INCAE (Costa Rica - Nicaragua)
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Tecnosol 2016
Cifuentes, Martha Sofía; Pérez Pineda, FelipeCase INCAE-12525-EStrategyThis case presents Tecnosol, a firm dedicated to the sale and installation of solar panels for both the rural and urban markets. The firm had begun in Nicaragua in 1998 and by 2016 had expanded to three other countries in Central America. Its inclusive business model catered especially to the rural and remote communities with no access to electricity. The company was facing challenges related to financing and updating its expansion strategy in or...Starting at €8.20
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BioTD: Biotechnology Developers
Sanz, Luis J.; Carrion Saavedra, Jorge Luis; Centro de InvestigacionesCase INCAE-12405-EFinanceWith an important proposal that will multiply its sales more than 20 times, bioTD is exploring the main outside financing options available. This company located in Costa Rica manufactures biotechnology products and medical devices and is analysing several options to finance a proposal that will multiply its sales more card financing. This has forced Dr. Wiscovitch and his partners to look for outside financing. They are considering several optio...Starting at €8.20
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Laboratoria "An Opportunity of Social Development for Latin America Based on the Technological Sector"
González Aguado, Héctor Alonso; Cátedra René Morales Carazo de Emprendimiento; Schill, RyanCase INCAE-31236_E-ELaboratoria es un programa social de entrenamiento en desarrollo web, que busca darles a jóvenes mujeres latinoamericanas de escasos recursos una carrera en el sector tecnología. El caso detalla la historia de los emprendedores desde sus inicios en Perú hasta el 2017, cuando los protagonistas meditan respecto a la estrategia que deben seguir para alcanzar la agresiva meta de insertar 10 mil desarrolladoras web en Latinoamérica para 2021.Starting at €8.20
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Concentrix Nicaragua: The New and Growing Focal Point in Latin America
Rodríguez Redondo, Carlos; Torres Cóndor, JoséCase INCAE-31335_E-EStrategyEn abril de 2017, Javier Hugentobler recibió una propuesta para aceptar un nuevo cliente para la subsidiaria de Concentrix en Nicaragua, en un área de tecnología, la cual es nueva para la operación nicaraguense. La propuesta incluía un cliente muy importante, una empresa llamada FT100, en referencia a una de las 100 mayores empresas del mundo según el ranquin del Financial Times, en un área de tecnología, la cual no había sido desarrollada en Ni...Starting at €8.20
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21st Century Food: NüFood
Arriola Ordónez, Estefanía; García Caffaro, Isabella; Velásquez, Teresa; Coma, Pablo; Castillo, Sofía; Figueredo, AlvaroCase INCAE-31361_E-EEntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurs saw a window of opportunity in the production of Soldier Fly Black protein as a sustainable source of protein for animals. They had an established business plan, with the production of NüContainers for lower-middle-income communities and a production plant to serve companies, but this was questioned when they got allies from different industries who believed that their market niche should be different from the previously established...Starting at €8.20
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CloneTech: Start-up and University Collaboration in IoT Precision Agriculture
Figueredo, Alvaro; Coma, Pablo; Castillo, Sofía; Arriola, Estefanía; García Caffaro, Isabella; Velásquez, TeresaCase INCAE-31365_E-EInformation TechnologiesCloneTech is a Costa Rican startup in agricultural technologies that collaborated with the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. We explored the process through which CloneTech established and consolidated itself as a company, how it came to collaborate with a Guatemalan university and, finally, the implications and impact of this collaboration. It was necessary to form a multidisciplinary group to develop the project, given that it united the tech...Starting at €8.20
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APEAM: Contributing to the value of Mexico's avocado exports
Villafuerte Martin, AntonioCase IIST-MI-148-E-EMarketingAPEAM is the association of producers and packers of the Mexican state of Michoacan, the leading producer of this crop in the world. After many years unable to export to the United States for phytosanitary reasons, the association obtained authorization in 1996 to continue introducing this product to the American market. In 2016, APEAM was the U.S. main supplier of avocado. However, new challenges lay ahead, such as the claims of Cofece, an anti-...Starting at €8.20
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CAEI: Driving innvotaion and profitability in the agricultural sector
Villafuerte Martin, Antonio; De Cote, Jose AntonioCase IIST-MI-157-E-EMarketingCAEI is the second largest producer of sugar cane in the Dominican Republic. In 2010, it undertook a strategic business transformation that resulted in CAEI being, by 2017, one of the most profitable and competitive companies in the sugar industry in the Caribbean. This was achieved mainly thanks to the incorporation of new technologies, the innovations introduced in processes, and a radical change in the way employees were treated and motivated....Starting at €8.20
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Concentrix Nicaragua: Expanding its Service Footprint in a Non-Traditional Location (B)
Rodríguez Redondo, Carlos; Torres Cóndor, JoséCase INCAE-31336_E-EStrategyEn abril de 2017, Javier Hugentobler recibió una propuesta para aceptar un nuevo cliente para la subsidiaria de Concentrix en Nicaragua, en un área de tecnología, la cual es nueva para la operación nicaraguense. La propuesta incluía un cliente muy importante, una empresa llamada FT100, en referencia a una de las 100 mayores empresas del mundo según el ranquin del Financial Times, en un área de tecnología, la cual no había sido desarrollada en Ni...Starting at €5.74
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Disfruta "Taking the Juice Out of Innovation"
González Aguado, Héctor Alonso; Cátedra René Morales Carazo de Emprendimiento; Schill, RyanCase INCAE-31234_E-EEntrepreneurshipDisfruta es la principal cadena de juguerías en Perú. El caso detalla la historia de los emprendedores desde sus inicios y describe algunas de las decisiones más importantes en cuanto a experiencia del cliente, eficiencia operativa e innovación para el éxito de la empresa. El caso se ubica en 2017, cuando los emprendedores meditan respecto a la estrategia que deben seguir para su expansión y consolidación.Starting at €8.20