What is Business Acumen?
"Business acumen is the ability to link keen insights about and a thorough assessment of the business landscape with an awareness of how money is made and then executing a strategy that delivers results"
Boost Financial Literacy& Business Acumen
We meet learners where they are—and guide them to the next step, and the one after that.
Why Use Simulations for Boosting Business Acumen?
Games and simulations offer interactive and immersive ways to simplify the complexities of running a business. They create an engaging environment where learners can practice financial management, strategic decision-making, and team collaboration—without risk. A hands-on approach makes learning more accessible and helps participants retain insights long after the game ends.
For over 30 years, we’ve been at the forefront of designing business acumen simulations, offering companies innovative tools and training programs that drive measurable results.
Why Choose Income|Outcome Business Simulations?
Choose Income|Outcome for interactive finance training that improves retention through engaging, hands-on experiences that quickly build business acumen and team-building that drives real, transferable skills like collaboration, communication, and problem-solving. Our industry-specific business simulations are tailored to your organization's specific concerns and challenges.
Interactive Finance Training That Improves Retention
Income|Outcome turns challenging financial subjects into interactive, captivating experiences that keep everyone involved and having fun. Unlike other formats, where participants passively listen, our simulations actively engage learners, leading to better retention, deeper understanding, and more practical skills they can immediately apply to their work.
Quickly Build Business Acumen in Your Organization
Our simulations build business acumen faster than traditional training programs. Learners dive into financial concepts through hands-on simulation and emerge with clarity, armed with business understanding and insights they can immediately apply. The experiential format accelerates learning because participants actively manage companies and see the direct impact of their decisions, rather than spending weeks in theoretical coursework.
Team Building that Drives Real Skills
Income|Outcome delivers team-building that drives real, transferable skills development. Unlike typical team-building activities that focus only on fun, Income|Outcome helps people build essential business skills like collaboration, communication, and creative problem-solving—all while they're having a blast! Participants leave with both stronger team relationships and practical capabilities they can immediately apply to improve their work performance.
Industry-Specific Business Simulations
Income|Outcome offers tailored, industry-specific business simulations that stand out by directly connecting learning to your organization's specific concerns and industry challenges. Our customizable approach ensures that the lessons learned are immediately relevant and impactful to your sector, whether you're in manufacturing, healthcare, technology, or any other industry. Participants experience scenarios that mirror their real-world business environment, making the learning instantly applicable.
Business Acumen Basics
Making Sense of Financial Statements
Income|Outcome provides a unique, immersive learning experience that transforms complex financial concepts into practical, understandable insights. (And it happens to be a lot of fun!)
Better Business Acumen
→ Better Business Results
Fresh Insights, Aged to Perfection
How Beam Suntory Distilled $2.1 Million in Extra Profits
As part of Beam Suntory’s tailored Finance & Strategy workshops, employees gained practical tools to improve commercial acumen — and the impact was immediate.
During one workshop, an Account Executive realized they were lowering prices more than necessary in the simulation. That got them thinking: Was this happening in the real world too?
Back at their office, the Account Executive reviewed their pricing strategy and discovered they could reduce discounts by $700,000 per year — without affecting sales volume.
The change was significant:
- The extra revenue, having no additional costs, went straight to the bottom line.
- And the impact will continue for years to come. Over the first three years, that’s an additional $2.1 million in profit
What Happened Here?
Insight: The Account Executive connected pricing decisions to profitability during the workshop.
Action: They reduced unnecessary discounts, increasing revenue without losing sales.
Result:
- $700K in additional annual revenue. That's $2.1M in extra profit over three years.
- A better business decision with long-term impact.
→ Increased Profit is a Better Business Result! Income|Outcome is a profitable investment (it more than pays for itself!).
The Program
This was a 2-day Finance & Strategy program, tailored to include some dynamics specific to the beverage industry. Over a 2-year period, the program was rolled out to over 500 people in the Americas and Europe. We partnered with Percept Research to conduct pre- and post-workshop surveys measuring the impact. Six weeks after the workshop, participants reported significant improvements in their business acumen, with noticeable gains in decision-making, alignment with company goals, and understanding of financial health.
Today Beam Suntory continues to build commercial acumen using the Income|Outcome business simulation.
What impact will Income|Outcome Business Acumen Simulations have on our organization?
Income|Outcome business acumen training delivers improved cross-functional collaboration and communication and promotes smarter financial decision-making, leading to improved outcomes in their real-world roles.
Improved Cross-functional Collaboration
Our simulations improve cross-functional collaboration by breaking down organizational silos. The simulation increases interdepartmental support by having teams work together to manage their own companies in a competitive environment. This shared experience builds more respect between departments and boosts overall morale, creating lasting improvements in how teams work together across functional boundaries.
Non-Financial Managers Learn the Language of Business
Hands-on finance training for non-financial managers teaches them to speak the language of business. Through interactive simulations, non-financial managers dive into financial concepts and emerge with clarity and practical understanding. This common language across the organization leads to improved speed and accuracy of communication when discussing business performance and results.
Smarter Financial Decision-Making
Our simulations improve finance decision-making. By managing their own companies in the simulation, participants gain a deeper understanding of how business operations impact financial results. This enhanced understanding leads to smarter financial decisions and improved financial outcomes, both in the simulation and when applied back to their real-world roles.
Ready to see the impact in your organization?
Get in Touch to discuss how Income|Outcome can deliver better business results for your team. Or, if you’d like to explore our philosophy further, learn more about how we think about business acumen.
Visual Finance is the Income|Outcome Difference
Visual Finance™ is the highlight of the Income|Outcome workshop, connecting classroom learning to your company’s immediate priorities and concerns.
Visual Finance Makes the Learning STICK!
The Income|Outcome workshop turns finance from intimidating to irresistible. Visual Finance transforms dull financial statements into colorful, easy-to-read ‘maps’ that unlock hidden stories about cost structures, cash flow, and profits. Add the thrill of competition, and the simulation becomes a journey of discovery—building insights and skills that last.
Income|Outcome Aha! Learning
The Lightbulb Turns On
Breaking Down Silos
The Income|Outcome facilitator was presenting the "it is important to get good and timely numbers in the budget process" speech. One of the participants in the classroom was the budget officer for an international pharmaceutical company; she gave her animated support of this message. VERY animated support--in her experience, sales people were not quick to request the sales targets she requested.
Later, when teams were asked to provide target numbers, her response was "I can't give you a number because we don't know for sure which customers we are going to win....oh." She then stood up and told all of the salespeople in the room that she now understood their world better, but that they still had to get her good numbers, and on time!
(Silver lining- her team nailed their budget.)
→ Income|Outcome improves inter-departmental respect!
Tailored Solutions for Every Need
Whether you're a corporation looking to sharpen team skills, an academic institution aiming to offer practical knowledge, or a government entity seeking efficiency, Andromeda has a solution for you. We have a range of business acumen games and simulations that are designed to improve financial results via diverse learning objectives and environments.
Ready to Up Your Business Acumen Game?
Join the ranks of successful organizations that have made financial literacy and business acumen a cornerstone of their development strategy. Contact us today to discover how we can help you achieve your goals