You’ve got some money and an empty storefront. Four weeks, one form per week: rent, pricing, décor, the permits every café needs, and more. Every cost comes with a sensible default filled in. Change any number you want, or leave it and see what happens.
4 weeksone page of decisions each
+3 monthsoptional, with seasons and setbacks
~10 minper run
About this simulation
Difficulty
BeginnerLow risk. A few clear levers; mistakes cost money but rarely end the run.
Length
4 weeks + 3 months, about 10 minutes for the first part
Category
Run a business
You decide
Pricing, staff, inventory, cash flow
How it plays
Week 1 · Opening the doors — Set up your café
Week 2 · Reality hits — Handle week two
Week 3 · Mid-trial pressure — Steady the business
Week 4 · The final stretch — Finish the trial
After the debrief, “Keep going — 3 more months” continues the run with calendar events, new challenges and opportunities that build on what you chose earlier. Every decision page has a live preview that shows what your picks do to the numbers before you lock them in.
What you get at the end
A debrief with your outcome, charts of where the money went, your biggest mistake and roughly what it cost, and a full report you can copy or save as a PDF. Everything runs in your browser: no sign-up, nothing to install.