Entrepreneur is a strategy game of economic proportions that came out in 1997. It is a simulation game that models the real business world. In this game, you have to do everything that you would do if you ran a real business. I guess you don't need to get a business license, but after that Entrepeneur presents a realistic model. You get to start off with funds of $5,000,000 and you also choose where you would like to open your new business, which can be anywhere in the world.
Every area that you can choose from has its own properties that make it unique. The main goal is to become the king (or queen) of your niche of products. It is basically like world domination commerce style...a monopoly if you will. You have to choose which products you want to sell, so choose wisely. The schedule is real world so it shows you your stats and profits/losses at the end of each year (year in the game). In this game you have to compete with other businesses just as you would in real life. These competitors are highly motivated to make sure you fail and will do anything to make sure you do fail. You can play fair or play ruthless.
If you play ruthless, it is more likely to pay off in the long run because you get to sabotage other businesses and take them over. Playing nice guy can destroy your plans to take over the globe with your business.
Since you are CEO of your company, you have to use your savvy marketing skills, cunning personality and strategic plans to make sure that you get all your products all over the world at the best price and delivered to the customers with excellent timing. You can upgrade your products and equipment when you have the money to do so. The better your services and products the better chance you have in succeeding to the top in this cutthroat game of world commerce. You can expand your stores just as you can in the real world. If you choose to build more stores, be careful because if you expand to fast, you are apt to fail, but expanding to slow can kill your business as well.
This is an excellent, although a little old, game to learn how o run a business but it has its downfalls as well. It does not take into account micro and macro economics and you do not keep your own books, but it does have you pay things like your overhead and product costs. If you like this game, you will love the sequel, The Corporate Machine.
