your spouse's birthday
your stress level may go up. If your stress level is too high, you
may have to take some time off from the company. Can your employees
run it without you?
The simulation immerses you in a life-like world of entrepreneurship
and small business - a world where you still have to remember to
pay your bills and get enough sleep.
It is an engaging experience, which makes learning fun, as you build
an understanding of what it is like to be an entrepreneur and to
meet the challenges of starting and running a small business.
The Entrepreneur CD-ROM simulation can be used in schools, in self-paced
home or work study, in life-long learning programs, and in corporate
training initiatives for employees or customers. Never before has
it been so easy to experience the life of an entrepreneur.
Entrepreneur - Decisions and Activities!
The main objective of Entrepreneur is to learn how to operate a
business successfully, while balancing your personal life goals.
Realistic graphics, 3D-modelled environments, and interactive video
make Entrepreneur the next best thing to starting a business yourself!
Here are just a few of the decisions and activities this simulation
offers:
Business
Start-Up Activities
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Attend
seminars on entrepreneurship and business
management.
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Develop
a business plan.
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Select
a type of business.
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Secure
financing.
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Select
and register a business name.
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Design
a company logo.
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Choose
a legal structure.
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Select
a location and site.
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Purchase
equipment.
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Obtain
necessary licenses and permits.
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Establish
personal goals and wish list items.
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Evaluate
personal strengths and weaknesses.
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Consider
underlying motivations for being an entrepreneur.
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Schedule
an appropriate amount of time to spend with friends and family,
respond to any family problems that arise, and get enough sleep.
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Manage
personal stress levels.
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Manage daily, weekly and monthly living expenses.
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Purchase
personal items.
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Monitor
personal financial status.
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