Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Yumcha.com.au
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Rohan BelliappaCase IVEY-9B10M038-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategySet in November 2007, the case is about a soon-to-launch social networking website (Yumcha) in Australia intended for the country's significant Asian population and diaspora. The case describes the process that Yumcha's founder went through in establishing the entity, including her initial motivations and business rationale. The case goes on to describe the dilemma facing the founder in choosing a web developer for the site, including whether to ...Starting at €8.20
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Solectric: Market Entry Decisions under Uncertainty
Martin J. Bliemel; Elicia M.A. MaineCase IVEY-9B16M004-EEntrepreneurship, StrategySolectric was a small solar power venture located in Sydney, Australia. The founder was an academic entrepreneur who was planning to return to his academic career. A new business development manager had been hired to explore and enter markets with varying degrees of uncertainty and potential profitability. The capital was running out and an unfocused strategy was exacerbating negligible sales revenues. Together, they were faced with the decision ...Starting at €8.20