Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Carmién Tea South Africa: International Entrepreneurship in a Born-Global Firm
Caren Scheepers; Marianne Matthee; Lize Du PreezCase IVEY-9B20M103-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn September 2019, the founder of Carmién Tea, based in South Africa’s Western Cape province, faced a dilemma. Her company, founded in 1998, was a producer and supplier rooibos tea, which was unique to the mountainous area north of Cape Town. After a newStarting at €8.20
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TradeIX: Blockchain-Enabled Trade Finance in Global Supply Chains
Erik Hofmann; Maximilian Enthoven; Sara FalleggerCase IVEY-9B20E016-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategyIn February 2014, Global 3PL, one of the largest logistics companies in the world, announced an ambitious expansion strategy. In accordance with that plan, the company struck an agreement in 2017 with TradeIX Limited (TradeIX) to optimize its working capiStarting at €8.20