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Martin Blair (Spanish version)
Stevenson, Howard H.; Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-915S05EntrepreneurshipMartin Blair es un empresario que por primera vez se basa en su experiencia en la industria de servicio de alimentos para desarrollar dos conceptos de restaurantes diferentes casi al mismo tiempo. Al relatar sus experiencias, revela varias preocupaciones importantes del empresario reflexivo, que van desde la obtención de financiamiento para la construcción de espacios físicos a cabo. Ambos restaurantes tienen éxito, y Blair ahora quiere hacer cre...Starting at €8.20
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Entrepreneurial Leadership at Maritime Bus
Edward Gamble; Simon Parker; Peter W. Moroz; Parker Baglole; Ryan CassidyCase IVEY-9B14C037-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, Leadership and People ManagementAn entrepreneur in Atlantic Canada believes he has a five to six year window to capitalize on the growth of his newest venture, Maritime Bus, a passenger transportation and parcel delivery service, before his retirement. Having turned around a business that lost $12 million over the previous eight years in less than six months, he believes he has the opportunity to continue this success. However, he is unsure what strategies to follow to achieve ...Starting at €8.20
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Beanz Versus Starbucks: Personality in a Cup
Edward Gamble; Peter W. Moroz; Stewart Thornhill; Haley BeerCase IVEY-9B12M051-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyBeanz Espresso Bar is located in downtown Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is operating in a market with high rivalry (11 other coffee businesses in a two-block radius). The economy in Prince Edward Island has seen several diners, restaurants, and coffee shops close their doors within the past few years, while simultaneously drawing in large corporate businesses such as Starbucks and Running Room. Beanz has thus far survived the ma...Starting at €8.20
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Peter Jepsen
Stevenson, Howard H.; Roberts, Michael J.; Sharpe, James M.Case HBS-813046-EEntrepreneurshipAbout to break bank covenants, Peter Jepsen has to deal with a contentious prior owner, improve profitability and staff appropriately all while maintaining credibility with his investors, in the furniture hardware company he has owned for less than a year. Peter Jepsen, a newly minted MBA, has bought a furniture hardware manufacturing business utilizing debt and investors equity that in a very short time is about to trigger bank covenants due to ...Starting at €8.20
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Angus Cartwright IV
Hatten, Kenneth J.; Poorvu, William J.; Stevenson, Howard H.; Segel, Arthur I; Vogel, John H., Jr.Case HBS-813185-EFinanceJudy and John DeRight, looking to diversify their investment portfolios, have retained Angus Cartwright, Jr. to identify prospective real estate acquisitions. Mr. Cartwright has four potential properties that he feels merit an in-depth financial analysis. The case provides an opportunity to examine the various components of real estate return--cash flow, tax benefits, and futures--and measure the profitability of a proposed investment through the...Starting at €8.20
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Hotel Vertu: Financing the Venture in the Boutique Hotel Industry (Spanish Version)
Stevenson, Howard H.; Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-917S32EntrepreneurshipDos recientes graduados de MBA están considerando una oportunidad de negocio en la industria de hotel boutique. Después de haber encontrado una propiedad aparentemente atractiva en Savannah, Georgia, Yvonne D'Arcy y Elisabeth Whiting cara preguntas acerca de la financiación, estructura de la transacción, y la dinámica de poder desiguales. Este análisis de la oportunidad cubiertas de casos, la financiación y estructuración de transacciones, y los ...Starting at €8.20
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Seaside Organics (Spanish version)
Stevenson, Howard H.; Zalosh, AlisaCase HBS-917S15EntrepreneurshipThis case follows Sara Norton, a soccer player turned serial entrepreneur, as she transforms Seaside Organics from a fledgling startup into an $89 million company. Informed by the successes and failures of her first organics venture, WellBar, Norton tries to balance her naturally energetic, hands-on approach with the changing needs of a large company. Students discuss the differences between running a growing startup and a mature organization, an...Starting at €8.20
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Harmonic Hearing Co. (Spanish version)
Stevenson, Howard H.; Stephenson, CraigCase HBS-414S04FinanceArmónico es un fabricante pequeño, de propiedad privada de los audífonos. Harriet Burns y Marc Davis, dos empleados de armónicos, tienen la oportunidad de comprar la empresa del fundador. Como conocedores bien informados que entienden la industria, Burns y Davis creen que los beneficios de la propiedad son muy superiores a los riesgos. Si bien la decisión de compra de armónicos es fácil para ellos, la organización de la financiación resulta más d...Starting at €8.20
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The Canadian Police Knowledge Network
Stewart Thornhill; Edward Gamble; Peter W. Moroz; Andrew MacVaneCase IVEY-9B12M046-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2004, Holland College formed a not-for-profit organization with the Canadian policing community and National Research Council to create the Canadian Police Knowledge Network (CPKN). In 2011, CPKN is Canada's leading provider of e-learning solutions for Canadian law enforcement, with more than 60,500 registered learners - including customers such as the Regina-based Royal Canadian Mounted Police and INTERPOL. To date, these learners have succes...Starting at €8.20
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Neechie Gear: Pivoting in an Aboriginal Start-up
Peter W. Moroz; Simon Parker; Edward GambleCase IVEY-9B15M049-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyA young Aboriginal entrepreneur faces three major challenges to growing his lifestyle apparel business. First, he has been unable to find a trusted partner who is both competent and passionate about the venture. Second, he is spread thinly across the multiple roles involved with running and growing the business. Third, he has not yet fully tested any of the proposed business models to determine whether they will require considerable investment or...Starting at €8.20