Virtual Businesses for Kids

These three online games are free. Each gives the player a good hint at what it's like running a sales or service business:

Mansion Impossible
Buy and sell real estate. Reinvest any profits until you can purchase the mansion. Introduces investing, timing, risk and financial issues.

Restaurant Waitress
Work the tables while keeping the customers happy. Introduces responsibilities for waiting on tables and the importance of customer service and efficiency.

Lemonade Stand
Sell lemonade rain or shine while managing inventory and keeping the customers happy. Introduces sales, inventory, risk, financial, customer service and planning.

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