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To Brew or Not to Brew: The Corkford Brewery Acquisition
Mary Gillett; Chris Sturby; Brittney MacKinnonCase IVEY-9B19B007-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipIn 2017, the president and co-owner of MacKinnon Industries was considering the opportunity to diversify his business and bring a former family business back into the MacKinnon family. With an extensive background in acquiring and managing manufacturing bStarting at €8.20
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SoJo: Modeling Social Enterprise
Kanika Gupta; Melissa Leithwood; Oana BranzeiCase IVEY-9B13M103-EEntrepreneurship, StrategySoJo is an online resource hub — optimized for web and mobile — focused on helping early-stage social innovators turn their ideas into action. Founded in Canada as a for-profit venture in 2010, the company depends mainly on volunteer part-time staff and competes for traffic in cyberspace with its own content providers. Many skeptics doubted the idea would ever work: why would content providers forego traffic on their own sites by relinquishing th...Starting at €8.20
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Stone Rock Golf & Country Club: Wedding Bells
Mary Gillett; Yaqi Shi; Brittney MacKinnonCase IVEY-9B20B017-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipIn 2016, the general manager of Stone Rock Golf & Country Club (SRGCC) in Ainslie, Ontario, was considering an opportunity to grow the club’s weddings and special events business. SRGCC, a popular 18-hole golf course in a small town, was owned and operateStarting at €8.20
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Make Green Delicious: Sustainability at Jamie Kennedy Kitchens
Oana Branzei; Melissa LeithwoodCase IVEY-9B07M073-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe case illustrates the challenges of growing sustainably by tracking the 30-year journey of a quintessentially Canadian chef, environmental champion, and strong advocate of slow food, seasonality, local sourcing and artisan food production. Set in mid May 2007, the case decision has Toronto-based Jamie Kennedy pondering several expansion options for Jamie Kennedy Kitchens, a corporation with three main ventures. Jamie Kennedy Kitchens' annual r...Starting at €8.20