Ivey Business School (Canada)
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BeanCountr Inc.: A Financing and Investing Exercise
Ian Dunn; Kaitlyn OhExercise IVEY-9B21B006-EAccounting and ControlIn April 2020, the owner and founder of BeanCountr Inc. was reviewing her company’s financial performance for its third fiscal year. The company was a financial technology start-up located in London, Ontario, Canada. The owner had already reviewed the company’s operating decisions over the past fiscal year, which ended March 31, 2020. She was now eager to review the company’s financing and investing transactions.Starting at €8.20
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Phil's Haulage
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Brian LangenCase IVEY-9B15B002-EAccounting and ControlThe president and CEO of a commercial group must assess his options after his company’s recent acquisition of a small hauling company. This new company transported construction materials and aggregates from one location to another. After a few successful years of growth in the hauling business, the CEO wondered whether the new company should expand into the excavating business. He needed to evaluate the health of the current operations from a pro...Starting at €8.20
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Smith Commercial Developments
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Brian LangenCase IVEY-9B16B001-EAccounting and ControlIn 2014, the president of a commercial development company needed to secure investor financing to develop a retail plaza. He must analyze the development’s costs and benefits in order to convince investors to finance the project. The president wanted to create value while reducing risk for both the company and the investor group when deciding whether to move forward with this opportunity. He had a week to perform his qualitative analysis.Starting at €8.20
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Totally Tidy by Tilly
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Brian LangenCase IVEY-9B16B009-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipSpring cleaning season 2015 was about to begin in a small community north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and a prospective business owner was deciding whether to launch a new business. Totally Tidy by Tilly would provide cleaning services, professional organizing services, or both. Before moving forward, this new entrepreneur first needed to understand the environment for her new venture. Based on that understanding, she needed to decide what servi...Starting at €8.20
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Equability by Jen Candle Company: A Manufacturing Inventory Exercise
Ian Dunn; Kaitlyn OhCase IVEY-9B21B005-EAccounting and ControlIn November 2020, the owner of Tranquility by Jen Candle Company located in Canmore, Alberta, Canada, was reviewing her company’s financial performance for its third fiscal year. The company was a candle manufacturer located in Canmore, Alberta, Canada. The owner had gathered the company’s statement of financial position for fiscal year 2018–19, the list of cash receipts and disbursements for 2019–20, and various related miscellaneous information...Starting at €8.20
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Parker & Pine
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Brian LangenCase IVEY-9B15A018-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingThe co-founders of Parker & Pine must decide how best to launch their apparel company’s first product, the boxer brief for plus-sized men. With only a few small changes to be made to the product before a full-scale launch, the partners have two important marketing decisions to make: setting the selling price for the boxer briefs and deciding how best to market them alongside the Parker & Pine brand.Starting at €8.20