Golden Valley
Financial Planning, Reporting and Analysis
Start up, work, invest, earn?
Every participant registers their own decisions — citizens, investors and entrepreneurs. The plans, budgets and financial statements of the companies and the personal balance sheets of all participants are produced automatically at the end of each round of the game. Enjoy yourself and learn to start a business, to negotiate and to decide under pressure. Train yourself to read and interpret financial information!
Create an account to try the example — no game code needed.
Citizens decide
Each participant records their own investment out of the €200 000 inheritance and the salary they are willing to accept.
The CEO closes the round
Financing, R&D, wage, workforce and the wheat selling offer are submitted for the whole company.
The market clears
The aggregate demand curve meets the offers of every company and sets the equilibrium price.
Reports are published
Cash flow, balance sheet, income statement and each citizen's personal balance sheet, ready to discuss.
Negotiation, teamwork and team building
Golden Valley is much more than an accounting exercise: citizens, investors and CEOs must negotiate salaries and investment stakes, reach agreements and defend them in front of the group. Each company only wins when the team decides together, listens to every member and aligns interests — which makes the simulation a powerful team building activity for classrooms, companies and executive programmes.
Negotiation skills
Participants learn to propose, argue, concede and close agreements on wages and investment under time pressure.
Teamwork
Results depend on the whole company: leadership, trust and shared decisions are rewarded in the final scores.
Team building
An engaging, competitive and debriefable experience for corporate away-days, onboarding and training programmes.