Learn to run a better business, a few minutes at a time
NRG Circle Premium includes three practical learning tools for business owners: a Learning Track of short lessons with a quick quiz, the Growth Lab business simulator where you run a company for a simulated year, and a Business Health Check that turns a few real numbers into a plain-English diagnosis. You can try all three free for 14 days.
- Short lessons with quizzes, matched to your level
- A 12-month business simulator with a debrief on your costliest choices
- Play as your own business, in your own currency
- A five-minute health check for cash runway, margins and customer risk
- Optional daily business idea by email — switch it off any time
- Part of Premium, with a 14-day free trial
Short lessons that fit between meetings
The Learning Track covers the skills owners actually need — pricing, cash flow, sales, hiring, contracts, marketing and growth. Each lesson takes a few minutes, ends with a short quiz that explains the answers, and your plan is matched to your level, from first-time founder to experienced owner. New lessons are added regularly.
Practise decisions before they cost real money
In Growth Lab you run a business for twelve simulated months. Every month brings real trade-offs — price, cash, hiring, clients — and you see the consequences straight away. At the end you get a debrief showing your costliest choices and the lessons that cover them. You can play a ready-made founder or use your own business name and starting cash.
A health check for your real numbers
Type in your cash, sales and costs and the Business Health Check shows your cash runway, margins, break-even point, how reliant you are on one customer and how fast customers pay — then tells you the one thing to fix first. Your numbers are used for the check only and are not saved. It gives rules of thumb, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Does NRG Circle have business courses or lessons?
Yes. Premium includes a Learning Track of short business lessons — pricing, cash flow, sales, hiring, contracts, marketing and more — each with a quick quiz. Your plan is matched to your experience level, and new lessons are added regularly.
What is the Growth Lab business simulator?
Growth Lab lets you run a business for twelve simulated months. You make decisions on pricing, cash, clients and hiring, see the consequences, and finish with a debrief that shows which choices cost you most and which lessons to study next. It is practice, not a prediction of how a real business will perform.
Does the Business Health Check save my financial numbers?
No. The numbers you enter are used to calculate your results and are not stored. The check gives plain-English rules of thumb, not financial advice — healthy levels differ by industry and country, so check important decisions with an accountant.
How much do the learning tools cost?
They are included in Premium. New members can try Premium free for 14 days with no card required, and the rest of NRG Circle — profiles, circles, referrals and messaging — has a free-forever plan.