Nick Hammond will be re-joining the Smartsims Team from the 24th of January 2011 as one of our Account Managers. A number of you will remember Nick, who was part of the Smartsims Team from mid-2007 through to mid-2009. At that time he departed overseas but we are pleased that Nick has returned to our … Continue reading Welcome Back Nick Hammond →

Running a Smartsims Business Simulation has never been easier! January 2011 sees our revamped course pages launched and ready for use. Instructors and Students alike will benefit from simplified and easy to navigate course pages, with all necessary resources at their fingertips. Updated Student Coursepages New Student Welcome page This is the new Welcome page … Continue reading Website Updates for Jan 2011 →

Smartsims India is pleased to announce SIBO, a nationwide competition for business students. SIBO is a fun and engaging way to learn more about business and put your skills to the test against other like minded students. The first round in Jabalpur this week was a great success. Over the two day event the competitors learned … Continue reading SIBO Launches in Jabalpur →

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 →