Shut down a business that isn't working out
Economy
Construction
A new Shut down action on the establishment page winds a business down properly: staff dismissed with severance, inventory shipped or sold, and the lease rescinded or kept for your next venture.
Not every venture pays off. Next to List for sale on the establishment page there's now a Shut down action for winding a business down on your own terms:
- Staff are dismissed with severance — every employee receives one day's pay and returns to the labour market.
- Remaining inventory is yours to route — ship it to one of your warehouses (carrier of your choice) or sell it on the exchange at the current best bids.
- The lease is your call — rescind it now and settle any early-termination breach penalties, or keep it active and re-use the parcel for your next business straight from the build wizard.
- The building is demolished at the end of the process, freeing the parcel.
The two-step flow shows every consequence — severance bill, estimated sale proceeds, freight, lease penalty — before you confirm.