Online Game Teaches Kids About Business Management
Wow, that sounds like one of those scammer spam emails. But to be honest, I didn’t really make $50k in two minutes – at least not real money.
I was checking out the Johnny Money game from the NFIB (The National Federation of Independent Business). The game is designed to teach young people about starting and operating a business.
Of course, it is somewhat simplified. Processes that normally take days or weeks to accomplish are finished in about 2 seconds with the click of a mouse – I sure wish MY taxes were that easy to do!
But the basic ideas of limiting your debt and managing cash flow are in there, and I think presented in a way that younger folks can get an appreciation of the basics of business management.
If your kids or students are interested in starting a business, you might have them go through this game a few times and talk about some of the things that come up.
Check out the game here at the NFIB website: http://www.nfib.com/object/IO_38451.html
