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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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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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Uber in 2017: One Bumpy Ride
Srinivasan, Suraj; Lorsch, Jay W.; Pitcher, QuinnCase HBS-117070-EAccounting and ControlUber Technologies Inc., the popular ride-hailing company, entered 2017 having doubled its bookings in 2016 and achieving a valuation of nearly $70 billion, making it the largest venture capital-backed company in the world. Co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick embodied the company, with a hard-charging attitude embedded in the company's workplace culture that allowed it to successfully take on the entrenched taxi industry. Uber looked to enjoy anoth...Starting at €8.20
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Harmonic Hearing Co.
Stevenson, Howard H.; Stephenson, CraigCase HBS-4271-EFinanceHarmonic is a small, privately held manufacturer of hearing aids. Harriet Burns and Marc Davis, two employees at Harmonic, have an opportunity to purchase the company from the founder. As well-informed insiders who understand the industry, Burns and Davis believe the benefits of ownership far outweigh the risks. While the decision to purchase Harmonic is easy for them, arranging financing proves more difficult. The company is preparing to launch ...Starting at €8.20
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Dragonfly Corporation
Sharpe, James M.; Stevenson, Howard H.Case HBS-813042-EEntrepreneurshipAfter 3 years of losses and under legal threats from their landlord, a husband and wife team are faced with shutting the company down, buying time with the landlord or turning to their parents for additional funds. Despite opening a new location and seeing that sales were up from last year, their financial statements were still reporting losses forcing them to consider what steps to take to turn children's retail clothing business around. The Tho...Starting at €8.20
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Data Breach at Equifax (Spanish version)
Srinivasan, Suraj; Pitcher, Quinn; Goldberg, Jonah S.Case HBS-120S13StrategyThe case discusses the events leading up to the massive data breach at Equifax, one of the three U.S. credit reporting companies, the organizational and governance issues that contributed to the breach, and the consequences of the breach. The case supplement provides details of how Equifax recovered from the breach and changes the company made. On September 7, 2017, Equifax announced that the personal information of over 140 million consumers had...Starting at €8.20