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Padeinvest
Roure, Juan; de San José Riestra, AmparoCase E-176Entrepreneurship, Finance, Information TechnologiesEl caso aborda la creación y gestión de un grupo inversor, PADEINVEST, puesto en marcha por el grupo de PADE '10 de Madrid, para llevar a cabo actividades de inversión en grupo en startups. El caso recorre brevemente la creación del grupo y la motivación, sus parámetros de funcionamiento, la construcción de una cartera incipiente y las primeras inversiones. El caso utiliza además una de las inversiones, la tercera, para destacar la diferencia de ...Starting at €8.20
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Padeinvest
Roure, Juan; de San José Riestra, AmparoCase E-176-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, Information TechnologiesThis case examines the creation and management of an investment group, PADEINVEST, which was launched by the 2010 PADE graduating class in Madrid to engage in group investment activities in start-ups. The case briefly traces the creation of the group and the motivation behind it, its operating metrics, the assembly of its initial portfolio, and its first investments. The case also uses one of its investments, the third one, to highlight the dif...Starting 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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Beanz Versus Starbucks: Personality in a Cup
Edward Gamble; Peter W. Moroz; Stewart Thornhill; Haley BeerCase IVEY-9B12M051-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyBeanz Espresso Bar is located in downtown Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is operating in a market with high rivalry (11 other coffee businesses in a two-block radius). The economy in Prince Edward Island has seen several diners, restaurants, and coffee shops close their doors within the past few years, while simultaneously drawing in large corporate businesses such as Starbucks and Running Room. Beanz has thus far survived the ma...Starting at €8.20
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The Canadian Police Knowledge Network
Stewart Thornhill; Edward Gamble; Peter W. Moroz; Andrew MacVaneCase IVEY-9B12M046-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2004, Holland College formed a not-for-profit organization with the Canadian policing community and National Research Council to create the Canadian Police Knowledge Network (CPKN). In 2011, CPKN is Canada's leading provider of e-learning solutions for Canadian law enforcement, with more than 60,500 registered learners - including customers such as the Regina-based Royal Canadian Mounted Police and INTERPOL. To date, these learners have succes...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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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
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Riding the Wave: Financing Ventures Through Crowdequity
Klueter, Thomas Maximilian; de San José Riestra, AmparoCase E-187-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, Information TechnologiesThis case study helps entrepreneurs and start-ups to understand the various types of finance available to fund a business. It compares, in the context of the mobile app developer Wave, the pros and cons of resourcing using crowd equity, business angels and venture capital. The case also shows how the different finance sources might be appropriate at different stages of a company's growth.Starting at €8.20
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Wave: en la cresta de la ola: La financiación de empresas a través de crowdequity
Klueter, Thomas Maximilian; de San José Riestra, AmparoCase E-187Entrepreneurship, Finance, Information TechnologiesEl objetivo de este caso es servir como ayuda para que los emprendedores y las startups entiendan los distintos tipos de financiación disponibles para sus negocios. Tomando el caso de la empresa Wave como contexto, se comparan los pros y los contras del crowdequity, los business angels y el capital riesgo. Además, se muestra cómo podrían resultar adecuadas las distintas fuentes de financiación para cada una de las fases de crecimiento de la empre...Starting at €8.20
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Growing tentree: Social Enterprise, Social Media and Environmental Sustainability
Peter W. Moroz; Simon Parker; Edward GambleCase IVEY-9B14M030-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2014, two friends have launched tentree (TT), a Canadian entrepreneurial venture that sells an environmentally sustainable and trendy brand of apparel. For every product sold, TT plants 10 trees in locations around the world. Although TT is still in its infancy, it is already experiencing huge growth. The entrepreneurial founders now face several challenges: how to keep pace with the growing demand; how to plant as many trees as they can while...Starting at €8.20