Yakuza: Like a Dragon - Business Management Guide – SAMURAI GAMERS (2024)

A walkthrough and guide on how to clear the Business Management (Company) mini game in Yakuza: Like a Dragon on PS5 and PS4. Included are the best methods to reach rank 1 in stock price ranking, best property to purchase, best employees (human resource), and other useful strategies.

Business Management Mini Game Guide

Before Starting Business Management

Before you start the Business Management mini-game, it is recommended to clear Substory 18 – Home Run Heroism first to acquire Hanayama as an employee. He has well-balanced stats and does well in the Regular Shareholder Meeting, making him the best starting employee in the game and is good enough to carry you to reaching the top company rank.

Regular Shareholder Meeting Guide

Toward Stock Price Rank 100 Walkthrough

During the first stages of Business Management, it is important that you focus on upgrading Ichiban Confectionary as this will allow you to earn about 3.5 million yen when it is maxed out. You will have an easier time reaching rank 50 with this strategy as well.

For Regular Shareholder Meeting events, have Hanayama, Tome Kamataki, and Kokekokko in your team to cover all three attributes (red, green, and blue) during the shareholder battle.

Toward Stock Price Rank 50 Walkthrough

Upon reaching rank 100, focus on fully upgrading Ichiban Confectionary to the maximum. You should also raise Tome Kamataki’s level to 20, allowing her to raise all the parameters of Ichiban Confectionary by herself. You can get a loan from Nick for these upgrades if you are short on company funds.

When up against Ken Nakanowatari in the Regular Shareholder Meeting, organize a team to cover all attributes (red, green, and blue) to defeat him.

Toward Stock Price Rank 20 Walkthrough

Acquire Cat’s Servant as soon as you reach rank 50 and upgrade it, paying attention to the product power gauge. Sell off any property that is currently generating the smallest profit and use your funds to purchase Karaoke GonGon, Hortancia, and White Flag in that order.

Toward Stock Price Rank 10 Walkthrough

Upon reaching rank 20, purchase PDCA Trading Company which has high sale’s growth and low maintenance cost. Acquire Camera Shokichi and WAIPU Production in that order after clearing the first and second rounds of Regular Shareholder Meeting and selling off a piece of property that is making the least amount of revenue each time.

Toward Stock Price Rank 1 Walkthrough

Acquire Grand Blue Marino, Dianthus, Media Barter and focus on product power. Note that it is important to upgrade these pieces of property after acquiring them to avoid your profits from dropping. Because of this, it is recommended to have accumulated more than 200 million Yen in funds before purchasing new property.

To win against Nakanowatari, Saiki, Mizuno, and Hosho, you will need a team that covers all attributes (red, green, and blue) and preferably with speaking costs of about 11.

Tips for Business Management

Purchasing Property

Always purchase property with high sales scaling to gain as much return as possible. Try to acquire property that can generate large profit with just one operation.

Allocating Personnel (Human Resources)

Be sure to check the parameters of your employees before assigning them to manage property. Note that all of the leader’s parameters (product power, service, and name recognition) will affect the sale’s growth of the property. The second and third employees, meanwhile, will only affect the property through one of their parameters (the second employee’s product power and the third’s name recognition).

Best Business Management Employees

Personnel Unlocked in Substories (Human Resource)

All Substory Walkthroughs

Caring for Personnel (Human Resource)

It is recommended to attend to the condition of your personnel after you have done business twice. This is to prevent accidents and problems that can cause sales to go down.

Note that the condition of personnel goes down by one level after two rounds of operation. Select an employee from the employee list and choose Auto Care to allow them to recover.

Purchase Commercials (CM)

You should purchase Commercials (CM) whenever they are available. This allows Ichiban Confectionary to gain almost double their normal sales, making it a good opportunity to raise funds.

Ignore Investments

It is generally a bad idea to pursue Investments when they appear as the chances of gaining profit are extremely low. It is also very costly to engage in them so skip them as much as possible.

Get loans only from banks

You should only apply for loans from banks as they offer the lowest interest rates out of all means of borrowing money (only 5%). Try to avoid loans from financial institutions which have an interest of 30% or more since the debt you will incur will significantly hinder sales growth.

Benefits of Business Management

Fast Money Farming

The Business Management mini game allows you to earn about 3 million Yen in just under 5 minutes. Progressing through the mini game towards company rank 1 allows you to accumulate more than 10 million Yen, making it one of the best ways to farm money during the early stages of the game.

Money Farming Guide

Eri Kamataki Joins the Party

Eri will join your party as soon as you reach your first goal of being in the top 100 companies. This is particularly useful during the middle stages of Chapter 7 – The Spider’s Web since you will be one member short of a full-party.

Eri Kitamaki Character Guide

Raising Eri’s Bond Level

Note that progressing through the Business Management mini game is also the only way to increase the bond level with Eri. Doing so rewards you with the bond technique Twin Fists Extreme as well as allowing you to view Eri’s Girlfriend (Heroine) Substory event.

How to Unlock All Girlfriend (Heroine) Substory Events

Extreme Satellite Laser

Kasuga will learn his most powerful Extreme Skill called Extreme Satellite Laser when you reach rank 1 in the mini game. It is an incredibly powerful attack that makes dealing with high level enemies and late-game bosses easier, especially in the Final Millennium Tower post-game dungeon.

Final Millennium Tower Guide

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