Lemonade Stand: Business Sim

Run a business. Master management.

Lemonade Stand is a business simulation game that teaches real management lessons through play. Start with a small cash balance and a street-corner stand, and build it into a profitable business, one day at a time.

HOW YOU PLAY
• Check the weather forecast and today's events
• Buy lemons, sugar, cups and ice in pack sizes, at supplier prices that change
• Set your recipe and your price
• Open the stand and watch customers decide whether to buy
• Read your daily results: sales, costs, waste, profit and net worth
• Invest in upgrades, take a loan when you need cash, and grow your reputation

WHAT YOU LEARN
• Finance & Accounting: profit and loss, cash vs profit, depreciation, capital budgeting and payback, debt and the cost of borrowing
• Marketing: pricing strategy, price elasticity of demand, customer willingness to pay, brand reputation
• Operations: batch production, capacity planning, quality control, waste reduction
• Supply Chain: perishable inventory, stockouts vs overstocking, buying in pack sizes, supplier price changes
• Strategy & Risk: weather risk, liquidity, recovering from setbacks, business growth stages
• Business Analytics: statistics, performance tracking and diagnosing your results

FEATURES
• Works offline once installed
• Play in Indian Rupees (default) or 13 other world currencies
• Detailed statistics after every day
• "About the game" page linking each part of the game to management concepts
• Free to play, with ads. Optional ad-free subscription: ₹50 per month or ₹350 per year

Ideal for MBA, BBA and commerce students, faculty using games in class, and anyone who wants to understand how a business really works.

A short player profile is required before playing. Players under 18 need a parent or guardian's consent.

Designed and conceptualized by Dr. Govindraj R. Mane, Faculty, Department of MBA, KLS Gogte Institute of Technology.

Training and workshops for students and faculty: grmanegames@gmail.com

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Welcome to Lemonade Stand: Business Sim! Run your own lemonade business and learn finance, marketing, operations, supply chain and strategy through play.