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Chicfy
Cabiedes, Luis Martin; Kolarova, LenkaCase E-212-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceIn January 2018, Cristina Nevado, an experienced business development professional, made a decision to join Chicfy. Cristina's job description was Chief Operating Officer, and the reported mandate was to lead international expansion and growth, but, somewhat to her surprise, her first assignment was to lead the process of a new financing round. Before launching this project, she reviewed the recently audited financial statements for 2017 to prepa...Starting at €8.20
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QuickBars
Kolarova, Lenka; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-911-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceIt was in September 2012 - one year after his graduation from IESE Business School - when Simon decided to move from the comfort of an employee's life to the unknown territory of entrepreneurship. A year and a half later, the venture had made a lot of progress on product development and acquired several customers. The company had also raised financing from its first angel investor, but the company's postfinancing development was very different fr...Starting at €8.20
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Unions and the Automotive Cluster in Catalonia
Blázquez, María Luisa; Ballarín Fredes, Eduardo; Subirà, AntoniCase DG-1465-EStrategyThis case presents the situation of the automotive cluster in Catalonia in 2003, and analyzes the role played by each of the cluster's agents, paying special attention to the unions. It describes how the unions evolved from a historical position of confrontation to much higher levels of cooperation. The case also analyzes the functioning of the automotive industry, the evolution of its competitive bases and the challenges posed for the Catalonia...Starting at €8.20
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The Long Process Toward Specialization in the Catalan Leather Industry (A)
Subirà, Antoni; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1593-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe leather industry had had more than five centuries of history in Catalonia.Spain was incurring the risk of being sanctioned by the European Union if it didn't adhere to strict environmental standards. However, industry representatives claimed to be at a disadvantage with respect to developing countries. The case explains the technical solution implemented in the 1990s. The answer Subirá found to the environmental dilemma was to develop a joint...Starting at €8.20
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Struggling with Competition in the Catalan Leather Industry (B)
Subirà, Antoni; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1594-EInnovation and Change, StrategyFrom 2005 on, tanners from Igualada made a successful move from the traditional production of shoe soles to a new market of high-quality leather products sold to clients on the luxury market. However, the number of Chinese tanners had been growing at an increased rate during the previous years, and the Catalan companies knew that their shift to high-quality products would not provide long-term protection against their Chinese rivals.Starting at €5.74