Professor Bob Sproule at the University of Waterloo has used MikesBikes Intro in his Introduction to Business Accounting course for the past 5 years. This class has a number of different sources of marks from the variety of activities. It is a course that introduces students to different subject areas such as marketing, ethics, and … Continue reading Waterloo MikesBikes Awards Ceremony →

Indore, India: “India owes its success to the power of knowledge” said Dennis Gain, President and Chief Executive Officer of Smartsims Business Simulations.  Dennis was sharing his experience and industry insights with the students of BM College (India), stating that “knowledge is power, and the key to job placements”. He further said students should plan first, … Continue reading Knowledge is power and the key to job placements →

On Thursday the 1st of April 2010, Steven Gain from Smartsims International hosted a corporate training session for MAHLE Industriesin Novi, Michigan. The training session was part of MAHLE’s Management Development Program in which the finance department used our Strategic Management Simulation, MikesBikes-Advanced. Ralf Roeske, Senior Director of Finance, chose the MikesBikes Business Simulation as … Continue reading Corporate Training for MAHLE – April Course →

Overview Online audio or video tools can be very useful to the modern student. This research paper from the University of Leeds discusses the role and benefit of podcasts to support students using a business simulation. Abstract: Audio or video podcasts can be a useful tool to supplement practical exercises such as business simulations. In this … Continue reading Podcasting and Business Simulations →

In November 2009, the second annual Canadian Colleges’ MikesBikes competition took place. Only this year, the competition expanded across the Pacific Ocean to New Zealand. The competing students were not only from Canada’s two prestigious colleges – Red Deer College and Selkirk College; but also from New Zealand’s leading university, the University of Auckland. MikesBikes … Continue reading Red Deer – Selkirk – Auckland MikesBikes Competition →

Overview Business Simulations like MikesBikes provide an excellent environment for students to learn and practice team work. Steven Gain from Smartsims went along to help out at the Quinnipiac University School of Business Team Day event. Video of Quinnipiac Team Day including MikesBikes presentation Faculty, students spend Saturday on teamwork Reproduced from the Fall 2009 Business Magazine from Quinnipiac University … Continue reading Quinnipiac Team Day →

Smartsims India is located in Indore and is headed by Pranav Sanghvi, who’s experience includes the role of Vice President at the Sanghvi Institute of Management and Science. Pranav has first-hand experience with our simulations and is passionate about introducing experiential learning to schools throughout India. The team are currently located in a temporary premises … Continue reading Smartsims India Launches →

The latest addition to our Auckland Office is Danny Master, who comes to us fresh from being involved in one of our foundation courses at the University of Auckland. Danny has experienced MikesBikes-Intro within the annual MikesBikes competition held by the Auckland Management Consulting Club, as well as using MikesBikes-Advanced within one of our longest … Continue reading Danny Master joins the Smartsims Team →

Danny Master from Smartsims with Brendon Potter of MCC The Winners – Meritocratic Society – Sava Mihic, Yingtong Ma, and Nikitha Kariyawasam 3rd Place – Bradford Says Smack – Charles Lu, Zhixiang John He, with Brook Aspden of MCC The 2nd of October saw the University of Auckland’s Business School play host to the Management … Continue reading Awards Night for 2009 MikesBikes MCC Competition →