Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Hill & Levene Schools of Business : 2020s Business Education
Dwight Heinrichs; Michael TaylorCase IVEY-W26088-EMarketing, StrategyThe Hill & Levene Schools of Business (HLSB) Paul J. Hill Business School at the University of Regina, were considering widely divergent strategic alternatives, in what was expected to be a new and permanently altered post Covid-19 competitive environmentStarting at €8.20
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Thistle Links: An Equity Financing Exercise
Ian Dunn; Martin EidenbergCase IVEY-W26409-EAccounting and ControlOn October 31, 2021, Thistle Links Inc. (Thistle), a sports management company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, had just finished its fiscal year 2021. During the year, the company had experienced a wide variety of occurrences related to its equity financing activities. Starting with the shareholders’ equity section of the previous year’s statement of financial position, Thistle’s accountant is tasked with recording all transactions that occurr...Starting at €8.20
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Dot Autonomous Power Platform: The Future Of Farming
Dwight Heinrichs; Michael Taylor; Marco CoppolaCase IVEY-9B19A055-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingThe Dot autonomous agricultural platform, manufactured by SeedMaster Manufacturing, an innovative farm equipment manufacturer in White City, Saskatchewan, was a driver-less vehicle designed to replace the farm tractor. This vehicle allowed large-scale farStarting at €8.20
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Zarr Tech: Next Steps for a Growing Business
Julie Gosse; Martin EidenbergCase IVEY-9B19A046-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn 2018, founder and chief executive officer of Zarr Tech Canada Inc. (Zarr Tech), understood the need for his young business to continue along its impressive growth trajectory. However, he was unsure how this goal could best be achieved. Given the increaStarting at €8.20
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Rethinking B-Sc’ool Apparel at Hill
Dwight Heinrichs; Michael TaylorCase IVEY-9B20A009-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn October 2018, the president of a business school student (BSS) society must decide on the viability of marketing a line of business school apparel. The school had been selling its brand of products with moderate success and the president had to determine the best option going forward. She faced a number of decisions: How to increase sales? What should be included in the clothing line? Should the product line be branded under the school’s or th...Starting at €8.20
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Hairstrong: Working Out a Marketing Plan
Julie Gosse; Martin EidenbergCase IVEY-W34635-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingHairstrong Inc. (Hairstrong) sold hair scrunchies, and the business’s founder had experienced significant success since selling her first products in September 2019. Sales had reached CA$90,000, and media coverage came from outlets such as Good Morning America, Chatelaine, and Global News. However, the founder wanted to expand on the early success to double current total annual revenue and consider making Hairstrong her full-time occupation. This...Starting at €8.20
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Siesta Splash: Ringing Up Marketing Success
Julie Gosse; Martin EidenbergCase IVEY-W27965-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn March 2021, Siesta Splash sold colourful rings exclusively through Instagram. By the beginning of July 2021, the entrepreneurial venture had managed to exceed CA$20,000 in sales and had accumulated almost 2,000 Instagram followers. However, this success merely created more questions for the owner about how to continue to grow and scale her business. She wondered if expanding Siesta Splash’s product line, for instance by selling earrings, was a...Starting at €8.20
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Racing into the Future: Strategic Marketing for the Regina Auto Racing Club
Dwight Heinrichs; Chris Street; Michael TaylorCase IVEY-9B17A050-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingThe Regina Auto Racing Club (RARC) had been operating the Kings Park Speedway since 1967. In 2016, the race track and facilities were beginning to show their age and were in need of costly upgrading. Unfortunately, the club had also been suffering from declining attendance over the past five years, and the associated decline in ticket revenue had led to a shrinking race schedule. At the end of the race season in 2016, the club managed to break ev...Starting at €8.20