Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Cervus Equipment Corporation: Harvesting a New Future
Daniel Doiron; Davis SchryerCase IVEY-9B13M092-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBy 2015, Cervus Equipment Corporation, based in Calgary, Alberta, has grown its business substantially through regional acquisitions and strong organic growth. The company was founded in the 1990s to manage and consolidate farm equipment dealerships in western Canada but, in partnership with original equipment manufacturers, has branched into the construction equipment and long haul trucking manufacturing industries and has moved into New Zealand...Starting at €8.20
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Big City Courier (Spanish version)
Murray J. Bryant; Michelle TheobaldsCase IVEY-9A97BS09Accounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipBig City Courier es una pequena empresa de correos regional que opera en Toronto, Ontario. El emprendimiento comenzo hace dos anos, y ha crecido rapidamente desde sus comienzos. La compania da ganancias, pero tiene un severo problema de efectivo. Este caso puede ser usado para ilustrar un flujo de fondos, el impacto de un rapido crecimiento en la posicion de efectivo de una pequena empresa, y la brecha financiera generada entre cuentas a cobrar y...Starting at €8.20
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Cervus Equipment Corporation: Diversified Growth in Trucking
Daniel Doiron; Davis SchryerCase IVEY-9B16M230-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyCervus Equipment Corporation, the major Canadian dealer group for John Deere and Peterbilt Motors Company equipment, had grown from CA$56 million in 2004 to close to $1 billion in 2014. It had achieved these results through an aggressive acquisition and growth-oriented strategy, by purchasing heavy-equipment dealerships representing John Deere, Bobcat, and other high-end original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The company’s move into the long-ha...Starting at €8.20