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Impak Finance (B): Covid-19 and Its Effects on the Impact Economy
Diane-Laure Arjalies; Delphine Gibassier; Andrew NewtonCase IVEY-9B20M217-EStrategyIn case B, in late summer 2020, the founder has decided to prioritize the company's rating agency, advocating for robust and standardized impact assessments for all firms. He felt confident about his company's new strategic direction and focus during theStarting at €5.74
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Red Tomato: Keeping it Local
Alvarez, Jose B.; Shelman, Mary; Winig, LauraCase HBS-510023-EThis case describes the operating model and history of Red Tomato, a non-profit organization dedicated to branding and logistical support for locally grown produce farmers in the northeast U.S. The case highlights the challenges involved in making locally grown produce available to large consumer markets.Starting at €8.20
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Verge Capital: Investing for Social Impact
Diane-Laure Arjalies; Sandy Chen; Sarangen Sathasivam; Andrew NewtonCase IVEY-9B20M135-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyVerge Capital was a social finance organization in London, Ontario, that connected local aspiring entrepreneurs with funds that would support initiatives with societal or environmental missions that benefited local communities. In 2019, the social finance manager at Verge Capital had to recommend one of two social impact business proposals that the organization should fund a CA$30,000 loan to. The two options were (1) Sri Lankan Foods, which oper...Starting at €8.20
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Lufa Farms
Alvarez, Jose B.; Mackalski, Robert; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-514008-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In 2013, Mohamed Hage, founder of the rooftop farming business called Lufa Farms, thought his company had reached a level of maturity where scaling the business model was the next logical step. With two greenhouses already in Canada, he was looking into other locations in the U.S. Though Lufa Farms' advanced cultivation technologies made the company stand out in its sector, ...Starting at €8.20
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Impak Finance (A): Building the Impact Economy through Systems Change
Diane-Laure Arjalies; Delphine Gibassier; Andrew NewtonCase IVEY-9B20M216-EStrategyThe founder and chief executive officer of impak Finance Inc. had grown his financial technology start-up, based in Montreal, Canada, into a company with two main business lines: an extensive and comprehensive assessment and rating agency that used advancStarting at €8.20
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Area One Farms
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Alvarez, Jose B.; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-518069-EMarketingIn 2017, Joelle Faulkner, CEO of Area One Farms, a Canadian private-equity fund focused on investing in the best Canadian farms and helping them expand, considered the merits and disadvantages of expanding her business to the U.S. While the markets shared some similarities, Faulkner did not know the U.S. market as well as the Canadian one. Could her joint venture partnership model work as well in the U.S. as it had in her home country?Starting at €8.20
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Luvo (B)
Alvarez, Jose B.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-520101-EMarketingThis case, a follow-on to "Luvo" (517-049), provides a brief look at changes that have occured at Luvo, now called Performance Kitchen, since the timing of the first case (mid 2016). Set in January 2020, Luvo (B) touches on developments such as the companStarting at €5.74