Simulator · In development
Practice business before risking real money
The Popup Shop Business Simulator is a developing virtual business lab where aspiring entrepreneurs and students can test real operating decisions and learn from the results.
Pilot-stage — not yet commercially launched
Not a business-plan generator.
This is a decision-based learning environment that shows how business choices can create financial consequences.
The decisions you'll make
- Business type
- Target market
- Brand positioning
- Startup funds
- Product costs
- Pricing
- Inventory
- Marketing
- Staffing
- Customer traffic
- Pop-up location
- Weather
- Unexpected events
- Ecommerce decisions
What the platform may calculate
- Sales volume
- Revenue
- Expenses
- Profit or loss
- Cash flow
- Breakeven
- Cost per unit
- Customer-acquisition cost
- Customer lifetime value
- Conversion rate
- Inventory performance
- Repeat-customer performance
Interest list
Interested in testing the simulator?
Pick the pathway that fits you best.
Individual Founder Pilot
Join as an Individual Tester
For aspiring entrepreneurs, side-hustle founders, pop-up vendors, and ecommerce beginners.
Educator or Program Pilot
Request an Institutional Pilot
For teachers, colleges, incubators, SBDCs, workforce programs, nonprofits, and entrepreneurship organizations.