Running a business simulation for you. Although the majority of our business simulations and all the most popular business simulations are designed for you to run yourself there are circumstances where it is attractive for us to run the business simulation or support your use.

Where you are going to run the business simulation as part of an assessment centre, on a large conference, as part of a promotional contest or is one of our longer, more complex simulations it is appropriate for us to run the simulation for you or support your staff running the simulation.

Tutoring Staff Numbers

For up to twenty-five learners we provide a single tutor. For larger numbers either we will supply additional support staff or use your own staff to support the activity. (For example, at a recent conference involving about 100 people, we provided one consultant and the client provided four staff to help with the simulation.)

Fees

Fees for running business simulations for you consist of trainer time plus simulator rental and include the use of a single microcomputer and printer. Documentation, accommodation and travel are additional and, if the travel time is considerable, there may be an additional charge (unless the simulation is run at a really nice location).

Travel

Travel in the UK will often be by car. Flights of less that two and a half hours duration will be in economy but for longer flights we prefer business class as it minimises jet-lag. For long haul, whenever possible we will balance flight costs for short duration trips with reduced costs where the duration is longer and incur extra accommodation costs. For example, flights to the USA including a Saturday night are much cheaper than flights where the outbound and return are in the same week.

Equipment

Although we travel with a laptop and portable printer, there are situations where you will need to provide additional equipment. Because portable printers are slow, to ensure that the learners do not waste time, a laser printer is desirable. For conferences or Direct Use simulations we will need multiple computers and printers to be provided. However, the computers and printers needed are basic and we do not need Internet access.

Additionally we will need a projector for the simulation briefing and review. Where we are using your equipment, it will be necessary to check compatibility beforehand (specifically, the ability to load third-party software and printer drivers).

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Most recent update:11/11/10
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