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Classic is our multi award-winning small business simulation. This popular offline educational business game allows users to start, manage, and grow a virtual company. Classic enables learners to:

  • Increase their learning satisfaction and subject understanding because they are actively engaged in the running of an authentic virtual business.
  • Become more curious and independent through taking risks, analysing results and learning from mistakes.
  • Improve their business knowledge and entrepreneurial mindset by being involved in an enjoyable and realistic learning-by-doing approach.
  • Enhance their key personal and professional competencies required in the workplace.

Versatile small business simulation

USA University students using SimVenture's small business simulation, Classic.

Windows PC software for computer and server access

Classic can be used on a Windows PC/laptop or any device using Windows emulation software. Institutions install the software on individual machines or a central server.

The small business simulation tool has been fully translated from English into multiple languages including: Spanish, Chinese, Romanian and Italian. To review or use a translated version of Classic, contact the Sales and Customer Support team.

Team based work

Classic supports face-to-face team based work and on-site competitions. As well as being the foundation of the current China-wide youth competition, the small business simulation was also the bedrock of highly popular events like Umph! an annual school and college challenge which ran for 4 years across Yorkshire.

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What can be learnt using the Classic business sim?

Use our authentic gamified learning solution to develop a wide range of entrepreneurship, business and employability skills which learners will remember for years.

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Business Skills

  • Financial Management
  • Sales & Marketing
  • Product Development
  • Operations & Organisation
  • Small Business Start-up and Growth Strategies
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Employability Skills

  • Self Management
  • Team Working
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Numeracy
  • IT Skills
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Who uses Classic?

Classic is a flexible business simulation used in multiple education settings.

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Education

Since being launched in 2006, our award-winning business simulation, Classic, has been supplied to schools, colleges and universities (at all levels) in 40+ countries.

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Workplace Training

Classic offers common ground for people work collaboratively or competitively. Users develop a wide range of business, personal & professional development skills.

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How do we support you?

We understand you might be concerned about how best to use our business simulation game with confidence in a class setting.  

To help you, our dedicated team of education and software professionals will guide you towards successful application of the software and be there with ongoing support.

To assist with your evaluation of our small business simulation, download a free trial version of the software to your own Windows-PC computer. The free trial version is available to anyone and allows users to run Classic repeatedly for up to 6 simulated months.

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“We finally ran our first training day yesterday! It was a great success – biggest problem I had was getting the students off the business game once they were playing!”

Senior Lecturer, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge

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