Bestselling business acumen simulation for non-finance professionals — used by millions worldwide.
“After years of personally working with LSA around finance for non-financial managers, our company engaged LSA to do an experiential financial business simulation.
Very crucial to the success of this program was the work done upfront to discuss our needs and to interview key members of our organization so that the program specifically met our goals.
Wonderful job as always.”
Frank Abbott | Chief Financial Officer | Community Health Group
“This financial business simulation successfully supports our efforts to establish a value oriented culture among all employees. That’s what will make the difference in performance in the marketplace!“
Chief Financial Officer | Siemens
“The feedback from the financial business simulation was fantastic.
It perfectly demystified the fear of finance, increased financial confidence, and greatly raised people’s understanding of the financial, operational, and business impact of decisions and investments.“
Mark Davis | Finance Director, Global Supply Chain | Spirax-Sarco Engineering
Description
This proven financial business simulation teaches both managers and individual contributors to understand the big picture of business operations, cash flow, and how individual decisions and actions impact profits over 3-4 simulated fiscal years — thereby increasing financial business acumen.
It is not a lecture. It is a “hands on” and experiential financial business simulation in which participants work through a variety of exercises focused on:
They get to deal with critical issues — such as which activities add value for customers, reducing cycle time and inventory, supplier relations, investment in new technology, efficient utilization of resources, and the impact of different business strategies on revenues.
After participating in the 4- to 12-hour financial business simulation, participants understand the fundamentals of business finance and how capital circulates throughout the company.
Target Audience
Managers, individuals, project leaders, teams, and salespeople who will benefit from developing a solid business sense that can help guide their decisions in everyday work. 8-24 participants per facilitator in teams of 4.
Live or Virtual Financial Business Simulation Versions Available for:
Participants are able to interpret financial reports, understand financial ratios, and appreciate how their daily actions and decisions impact profitability. And they have a better overall understanding of business and of how their company makes money.
Sales participants will be able to apply the same principles to their customers’ businesses and will gain a competitive advantage by demonstrating their ability to improve profitability.
By actually moving capital around the simulated company and dealing with real business issues, participants acquire:
Customize the Financial Simulation for Your Business
Every organization operates differently. Before delivery, LSA works with key stakeholders to understand your business model, strategic priorities, financial drivers, and learning objectives so the experience reflects the realities your participants face every day.
The result is a highly relevant simulation that builds financial confidence, strengthens business acumen, improves cross-functional decision making, and helps people make smarter decisions that drive measurable business performance.
Ready to build stronger financial and business acumen across your organization?
Contact an LSA expert to explore how a customized financial business simulation can help your people make smarter decisions, improve cross-functional collaboration, and drive stronger business results.
A financial business simulation is an interactive learning experience that helps participants understand how business decisions impact financial performance. Through realistic scenarios, teams practice managing revenue, costs, cash flow, profitability, and strategic tradeoffs in a risk-free environment. Simulations make financial concepts more practical, engaging, and directly connected to real business outcomes.
Financial business simulations are valuable for leaders, managers, sales teams, high-potential employees, and cross-functional groups that influence business performance. They are especially effective for non-financial managers who need stronger business acumen and a deeper understanding of how operational decisions affect profitability, growth, and shareholder value.
Participants strengthen critical business capabilities such as financial acumen, strategic thinking, decision-making, forecasting, budgeting, resource allocation, and cross-functional collaboration. Simulations also help teams better understand financial statements, key performance indicators, pricing strategies, and the operational drivers behind sustainable business success.
Traditional finance training often focuses on theory and terminology, while simulations immerse participants in realistic business situations where they actively apply financial concepts. This experiential learning approach improves engagement, accelerates learning retention, and helps participants connect financial decisions to operational and strategic outcomes in a more meaningful way.
Yes. Every delivery is adapted to your organization’s needs. In most cases, this means adjusting the facilitation, discussions, and examples to align with your business, culture, and target audience — an approach that covers the needs of about 90% of our clients. For deeper customization, we can also add tailored exercises or fully custom versions of the simulation. We’ll help you choose the right level of adaptation for your goals.
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