Entrepreneur game & simulation
VIDEO DEMO
The most realistic small business startup and operations simulation-based learning in the world.
Start with a lemonade stand, level up to a kiosk, food truck, and full business then build a regional franchise from the ground up. Ideal for players of all ages and levels. Integrated microlearning modules and skill assessment.
Simulation interface is available in English, French, and Spanish.
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Lemonade Stand
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Kiosk Business
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Full Business
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Included with BASIC and ADVANCED versions
Included with BASIC and ADVANCED versions
Included with ADVANCED version only (not BASIC)
About
Start with a lemonade stand, level up to a kiosk, food truck, and full business then build a regional franchise from the ground up in the most realistic small business startup and operations simulation in the world.
Simulation interface is available in English, French, and Spanish.
Level Up!
Players will be guided through the experience based on their individual capabilities to maximize learning and assessment. Players who need a basic experience can focus on the lemonade stand and the kiosk and food truck businesses. Advanced players can progress to run a full business and establish a regional franchise.
Global Leaderboards
Players can compare their performance with the best in the world on the global leaderboards.
Modern User Interface
Players can navigate an immersive 3D city to select business locations and watch customer activity and feedback in real time. The interface begins with basic options and increases in depth as the player progresses to higher levels.
Microlearning and Skill Assessment
The simulation is enhanced with over 100 microlearning modules that introduce business concepts using video and other media supported with knowledge checks, quizzes, and authentic skill assessment.
Instructor Controls and Resources
Instructors have fine control over player progress and assessment using an instructor website (online version). Includes comprehensive learning and assessment resources — see below.
Solutions
School Curriculum
Inspire your students with an exciting way to teach and learn. GoVenture experiential learning enhances instructor-led and self-directed courses for youth and adults, online and offline.
Accounting
Bring accounting to life with the most effective way to learn and practice accounting.
Virtual Internships
Enhance or replace live internships by providing students anywhere in the world with the opportunity to experience startup and managerial roles over hours, days, weeks, and months.
Startup Training
There is no substitute for experience in business startup. Like a flight simulator for business, GoVenture enables players to gain years of realistic business experience in minutes by learning and practicing the fundamentals with no risk.
Customer Empathy
Businesses can inspire their front-line employees by using GoVenture as a customer empathy tool. Employees will gain the wisdom to anticipate the needs of customers and the confidence to improve customer relationships and sales.
Business Types
Many business types are available to play!
Lemonade Stand
Included with BASIC and ADVANCED versions
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Lemonade Stand
Kiosk Business
Included with BASIC and ADVANCED versions
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Ice Cream
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Tacos
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Hot Dogs
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Popcorn & Snacks
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Clothing
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Costume Jewelry
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Electronics
Full Business
Included with ADVANCED version only, not BASIC
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Fitness Gym
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Casual Restaurant
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Sandwich Restaurant
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Mexican Restaurant
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Pizza Restaurant
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Cafe
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Ice Cream Store
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Convenience Store
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Cosmetics Boutique
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Barber Shop
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Hair Salon
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Beauty Salon
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Auto Parts & Service
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Veterinary Clinic
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Dental Practice
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Department Store
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Online Retail (coming soon)
Well-known brands that match the business types above include the following (note that these brands do NOT appear in the simulation) — McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, Subway, Quiznos, Chipotle, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Domino’s, Starbucks, Duncan, Tim Hortons, Baskin Robbins, Dairy Queen, Planet Fitness, LA Fitness, Midas, Meineke, Hilton, Marriott, Pet Depot, L'Oréal, Clinique, Walmart, Amazon, and many more.
Purchase Options
GoVenture Entrepreneur is available in two versions: BASIC and ADVANCED.
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BASIC version has a lower price.
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BASIC version includes Lemonade Stand and Kiosk business types, but does not include the Full business types. ADVANCED includes all business types.
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See the BUSINESS TYPES box on this page for more details.
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BASIC and ADVANCED versions include all the same supplemental resources.
Online Subscription plays from the cloud in a browser on computers, Chromebooks, and tablets. Deliver your curriculum in person, online, or at a distance.
Perpetual version is installed and plays on Windows and Macintosh computers in your school or organization with no renewal fees. Note — perpetual version does not have an instructor website, Microlearning, or the option to adjust simulation settings.
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STUDENT PRIVACY is fully maintained.
Standards, Topics,
and Outcomes
GoVenture represents the best of experiential learning. Your students learn more while you teach less. With over 100 activities, topics, and outcomes covered, GoVenture makes it quick and easy to deliver curriculum-matched outcomes in a way that is problem-based, cross-curriculum, thematic, and holistic.
Comprehensive Learning Resources Included
GoVenture can be used to enhance your current course or training or to build an entirely new course — everything instructors and students need is included to meet or exceed learning standards. Simulation interface is available in English, French, and Spanish.
Instructor Guide and Website
An instructor guide and curriculum plan on how to use GoVenture in schools or for business training. The online version of GoVenture also includes a free instructor website for monitoring and assessing student performance in real time.
Microlearning and Skill Assessment
The simulation is enhanced with over 100 microlearning modules that introduce business concepts using video and other media supported with knowledge checks, quizzes, and authentic skill assessment. (Microlearning is only included with the Online version, while Skill Assessment is included in all versions.)
Business Superhero Book
Helps students learn the fundamental concepts of business and entrepreneurship. The 200-page book is easy to read with large text and lots of examples to make fundamental business concepts easy to understand. Students can use it as a reference for topics they need help with, or read it from cover to cover to gain practical business wisdom. Provided as Adobe PDF. View sample pages
Lessons and Activities
Over 50 lesson plans and activities designed to bring business education alive in the classroom. Every key decision a business owner needs to make in starting and running a business is addressed. Glossary included. Provided as Adobe PDF. View glossary and sample activities
Videos
Videos to enhance student learning — curated from around the world.
Test Bank
Multiple-choice questions that you can copy and paste to build your own printable tests.
Assessment
Includes multiple assessment options to choose from enabling instructors to perfectly match their grading and performance preferences. Assessment options include participation, performance, quizzes, journaling, report preparation, and more. Most options are automated saving significant instructional time.
Award Certificates
Printable certificates for rewarding learner achievement.
Award Certificates
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