Free game · About 5 minutes
Buy a business. Did it pay you back?
Pick a small business for sale, test the seller's story with limited time, then make an offer and finance it. We run three years on the real numbers and show you what happened.
- 1 PickFour small businesses for sale, each with the seller's numbers.
- 2 CheckEight hours to test the story: tax returns, deposits, customers, equipment, liens and the lease.
- 3 OfferSet the price, the down payment, the loan and any seller financing.
- 4 ResultThree years on the real numbers. Did it pay you back?
How the game decides
The seller's numbers set the price. The true numbers decide the result.
Each listing hides a real story. Some sellers pad their add-backs, some lose customers faster than they admit, and some have equipment about to give out. Your checks reveal what is true, and anything you find helps you push the price down.
After you sign, the game runs three years with the true numbers. You draw a fair salary first. Then come loan payments, equipment, and a few surprises, good and bad. If the cash you get back beats the cash you put in, the deal was profitable. If the bank account dips below zero, you ran out of cash.
Want the real-world version? Read the due-diligence checklist or get the Due-Diligence Kit.
Please read: this is a game
This is a simplified educational simulation. The businesses, sellers and numbers are invented, and results ignore income tax and many real costs. It is not a valuation of any business and not advice to buy one. Before a real purchase, work with a qualified accountant, lawyer and lender.
The Wealthy Invest provides general education and business consulting. It does not provide investment, legal, tax or accounting advice, does not recommend or sell securities, and is not registered as a dealer or adviser with any securities regulator. Speak with a qualified, licensed professional about your own situation.