How To Run a Business | The Sims 2 Guide

Sul sul! 💜 In this video I gathered a lot of useful info on how to run a shop/restaurant/venue in The Sims 2 Open for Business! Learn how to run a business, hire employees and amaze customers! 🤭 Let me know if you liked the video, and I'll see you next time!
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:33 Basics
01:09 Home Business Tips
03:19 Community Lot Businesses
04:27 Shops
06:45 Restaurants
10:55 Venues
13:22 Customer Loyalty
17:41 Employees
21:31 Useful Mods
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Business Controller: bit.ly/3ymJCPh
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Customer Selector: bit.ly/37gIxfN
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[@SooJoon17]

Oh Man, I had a hell of a time with Open for Business, it wasn't just another expansion pack it was THE expansion pack! Such good memories!

[@cheeriozombie]

Oh absolutely! For me, it was The Sims 2 Nightlife- ooooh man. 😅

[@CourtOrderedThiccBitch]

So new romantic relationships increase customer loyalty? Now I suddenly want to have Don Lothario open a business where he seduces all his customers into buying things

[@CozyPixels]

Now that sounds like an amazing business plan! 🤫 Please report back if you decide to try it!

[@foodham3277]

I can't wait for a customer to kiss him and the rest line up to slap him 😅

[@Queerlien]

@@foodham3277 Yeah that might just kill the customer loyalty oops

[@foodham3277]

@@Queerlien oh well, at least the business will go off in a big, chaotic bang :)

[@leslie2149]

Home businesses are harder to run than community lot businesses as far as I'm concerned. Keeping the doors locked to your sims personal home is very important. I had a sim that had a home business; separate building from the house completely. Yet I still had sims that would walk all the way over the the family house, walk around, then come back and complain how filthy everything was because there was a dirty dish on the counter! And I just love sims that walk into the smallest possible business lot, then walk out into the yard and then start complaining they can't find anything. :/ Oh, you can't find any flowers? Well that's because you're outside! In the rain! The flowers are all in here! Of course, for that business (which is on the LIttle N Local lot so very small) even the ones that stay in the building and can't find what they need are humorous.

[@rodh1404]

Two items that really help with running a retail store in SIms 2 are the hot tub and Snapdragon bouquets. Call a group of sims into a hot tub and they'll usually have friendly interactions. Surround them with the good version of the snapdragons and most of their motives will increase, and you'll also improve the environment. If you make good use of both, your customers will be much more inclined to buy things. Selling really expensive things (like cars) can make enormous profits.

[@rubusroo68]

I had an army of servos growing the fruit & veg and running my store. OFB was so much better than Get To Work.

[@iritkogan6314]

I remember that open for business and university were my absolute favorites. Came back after YEARS and I'm so clueless that I had to search a video lol

[@Sunnydai]

I wish the sims 4 restaurants ran like the sims 2 where people in the household can be the host, waiter and chef 😭 that’s like my one wish for the sims 4.

[@CozyPixels]

Yes, It's such a shame they skipped these from Dine Out! 🥺

[@MpxuxbQ38Xj89HlA]

I´ve never accomplished to have a huge, long-lasting business since it´s difficult to keep track of everything (plus the laziness), but this video reminded me to finally get it done. Great job!

[@CozyPixels]

I'm glad it helped you! 😁

[@moritzmartini4132]

Love how you could techncially run your own café by having a mixture of normal business (where you sell your own baked stuff) and a restaurant (where your sim come to sit down and order food)

[@vanyadolly]

It's great to see a guide for businesses. I love OFB but so many players either seem to be terrible at it or too intimidated to even try.

[@meganmoon6197]

I’ve been playing this game since it came out (and TS1 before that!) but I never figured out restaurants. I needed a GREETER. jeeeezzzz Louise

[@CozyPixels]

Same, I only recently found out how to do them properly, haha! 💜🤭

[@scottjohnson3903]

I created a car dealership. I can pay my employees very well, and still make a crap load of money

[@bijou3000]

My best retail store is a music store where I sell all the radios, synthesizers, and musical instruments. I created a stage at the back of the store with instruments that aren't for sale so my Sims can play for tips, which encourages my customers to try their hand at playing music, too. I reached level 10 years ago at that business but it runs itself and always turns a profit. I've transferred the ownership of the property from my first Sim to her husband, who passed it to their son before he died, and now the son has grown older and is about to hand it down to his daughter. Meanwhile, my employees never age!

[@junc2191]

Genius!

[@scottjohnson3903]

@@junc2191 never had an employee quit so that’s a plus

[@junc2191]

@@scottjohnson3903 thank you for your reply

[@scottjohnson3903]

@@junc2191 no problem!

[@user190isback8]

I play sims 2 YEARS.(WITH ALL EXPANSION PACKS). I just tried out/found out that i can run a business 😂😂😂😂 i loved it so muchhhh!!! Why i didn't find this earlier???

[@mrozowianka699]

Thank you so much for this video. I always felt intimidated by running my own business, but this has cleared things up for me.

[@25Abril95]

Thank you, this has been greatly informative! I've been playing the sims for more than 10 years and just recently I decided to play with owning a business so great timing! ✨

[@CozyPixels]

I'm so glad it could help, good luck with your business journey! 😁

[@rainy.aesthetics]

It seems sims 2 is dar better than sims 4. Is it?

[@Joyseline]

I recently found your channel and I love your videos. You create such a calm and friendly atmosphere! 🌿

[@aviabeluga7275]

I really like your video! I am also obsessed with the expansion pack. Great job, Klau! 😄

[@Ditcho13]

OFB is one of my most favourite packs of all time. I absolutely love making my Sims home businesses 🥺 The Sims 3 and 4 business/retail packs haven’t even been close to just how good OFB was. I think it also introduced more music stations, including the New Wave channel (I think? 🤔)-which is the best music station hands down and no, you can’t change my mind on that 😂 Excellent guide by the way! Your tutorial/guide videos are always so clear and helpful! 🙏✨

[@CozyPixels]

Thank you so much and I agree so much, OFB is the most detailed and best retail/business pack in the franchise! 🥰

[@coollandscape6778]

very informative!! thank u so much. i play sims 2 since 2019 and this is the first time i will try to make my own business, thanks a lot

[@texastwostepgaming]

I never played The Sims 2 in high school when it came out and I just recently got it. Thank you for your tips! Subbed for more content as very few people do sims 2 content! Thanks ma'am

[@RiriFitria18]

Thanks. You are so helpful, very straightforward and essentials. I had been playing the sims ever since the sims 1 available in PS console then in PC. Recently I want to play the sims 2 again because I miss the sims 2 unique vibe. You remind me of everything that's good about it.

[@casualcorvid1234]

Thank you so much for this! I have been desperately hoping to find something similar for a while!

[@CozyPixels]

I'm so glad you found it useful! 😊

[@kylephaneuf9975]

Thanks a ton for making this video so in depth!

[@ammarn94]

Amazing and useful video Klau! Love it ❤️ Hope you have a nice day/evening 😊

[@CozyPixels]

Right back at you buckaroo! 🤭💜

[@la912]

Very good guide . Thanks for the mods recommendation 👍

[@MissDatherinePierce]

If you still remember, where did you get the cc from that is on the shelves in the grocery store? They look like something I would love in my game.

[@TheUltimateGamer04]

thank you so much Klau for this such useful guide of the sims 2 businesses! I didn't remember you can actually open a restaurant in the sims 2

[@sarahjosua]

wow. that was a super informative video, thank you so much! i've been playing for almost 15 years now but only recently i've decided to actually try to run a successful business 😂

[@bluecherry-hart4786]

Awesome video, back in the day I use to struggle so much with this (didn't even know about the ticket machine ^_^')! Looking forward to giving it another shot thanks to your video. *thumbs up* indeed

[@bronwaith]

I hope you carry in making videos! You are really good at this 💖

[@grizzgo]

I always loved this expansion. Still have Sims 2 on computer, I will have to try to start a business again. In 2021, only business I can start is in Sims!

[@CozyPixels]

Haha, I feel that! 😅

[@strawbawrri249]

thank you so much for this video! for some reason I've always had trouble with running businesses, always running out of money, getting negative stars from customers :( I've tried to look for tutorials before, but all of them were how to make a business, not how to run it! so again thank you for this video!

[@azucar5848]

OMG thank you soooo much, I have tried like 3 times to run a business and I always get really confused! thanks!

[@Galaxsseaxo]

thank you very much for this video! Very helpful :)

[@darski28]

I just started playing again recently and wanted to try opening a business for my sim, which i haven't done before. Thank you for this, very informative!

[@CozyPixels]

Thank you too! 😊

[@giomks9046]

Thanks for the tips! I love this expansion pack. It's a whole new game whitin a game. I miss that. Also, your game looks so nice, wow!

[@Daniel-yr9zi]

I really like the video and the chapter-function👍🏻

[@CozyPixels]

Thank you Daniel! 😊

[@slurpwis]

WOW I didn't even know you could run a restaurant! So cool.

[@Simsplayer1000]

Man that's the best video ever. You are so frikin knowledgeable

[@CozyPixels]

Thank you so much Bob!! 🥺I do my fair share of research, hehe!

[@xxlin2]

If you would hire other sims you play from your neighborhood, would the money they earn be added to their household funds? Great video, yours always make me want to play the Sims 2!

[@CozyPixels]

Yes! If you hire another playable sim at their job panel it shows up as either 'employee' or 'manager' and they go to work every weekday!😊

[@letitsimmer94]

Oh, yes, OFB will always be my favorite expansion too, especially when combining it with Seasons 😄

[@joandsarah77]

One thing with restaurants that I didn't notice in the video is that the waiter you hire should have some body points. They will gain body points simply be serving customers but you run the risk of them dropping food over the customer and wasting the meal which can loose you a star. Lol the 'naked' sim there at 13:39 missing her clothing texture. That uniform glitch has 2 fixes. One on MTS and the other by Chris Hatch called BusinessUnifromFix I prefer CH's version which uses a different method to the one on MTS. I would add a link but KZbin removes any post I try and add links to. :/

[@CozyPixels]

Ahh yes thank you for mentioning this! And yes I might have some default conflicting madness that I always forget to sort out😂

[@joandsarah77]

@@CozyPixels Looks like you have a repository outfit but are missing the needed age texture. Normally repo sets are reliant on the adult texture and then the teen and or elder draws from it.

[@dustinyikes612]

Wow I’m impressed that you have such a good English level

[@ardn]

Nice tips

[@f-bola]

Thank you! =)

[@petryshkaa_]

Спасибо! Было интересно))

[@kanlayakorntimachai1617]

Wow it's so fun(i'm from Thailand)🤗🤗🤗

[@sensen_jane]

alright! all there is left is a lets Play where Klau shows us how to run the business with actual game play :P maybe there is a challenge we can add to that? build up a business only with your family? or maybe an asylum business? THAT would be fun :3 Sul sul!

[@CozyPixels]

I was actually thinking about a Rags to Riches: Business edition where the sim wouldn't get a job but could only make money from selling stuff! 😁

[@sensen_jane]

Uuuh I like that!! 😍😍

[@pinkshirt3549]

I heard that choosing an outfit for an employee can change their entire face not just the make-up and make their eyes look "empty" as if their genetics was broken. There's a fix for that, but I think this bug is funny (and creepy) so I will leave it there.

[@CozyPixels]

Omg, so I was not hallucinating when the McGregor guys' face seemed so different! 😳😅

[@foodham3277]

Doesn't it also remove eyebrows?

[@joandsarah77]

There are now two fixes for that. One is on MTS the other is by Chris Hatch. I use the one by CH. No need to ever have that glitch anymore.

[@sybah2180]

Lovely content! Support local businesses! Boycott multinational corporations!

[@xAssassinGirl8x]

I discovered with running restaurants that assigned chef employees like to quit even if their moods are good. I don’t know if it’s a bug but I had to hire 3 different chefs because they all quit after a few hours.

[@CozyPixels]

That's interesting, I never saw that, it must be a bug then :(

[@santtu9994]

Your employees get cooking skill up while working as chef and more they level it up more payment they want. So they quit becouse too low payment

[@lukassanjaya9953]

@@santtu9994 that's why iam always paid max on cook, for server & cashier at least average wages enough since they never complain my recent gameplay

[@grizzgo]

I really liked this video but I am curious... What is the biggest buisness you can have in the game? Supermarket, department store... Mall?

[@Lucynnyu]

The outfits for my employees even changed the skin colour of them :D

[@CozyPixels]

Oh God 😂

[@White_Tiger93]

Oh wow your Sims 2 game look a bit... cooler than ever. Are u using any mods? like UI mod that make it white? and the sims models look somehow high def?

[@eml3077]

You are geey helpful and beautiful too

[@emilyvictoria8625]

Hi Klau, I hope you are well. I was wondering where I could find the cc shown at 8:20 on the back wall please? It is a wooden sign with some flowers. It is so cute!

[@is6809]

Please, can you give me the link to the black hair at 00:29? It looks gorgeous!

[@alexgrosul7888]

Hello , where I can download objects like on 1:37 for my market ? Thank you for help

[@keyandraalakso139]

5:44 how do you make your product look like that boxes and what is that shelves i cant find it

[@Dyna1One]

7:30 What kinda coffee shop signs are those? I can't seem to find them :( This inspired me to make a little coffee shop if it's possible

[@scarletrose8766]

i know its late i wanna know if its possible to sell paintings in the business or is it gonna be better to just outright sell the paintings the usual way.

[@michaellalwani1923]

I just started to clean my Acer PCs and found Sims2 not sure Did want to open or not but it been almost a day that I am looking for kitchen appliances hope We can get them right before I delete them thanks

[@07ikkin]

Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong if I send employees on break and they don't sit down, don't eat. Their plumb bob goes red then they quit? I have a bathroom, tv couch, fridge and microwave in breakroom

[@GustavoDepicoli]

Hello guys! Can anyone help me with a "bug" I'm having with OFB? The "bug" is the following: Everytime my sim goes to a Lot owned by him, his motives are reset, their values are set to be like when you have Just moved a sim you created in CAS to his home in the neighborhood... Do you guys have notice this happening in your games too? Is there a way to fix It? Thank you!

[@karinanehrkorn919]

I tried having a home business with a baker.....I keep running out of money because I need to keep the sim alive. Might try a different business next time. 😊

[@idrissalam1012]

My Sims have 12 Crush and love they will help businesses because love and crush help popularity on your Sims. But make sure they didn't visit your shop and do romantic action that would be a problem especially if they do it in front of their husbands or your other girlfriend 😂 Popularity of your Sims can rise if you do interaction with other Sims in neighborhood on community lot 👍🏻

[@KiRa-fy6uq]

I have a hard time playing the sims even though I want to. I'm just so pressed for time and I can't be creative like I used to be. What do you guys do for this problem?

[@valentinaalves4417]

Can i have a restaurant in a residencial lot?

[@caylaw9669]

Question if anyone can help It would be soooo appreciated!!! For some reason, I can hire someone with sales badges but I DONT have the option to assign a salesman, literally it is NOT there.What could be the cause of this??

[@antoni2606]

Uh question, can I make a video game store? and if I can where do I find the shelves containing the video games?.

[@CozyPixels]

Yes, definitely! You can find the video game shelves under the Community Sort/Shopping/Misc section :)

[@danielnieva836]

-Los sims 2 siguen vivos! -The Sims 2 are still alive!

[@Ali-yp3zg]

Awesome video! But why is no one talking about skin suit Dora Ottomas😆

[@CozyPixels]

Therapist: Skinsuit Dora Ottomas isn't real, she can't hurt you. Skinsuit Dora Ottomas: 👀

[@moccalou]

This might be helpful. The one time I tried to run a business none of my employees worked no matter how much I paid them. I just chalked it up to the game AI being stupid. XD Also, why is your user interface white instead of blue? :O

[@CozyPixels]

I'm using a mod called Clean UI, I made a video on how to install it if you want to check it out! 😊

[@moccalou]

@@CozyPixels Cool! Thanks!

[@julianelovesyou1130]

How do you make sure that your business is open when you’re not on the lot?

[@lil-al]

Where did you get those fruit and beer crates from?

[@CozyPixels]

They are Eco Lifestyle conversions by autumn-rosesims you can find them here: autumn-rosesims.tumblr.com/post/623149450586734592/no-set-dressing-this-time-everything-in-the

[@lil-al]

@@CozyPixels Thank you!

[@redsoxfannn1]

What is the best way to submit a video request?

[@CozyPixels]

This! :) I read every comment, although it's not 100% I do it!

[@redsoxfannn1]

@@CozyPixels thank you! My request would be: Best way to ease into each expansion pack. I grew up with the base game, but was able to get the ultimate edition through origin. Now I am overwhelmed with the content and would love to see any tips you have on using all the packs. Thank you 😊

[@ieda18]

how do i acess the business tool, i cant find it

[@netchix7840]

To start a business, go to the phone. You can choose whether you want to start a business there. I hope that's what you meant

[@taylorlee1421]

My question is how did u sell your fizz juices or even get them like that I want to sell my drinks in my store

[@CozyPixels]

Those juices are just decorations I bought from buy mode :)

[@taylorlee1421]

@@CozyPixels awwwww dang I’m thinking I can sell juice like sims 2 lol

[@athinaironos9009]

How can I switch on/off the sign of my restaurant? Do I need a physical sign? Also, where can I see the complaints of my customers ? Thank you!

[@netchix7840]

Hi there! I just started playing a business today. Yes, you need a sign. It's gonna be a long rectangular sign and it's green. You can find it in buy mode with the three circles in a triangle shape. But if you can't find it that way, go to buy mode, choose a folder, find the folder that has the open for business logo, and look through the items there. Sul sul!

[@athinaironos9009]

@@netchix7840 Thanks! My employees are getting tired too soon even if I make them go on multiple breaks. How do I deal with that?

[@almawilliams9923]

Does anyone still make hair and Mods for Sims 2, I would love to find a relaible moder who creates things for sims 2.

[@Dad2ElsaCat]

check modthesims

[@minnipaws4214]

How do you add mods to the sims 2 super collection on Mac books

[@CozyPixels]

Hi! I am not 100% sure as I never had a Mac, but I found this thread after a bit of googling, maybe you will find some useful info in it: modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=530610

[@TheOrangeKind]

cv

[@michaellalwani1923]

My Skype ID is same where you are clicking yr mouse below this sms

[@wig.snatcher]

helo

[@CozyPixels]

hello! :)