{"id":233,"date":"2026-08-16T09:50:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/?knowledgebase=businesses"},"modified":"2026-08-16T09:50:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:50:58","slug":"businesses","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/?knowledgebase=businesses","title":{"rendered":"Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Businesses are how you move from trading time for money to building cashflow. They add owner hours, so they interact with fatigue and your lifestyle choices.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What it is<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A full business system: start a venture, buy equipment, automate, negotiate contracts, pay business tax, and take dividends.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What it does<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Taxes weekly profit per your region pack before dividends.<\/li><li>Automation (3 levels) cuts labour 15% per level, at escalating cost.<\/li><li>Equipment matters \u2014 some businesses run at 85% without it, and equipment can fail.<\/li><li>Contracts can be negotiated for better wages and hours.<\/li><li>Industry events \u2014 competitors, new customers, contract losses, lawsuits \u2014 hit the business.<\/li><li>Liquidation closes the venture, releases employees, and recovers the balance.<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to use it<\/h2><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open the Business screen and start a venture (or buy shares in multiplayer).<\/li><li>Buy the required equipment and level up automation when cashflow allows.<\/li><li>Negotiate contracts and watch the weekly profit-and-dividend flow.<\/li><li>If the numbers turn bad, liquidate rather than bleed cash.<\/li><\/ol><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Good to know<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your skills boost business output \u2014 education pays off here too.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ready to try it? Start a life at <a href='https:\/\/app.moneycq.com'>app.moneycq.com<\/a> \u2014 your first week takes about two minutes.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-233","knowledgebase","type-knowledgebase","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/knowledgebase"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}