Free small business simulation
Know the numbers before you sign the lease.
Test rent, pricing, sales and startup costs in minutes. Get a free snapshot showing revenue, profit range, break-even, payback and the risks to watch.
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See it before you buy
Read a full report before you decide.
Six complete Sydney examples with every premium section open. Free to read, no sign-up.
Hypothetical businesses at real Sydney locations — not reports about, or endorsements by, existing businesses.
Start here
Choose the business that matches your idea.
Café
Test daily sales, average order value, stock costs, staff, rent and break-even.
Small Restaurant
Test covers, average spend, food costs, kitchen wages, rent and fit-out payback.
Bakery / Pastry Shop
Test baked goods volume, ingredient costs, oven payback, wastage, wages and break-even.
Bubble Tea
Check cups per day, ingredients, packaging, wages, rent and launch money.
Yoga
Check class capacity, teachers, memberships, private sessions, rent and launch risk.
Barbershop
Test chairs, cuts, retail add-ons, walk-ins, repeat clients, wages and rent.
Takeaway / Delivery
Check delivery platform fees, packaging, food costs and order volume break-even.
Pizza Shop
Check orders, oven capacity, ingredients, delivery mix, packaging and wages.
Nail Beauty Studio
Test tables, appointments, supplies, retail attach, wages and rent.
Live simulation
See the numbers move
before you commit.
Three quick interactive demos for one café. Adjust the levers — profit, payback and risk react instantly.
Move one lever, watch profit, payback and risks follow.
Business guides
Not sure what to check first? Start with a guide built for first-time owners.
A great cafe needs more than good coffee — it needs direction
Magazine-style cafe feasibility guide covering foot traffic, menu focus, wages, rent, food safety, margin pressure and launch risks.
Open business guide →GuideThe bakery test: fresh bread, tight timing and no room for waste
Bakery feasibility guide with practical checks for production timing, rent, labour, waste, margins and local demand.
Open business guide →GuideBeyond calm: the real business test for a yoga studio
Yoga studio feasibility guide covering memberships, instructor economics, class utilisation, rent, retention and wellness positioning.
Open business guide →Why smallbizsim
Go from “maybe” to a clearer next step.
Start free, change the assumptions in plain language, and get a shareable snapshot before you spend money on leases, stock, fit-out or advisers.
