Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Hastening Growth at Swift Mobility
Nicole Haggerty, Ryley Mehta, Angela Du, Teddy Kassa, Melissa Shang, Maanit PatelCase IVEY-W25060-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2018, the founder of Swift Mobility in Nakuru, Kenya, Africa was considering her options for the future of her company, which was a Safaricom Plc dealership. The founder was reflecting on how much her business had progressed in the past ten years and wStarting at €8.20
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Project Have Hope: Managing Growth, Commitment, Time, Inventory, and Other Challenges
Nardia Haigh; Jamila Gilliam; Frank SmithCase IVEY-9B20M011-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBoston-based Project Have Hope was a non-profit social enterprise promoting financial stability for 100 women in Kampala, Uganda, who had been displaced as a result of Uganda’s civil war. Established in 2006, Project Have Hope used revenue from the sale of paper bead jewellery and other products made by the women to provide training, loans, and children’s tuition. The project faced many challenges over the years, including an unplanned expansion ...Starting at €8.20
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The Farming Dilemma
Nicole Haggerty, Ryley Mehta, Angela Du, Teddy Kassa, Melissa Shang, Maanit PatelCase IVEY-W25058-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn early 2019, Chrystopher Jesse, a student at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Nakuru, Kenya, inherited a 10-acre piece of land outside the city. With his degree in procurement nearing its completion and a competitive job market awaiting him after graduation, Jesse now faced the decision of whether to sell the land or use it to begin operations as a small-scale farmer. This venture, if successful, had the potential to re...Starting at €8.20