Open Simventure

SimVenture

• Load in SimVenture by clicking on

in the Novell Window.

• From the initial menu select > Load Scenario > Cashflow Crisis.

• The text on the next page comes up. This will form part of your agenda for the assignment. Click OK.

• Wait for it to load and look over the pop-up help panels. Click OK.

• Analyse the last six months trading via

▪ History (3rd from left tab at top). This is specially useful with Table and Charts.

▪ Profit / Loss and Bank Balance (middle tabs at bottom).

▪ You may wish to print out or save these, which you can do using

PrtScn and Ctrl V into WORD.

• You will trade the company on from the June position for six months. Remember each month you should:

▪ Analyse

▪ Plan

▪ Action

HINT You may wish to > Save Game As > each month so that you can go back and change things if they don’t work out. Note that > Save Game does not work.

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|[pic] |Cashflow Crisis |

| |Save your company from being a victim of its own success by dealing with one |

| |of the most common problems facing a small business - cashflow. |

Starting Situation

Your company is 6 months old and doing well, with good sales recently leading to a healthy profit. The problem is that available money is tight, which makes buying stock difficult and expansion almost impossible. You need to get the financial situation under control before resuming your growth.

Goals

Your main goal here is to continue to grow the company without running out...