Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Kamoriongo Poultry Co-operative Project
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Charles Lagat; Tony Ma; Zain KalsiCase IVEY-9B20M034-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe Kamoriongo Poultry Co-operative consisted of 10 families who were involved in poultry farming in Nandi County, in the North Rift Valley of Kenya. The purpose of the co-operative was to pool savings to help individual families pay for tuition when their children came of age. Because of heavy rains during the region’s rainy season, many of the co-operative’s chickens were contracting waterborne illnesses that made them incapable of producing eg...Starting at €8.20
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Calgary Drop-In Centre: Donor Information System
Derrick Neufeld; Deb Elkink; Michelle Woo; Dennis Dupuis; Dan HausermannCase IVEY-9B17E003-EInformation TechnologiesIn the spring of 2016, the director of finance and administration for the Calgary Drop-In & Rehab Centre was frustrated with the organization’s legacy donor and volunteer information system. The technology platform was outdated, data integrity was out of control, costs were spiralling, and most importantly, required information was not available on demand. The director was concerned that these issues with the organization’s information systems wo...Starting at €8.20
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Mate1.com: Digital Dating Dilemma
Derrick Neufeld; Charles Wasserman; Dharsana Vijayaratnam; Thomas Yuk; Sharon Bir; Deb ElkinkCase IVEY-9B17E015-EEntrepreneurship, Information TechnologiesIn 2017, a successful online dating company, Mate1.com, based in Montreal, was pursuing a two-year goal of increasing revenue by 50 per cent and net operating margin by 15 per cent. However, its ambitions were being hampered by unavoidably high advertising costs, an inadequate reporting system, and a maturing industry life cycle. Should the firm explore new business models and consider acquiring a competitor—or was it time to divest and sell the ...Starting at €8.20
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Lilgaa Property Management: Property Investing in Eldoret, Kenya
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Charles Lagat; Loice Maru; Daniel Korman; Ivan Liu; Sherry XieCase IVEY-9B14M043-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2013, a successful entrepreneur in Eldoret, Kenya is considering her options. In 2007, after a history of operating several small businesses, only one of which failed, she founded Lilgaa Property Management Ltd., a real estate and property management business. She has focused her energies on the real estate industry in spite of its many challenges, which include corruption and lack of regulation, enforcement and trust. Now, she needs to decide...Starting at €8.20