Ivey Business School (Canada)
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SalonScale: Start-Up Customer Relationship Strategies for Niche Market Growth
Simon Parker; Peter W. MorozCase IVEY-9B21A023-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingAlicia Soulier, owner of Capelli Salon Studio, a hair salon in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, has developed an application (app) that can help save hair salons thousands of dollars per month in hair colour costs. However, she is struggling to recruit enough subscribers to her new software as a service (SaaS) company, SalonScale. With the diversion of her attention from her hair salon to the app threatening her core business, Soulier must soon decide on...Starting at €8.20
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Lightenco: Reaching the Limits of Bootstrapping
Simon Parker; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B19M061-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn January 2018, the three founders of Lighting Enhancement Corporation (Lightenco), a Canadian turnkey lighting solutions enterprise, were at a crossroads. After building a successful business enterprise over seven years by relying entirely on internal fStarting at €8.20
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Maple Leaf Simply Fresh (D)
Terry H. Deutscher; Michael R. Pearce; Diane SilvaCase IVEY-9B11A011-EMarketingIn this supplement to Maple Leaf Simply Fresh (A), the Simply Fresh team is preparing a formal debrief of the program thus far.Starting at €5.74
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CMNGD (Commongood) Linens: Scaling a Work-Integration Social Enterprise
Simon Parker; Houston PeschlCase IVEY-9B18M129-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn June 2018, the co-founder of a work-integration social enterprise in Calgary, Alberta, called CMNGD (Commongood) Linens, took stock of the impact her venture had on helping homeless people get back on their feet and into meaningful employment. Her ambiStarting 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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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
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Sofame Technologies Inc.: Reorganizing for Growth
Simon Parker; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B17M156-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn late 2015, the chairman of Sofame Technologies Inc. (Sofame), a Montreal-based manufacturer and marketer of energy-recapture systems, faced a dilemma. The firm, which transformed the waste heat generated by hot water and exhaust gases into usable energy, had struggled for more than a decade as it coped with low gas prices and a failed carbon credits management subsidiary. Sofame had just been delisted from the stock market and was precariously...Starting at €8.20
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Maple Leaf Simply Fresh (B)
Terry H. Deutscher; Michael R. Pearce; Diane SilvaCase IVEY-9B11A009-EMarketingIn this supplement to Maple Leaf Simply Fresh (A), the launch team is preparing for questions that senior management is expected to ask (before giving the final go-ahead) about how the team plans to mitigate risks during the launch.Starting at €5.74
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Maple Leaf Simply Fresh (C)
Terry H. Deutscher; Michael R. Pearce; Diane SilvaCase IVEY-9B11A010-EMarketingIn this supplement to Maple Leaf Simply Fresh (A), the results of the first year after the launch and the next challenges the team faces are discussed.Starting at €5.74
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Cameco Corporation: Partnering with Aboriginal Communities
Peter W. Moroz; Simon Parker; Edward GambleCase IVEY-9B15M050-EStrategyThe director of corporate responsibility at Cameco Corporation, a global uranium mining company, is debating whether to engage in formal negotiations leading to a partnership with a remote First Nations community in northern Saskatchewan, and if so, how. The director knows that a partnership may be costly upfront but it might also lead to future opportunities. Keenly aware of the need to manage rapidly growing expectations within the First Nation...Starting at €8.20