Transform Business & Financial Education with StartSmart

Give students a hands-on financial planning experience that strengthens curriculum, builds real-world business skills, and prepares them for entrepreneurship and the workforce. StartSmart allows students to explore real business scenarios by modeling revenue, expenses, cash flow, and profitability—helping them connect classroom concepts to practical financial decision-making.

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How Educators Use StartSmart

Teach Real-World Financial Skills

StartSmart helps students apply classroom concepts to realistic business scenarios, building a deeper understanding of revenue, expenses, cash flow, and profitability.

Students gain hands-on experience with financial forecasting and decision-making while developing analytical thinking and financial literacy.

Bring Experiential Learning Into the ClassroomReview Borrower Forecasts in Real Time

StartSmart allows students to explore different financial scenarios and immediately see how decisions impact outcomes.

Students can test assumptions, model business strategies, and compare multiple approaches—making abstract financial concepts easier to understand.

Encourage Collaboration and Participation

StartSmart supports group work, class projects, and collaborative challenges that encourage active participation.

Students can work together on business scenarios, present their financial strategies, and learn through peer discussion and teamwork.

Simplify Classroom Management and Assessment

Teachers can easily review student work, compare projections, and provide targeted feedback.

StartSmart makes it simple to monitor student progress, identify misconceptions, and assess how well students understand key financial concepts.

Special Education Pricing & Discounts

We offer exceptional education pricing to make StartSmart accessible for schools and universities

K-12 Schools

Get a StartSmart Launch license supporting unlimited students for just $1,000 per school, per year.

Colleges & Universities

Secure a Launch license for up to 1,500 concurrent students at $15,000 per institution, per year, with the flexibility to reassign licenses as needed.
For institutions with larger needs or unique requirements, please contact us for custom options.

Interested in a demo or learning more about our education discounts?

Email us at educators@projectiongenie.com with:
Your institution’s name
Mailing address
Designated point of contact (name, title, work email)
Any questions or special requests
We’ll follow up with tailored guidance for your classroom.

What Educators Are Saying

Students became much more engaged in class once they could experiment with their own ideas and see how the numbers changed.
Daniel Ruiz
Bookkeeper
StartSmart gave my students a way to explore business ideas and see what it would actually take to turn them into something real.
Melissa Harding
CFO
Students quickly understood how decisions around pricing, hiring, and costs affected the success of their business idea.
Jason Kim
CPA
The guided structure made it easier for students to stay focused while still thinking critically about their assumptions.
Lauren Whitaker
Accounting Firm Owner
Instead of teaching financial concepts only in theory, students were applying them to businesses they created themselves.
Marcus Bennett
Senior Advisor
It gave my students hands-on experience with financial planning in a way that felt practical and easy to follow.
Stephanie Cole
Small Business Owner
Students became much more engaged in class once they could experiment with their own ideas and see how the numbers changed.
Daniel Ruiz
Bookkeeper
StartSmart gave my students a way to explore business ideas and see what it would actually take to turn them into something real.
Melissa Harding
CFO

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