HBSP (USA)
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Pathfinder Capital
Sahlman, William A.; Janower, AndrewCase HBS-396067-EEntrepreneurshipTwo former consultants have raised a search fund and are looking for a company to buy and run. After eight months of looking at deals, they have just signed a letter of intent to buy the second largest book retail chain in Canada in a turnaround situation. They must now decide whether to go through with the deal and, if so, how to raise the necessary financing.Starting at €8.20
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Tascot Ties: Going Neck-and-Neck with Tradition
Tripsas, Mary; Silverman, Brian S.Case HBS-808082-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize effectiveness, color cases should be printed on color. An abstract is not available for this product.Starting at €8.20
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Rubbish Boys
Wasserman, Noam; Galper, RachelCase HBS-808101-EEntrepreneurshipIt looked like founder-CEO Brian Scudamore might not be able to pursue franchising as a growth option for his junk-removal business after all. Over the years, he had overcome many hurdles, including buying out his "too-fiery" co-founder, firing all of his employees so he could start all over again when he became disillusioned with the company's developing culture, and failing at experimenting with student franchising to increase the rate of growt...Starting at €8.20
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Carbon Engineering
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Misra, SidCase HBS-814040-EEntrepreneurshipDr. David Keith, President of Carbon Engineering, a company based in Calgary, Alberta, is commercializing a technology to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. The company plans to market the captured CO2 to produce low carbon transportation fuels in markets such as California where regulation, derived from a state law designed to manage climate change, restricts the maximum carbon intensity of transportation fuel.Starting at €8.20
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Rubbish Boys (Spanish version)
Wasserman, Noam; Galper, RachelCase HBS-811S01EntrepreneurshipParecía que el fundador y CEO Brian Scudamore podría no ser capaz de seguir la franquicia como una opción de crecimiento para su negocio de chatarra de eliminación después de todo. Con los años, que había superado muchos obstáculos, incluyendo la compra a cabo su "demasiado ardiente" co-fundador, disparando a todos sus empleados para que pudiera empezar todo de nuevo cuando él se desilusionó con la cultura el desarrollo de la compañía, y en su de...Starting at €8.20
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Why Entrepreneurs Don't Scale (Spanish version)
Hamm, JohnArticle HBS-R0212JEntrepreneurshipIt's well known that many executives who excel at starting businesses or projects fizzle out--in other words, they fail to "scale"--as their ventures grow. But the reasons have remained fuzzy. In this article, leadership coach John Hamm identifies four management tendencies that work for small-company or business-unit leaders but become Achilles' heels as those individuals try to run larger organizations. The first tendency is loyalty to comrades...Starting at €8.20
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Baskits Inc.
Ruback, Richard S.; Yudkoff, RoyceCase HBS-217001-EEntrepreneurshipSoon after Robin Kovitz (MBA 2007) acquired Baskits Inc., the largest gift basket company in Canada, she became convinced that the business needed to make significant operational improvements. In her first year as CEO, she introduced an ERP system to help with sales and purchasing, and relocated the business to a more efficient facility. She wondered if she moved too quickly.Starting at €8.20
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Baskits Inc., Teaching Note
Ruback, Richard S.; Yudkoff, Royce; Rosenfeld, AhronTeaching Note HBS-220086-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 217001.Starting at €0.00
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LOLA: Do You Know What's in Your Tampon
Schlesinger, Leonard A.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-320015-EEntrepreneurshipLOLA is a direct-to-consumer (DTC) business launched in 2015. What started as a company to provide women with organic and transparent material-labeled tampons via a subscription model, had, by 2019 evolved to include additional menstrual and sexual wellness products. LOLA's leadership wanted women to come to the company for all of their reproductive health needs (including information and a place to engage in conversation) from menstruation throu...Starting at €8.20
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Boll & Branch
Schlesinger, Leonard A.; Martin, MelCase HBS-320052-EEntrepreneurshipBoll & Branch is a direct-to-consumer (DTC) business launched in 2015. It was the first Fair-Trade Certified manufacturer of linens. The case provides background on the company, its start, business model, and evolution through 2019.Starting at €8.20