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Sweet Leaf Bath Co.
Melissa JeanCase IVEY-9B13A044-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingSweet Leaf Bath Co. is a small, family-operated bath and body products company specializing in fairtrade, environmentally conscious products. The company progressed from initially selling its high-quality, unique products at craft shows and exhibitions to limited sales through local retailers. Through these sales channels, Sweet Leaf’s founding partners learned more about the bath and body industry and the international issues surrounding the sou...Starting at €8.20
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The Miswak Company
Melissa Jean; Jonathan DrewnowskyCase IVEY-9B16B006-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipTwo undergraduate business students wanted to assess the feasibility of starting a business that would sell an all-natural and completely biodegradable alternative toothbrush — the Miswak. A total of $50,000 had already been secured for the initial investment; however, the young partners wondered whether this investment would be sufficient to sustain the cash flows of the business for its first three years of operations and, if not, how much addi...Starting at €8.20
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Summer Swim Academy: Expansion Options
Melissa JeanCase IVEY-9B17B022-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipIn October 2016, the founder of Summer Swim Academy—a provider of swimming lessons and lifeguarding services to families in Burlington, Ontario—was reflecting on the organization’s second full season of operations. The founder had been providing services in Burlington for the past six years and had been operating the business formally under the Summer Swim Academy brand for the past two years. She wanted to evaluate the possibility of expanding h...Starting at €8.20
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Venture Philanthropy: Its Evolution and Its Future
Grossman, Allen S.; Appleby, Sarah; Reimers, CaitlinCase HBS-313111-EThis note explores the current state of venture philanthropy in the U.S. and its future. Based on interviews with 28 practitioners in the field of philanthropy and a review of the literature since the publication of the article introducing the concept of venture philanthropy (Virtuous Capital: What Foundations Can Learn from Venture Capitalists) sixteen years ago, the note discusses the signifiant impact venture philanthropy has had on the nonpro...Starting at €8.20
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StriveTogether: Reinventing the Local Education Ecosystem
Grossman, Allen S.; Lombard, Ann; Fisher, NoahCase HBS-314031-EStriveTogether aimed to improve education outcomes by coordinating the actions of diverse community stakeholders-nonprofit service providers, school districts, government, parents, businesses and others. StriveTogether had an intense focus on collective impact-"the commitment of a group of important actors from different sectors to a common agenda for solving a specific social problem"-and the use of data to drive decision. In the case, managing ...Starting at €8.20
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Salud Digna: Successfully Competing with For-Profit Organizations
Grossman, Allen S.; Garcia-Cuellar, ReginaCase HBS-311051-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Hugo Moreno, CEO of Salud Digna, was considering his growth options for the next three years. Would becoming a for-profit with access to greater capital be the best strategy or would this cause the organization to lose its social mission? Salud Digna provided diagnostic medical tests to the poor, had experienced rapid growth and was financially self-sufficient. Moreno was de...Starting at €8.20
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Daya Counselling Centre: Response to Funding Cuts
Melissa JeanCase IVEY-9B20B003-EAccounting and ControlIn early October 2018, the executive director of Daya Counselling Centre had just learned that the Ontario Works program, one of the centre’s major funded-referral programs, was planning a significant change. The executive director was concerned about theStarting at €8.20
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Salud Digna para todos
Grossman, Allen S.; Garcia-Cuellar, ReginaCase HBS-311S15Para maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. Hugo Moreno, director general de Salud Digna, estaba considerando sus opciones de crecimiento para los próximos tres años. Would convirtiendo en un ánimo de lucro con el acceso al capital mayor sea la mejor estrategia o le esta causa la organización a perder su misión social? Salud Digna proporciona pruebas de diagnóstico médico a los pobres, habían experimentado un rápido ...Starting at €8.20
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Fortune Minerals - The Nico Project
Chris Sturby; Melissa JeanCase IVEY-9B11B012-EAccounting and Control, FinanceA publicly traded mining company has an opportunity to develop a mine containing gold, cobalt, and bismuth in Canada’s Northwest Territories and must determine the financial viability of doing so. In order to gauge the attractiveness of the project, the company needs to evaluate the net present value of the opportunity, given volatile and uncertain variables, such as commodity prices and foreign exchange rates. The company must also consider a nu...Starting at €8.20
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Fortune Minerals — Adoption of IFRS
Chris Sturby; Melissa JeanCase IVEY-9B11B013-EAccounting and Control, Finance, StrategyThe controller of a publicly traded mining company must make a series of recommendations to the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the company as it prepares to adopt international financial reporting standards (IFRS). Major decisions revolve around accounting for the company’s fixed assets and mining properties — specifically, whether to capitalize or expense certain items, whether to record certain assets at their values of ...Starting at €8.20