Hard mode made Easy! - Earn more than $3000 on day 4

Hard mode made Easy, is a step-by-step or better, day-by-day guide to starting your Big Ambitions Hard Mode game.
Allowing you to earn more than $3000 on day 4, hire and employ workers on day 5 to earn you over $4000 a day! After which you would be set to explore the game to the fullest while always having a good amount of income to back your new ventures.

Introduction

Welcome to my Steam guide for the game Big Ambitions! In this guide, I aim to provide you with a comprehensive walkthrough for the early game that will help you establish a strong economic foundation and fully explore all that the game has to offer.

Through a step-by-step approach, I will walk you through every action taken from day one to day five, allowing you to maximize your profits and set yourself up for future success. By the end of day five, you should be earning over $4000 a day, providing you with a solid income stream that will allow you to expand your business and keep it fully stocked.

But the guide doesn't end there. As I continue to test different routes and actions, I will update this guide to ensure that you always have access to the most optimal strategies to maximize your income and minimize any wasted time. So, let's dive in and get started on building your empire in Big Ambitions!

Day 1

"Hey, kid, I hope you're feeling better. Anyway, ..." Keep it to yourself Uncle Fred! I know what I'm doing.



To start your Big Ambitions journey off right, the first step is to open up the Voogle Maps app on your Bizphone or press 'm' on your keyboard to check for retail rental units with the highest traffic index for 75m2.
5th Avenue 32 (50 Traffic Index) , 5th Avenue 20 (49) or 5th Avenue 14 (48)
These units will give your business the best chance for profitability, as anything lower than 40 traffic index will not provide the same economic backbone.

If none of the recommended rental units are available, it may be worth considering starting over until you secure one of these prime locations. Once you have found a suitable rental unit, head to the El Gato Food Market to apply for their job listing.

By starting work a day earlier than the tutorial suggests, you can hit the ground running and maximize your profits from the get-go. While you're there, purchase 10 fresh food items to prepare for the next steps.

Next, continue to follow Uncle Fred's objectives by renting your first apartment and spending the night there. Take advantage of the fresh food you bought earlier and place it on the ground. Remember to only sleep until 5 o'clock in the morning to make the most out of your time.

Day 2

Rise and shine, it's time to get to work!

Get up at the crack of dawn, at 5 o'clock , we've got a lot to accomplish today. Retrieve the paper bag with the fresh food you purchased yesterday and have a bite of one. Leave the bag on the ground.


Hurry to the Manhattan Business School, which opens at 6 in the morning. Don't waste any time getting there. Once inside, study basic management for two hours, even if your boss scolds you for being tardy. Our focus is to earn enough to fulfill Uncle Fred's objective of making $300.

Now, head to El Gato Supermarket to buy one fresh food item. After purchasing it, consume it immediately. You're ready to start your work shift at the supermarket!

Next up, make your way to Square Appliances. When you arrive, speak with the store manager to obtain his phone number. You'll need it later. Politely decline his conversation and proceed to purchase a fridge in the store.

With your new appliance in tow, return to the Manhattan Business School to study for three more hours. You'll have time to absorb the lessons before the doors close at 8 in the evening.

After studying, it's time to head home and finally put down that heavy fridge. Stock it up with the fresh food you bought yesterday.

With five hours of studying and seven hours of work at the supermarket under your belt, you're halfway to hiring employees and making progress toward Uncle Fred's next objective. Take a break and rest your eyes until 5 o'clock tomorrow.

Day 3

It's a new day and we have a lot to accomplish, so let's not waste any time. Wake up at 5 o'clock and grab a quick bite from your fridge before heading out to the Manhattan Business School to continue your management course.

Continue your course for another 2 hours, despite receiving another message from your boss Jose, as we need to finish the course before we can hire employees.
(You'll get another message from your boss Jose - but you can ignore this again)

Head over to the El Gato Supermarket for your last shift as an employee. After finishing your shift, quit the job! Before leaving the store, make sure to buy and consume one fresh food to keep your energy up.

Now that we're done with the supermarket, obtain a loan from Uncle Fred's friend at Jensen Capital Bank. This loan will give us the financial backing we need to start our own business.

With some daylight left, finish the remaining three hours of our business course at the Manhattan Business School.

Now that we have the loan, search for the perfect retail rental unit for our business. Look for a 75m2 unit with the highest traffic index and rent it out.

Uncle Fred's car is waiting for us, so let's go pick it up and get ready to start our business venture.

With the car ready and our business course completed, take some much-needed rest. Sleep until 7 o'clock and wake up ready to take on the next day.

Day 4

Wake up at 7 o'clock, grab a bite to eat from your fridge and hop into your car. We're starting a business today!

Drive towards Anderson Recruitment Corp., which opens at 8 o'clock. Enter and speak to the Recruitment Agent to start a recruitment campaign.
We need 1 Full Time employee as soon as possible so I suggest starting a recruitment campaign with the following settings:
Since we'll need more employees in the future, feel free to start another recruitment campaign straight away. This time we'll have more time so you can look for 10 candidates to be delivered within 10 days for a low price of $500.

Get back in your car and drive towards Square Appliances, it'll open at 9 o'clock so you have a bit of time to get there.
Once there, we'll buy the following 8 items:

• 1x cabinet
  
• 1x cash register
  
• 1x stock of shopping baskets
  
• 2x rounded shelves
  
• 1x drinks fridge
  
• 1x cleaning station
  
• 1x storage shelf

Totaling up to $6145.
Your car fits all 8 items.

Time to go place these items in your new store. Placement doesn't really matter too much, but the faster you do it the faster you will be able to open your store and earn money today.

Drive towards the NY Distro Inc. Wholesaler. Here we buy:

• 1x paper bags
  
• 1x soda cans
  
• 1x cheap gift
  
• 1x expensive gift

Totaling up to $3777.

Let's go stock up and open your store to earn some real cash! You can earn more money by changing the retail prices for your stock:


When you're working in the store yourself I suggest a schedule like this:


Fast forward time until you almost run out of Energy. Make sure not to completely run out, as you will incur negative penalties.

Before going to your home to sleep, make sure to clean your shop to (as good as) 100%.
You can sleep until 5:30 in the morning as we want to go studying the next day.

Day 5

to be further experimented and determined

[Myrion]

Fairly decent guide, however there's room for improvement:
1. Drive to the recruitment agency earlier. That way you can just call them once you're allowed to use them.
2. Spend day 4 on the second business course instead of working. Take a break to call the agency.
3. You only need a single employee. You can change their shift at midnight every day so they work 24/7.
4. Your barrier for progression will be the 2nd business course, never cash on hand. Your loan limit is determined by your daily income, so skipping day 4 doesn't hurt. Taking one day longer is just slower.
5. Once the course is done, get a loan from Vantander Bank for 800k - if you got a minute to visit the bank ealier, take that.
6. With the 800k, set up a full 64-rack clothing store in Midtown (get employees, logistics setup on the side). It will yield easily 300k net profits per day. Congrats, game is done.^^

[Madguitarist007]

Seems to do pretty good thanks man cant wait too see what you do on day 5