INCAE (Costa Rica - Nicaragua)
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BioTD: Biotechnology Developers
Sanz, Luis J.; Carrion Saavedra, Jorge Luis; Centro de InvestigacionesCase INCAE-12405-EFinanceWith an important proposal that will multiply its sales more than 20 times, bioTD is exploring the main outside financing options available. This company located in Costa Rica manufactures biotechnology products and medical devices and is analysing several options to finance a proposal that will multiply its sales more card financing. This has forced Dr. Wiscovitch and his partners to look for outside financing. They are considering several optio...Starting at €8.20
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Laboratoria "An Opportunity of Social Development for Latin America Based on the Technological Sector"
González Aguado, Héctor Alonso; Cátedra René Morales Carazo de Emprendimiento; Schill, RyanCase INCAE-31236_E-ELaboratoria es un programa social de entrenamiento en desarrollo web, que busca darles a jóvenes mujeres latinoamericanas de escasos recursos una carrera en el sector tecnología. El caso detalla la historia de los emprendedores desde sus inicios en Perú hasta el 2017, cuando los protagonistas meditan respecto a la estrategia que deben seguir para alcanzar la agresiva meta de insertar 10 mil desarrolladoras web en Latinoamérica para 2021.Starting at €8.20
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Tecnosol 2016
Cifuentes, Martha Sofía; Pérez Pineda, FelipeCase INCAE-12525-EStrategyThis case presents Tecnosol, a firm dedicated to the sale and installation of solar panels for both the rural and urban markets. The firm had begun in Nicaragua in 1998 and by 2016 had expanded to three other countries in Central America. Its inclusive business model catered especially to the rural and remote communities with no access to electricity. The company was facing challenges related to financing and updating its expansion strategy in or...Starting at €8.20
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Concentrix Nicaragua: The New and Growing Focal Point in Latin America
Rodríguez Redondo, Carlos; Torres Cóndor, JoséCase INCAE-31335_E-EStrategyEn abril de 2017, Javier Hugentobler recibió una propuesta para aceptar un nuevo cliente para la subsidiaria de Concentrix en Nicaragua, en un área de tecnología, la cual es nueva para la operación nicaraguense. La propuesta incluía un cliente muy importante, una empresa llamada FT100, en referencia a una de las 100 mayores empresas del mundo según el ranquin del Financial Times, en un área de tecnología, la cual no había sido desarrollada en Ni...Starting at €8.20
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21st Century Food: NüFood
Arriola Ordónez, Estefanía; García Caffaro, Isabella; Velásquez, Teresa; Coma, Pablo; Castillo, Sofía; Figueredo, AlvaroCase INCAE-31361_E-EEntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurs saw a window of opportunity in the production of Soldier Fly Black protein as a sustainable source of protein for animals. They had an established business plan, with the production of NüContainers for lower-middle-income communities and a production plant to serve companies, but this was questioned when they got allies from different industries who believed that their market niche should be different from the previously established...Starting at €8.20
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Unique - Yanbal (A)
Pancorvo, Jorge; Cuneo, SergioCase PAD-P-C-406 ING-EService and Operations ManagementA peruvian company facing regional supply chain challenges within the door to door cosmetics industryStarting at €8.20
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Disfruta "Taking the Juice Out of Innovation"
González Aguado, Héctor Alonso; Cátedra René Morales Carazo de Emprendimiento; Schill, RyanCase INCAE-31234_E-EEntrepreneurshipDisfruta es la principal cadena de juguerías en Perú. El caso detalla la historia de los emprendedores desde sus inicios y describe algunas de las decisiones más importantes en cuanto a experiencia del cliente, eficiencia operativa e innovación para el éxito de la empresa. El caso se ubica en 2017, cuando los emprendedores meditan respecto a la estrategia que deben seguir para su expansión y consolidación.Starting at €8.20
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CloneTech: Start-up and University Collaboration in IoT Precision Agriculture
Figueredo, Alvaro; Coma, Pablo; Castillo, Sofía; Arriola, Estefanía; García Caffaro, Isabella; Velásquez, TeresaCase INCAE-31365_E-EInformation TechnologiesCloneTech is a Costa Rican startup in agricultural technologies that collaborated with the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. We explored the process through which CloneTech established and consolidated itself as a company, how it came to collaborate with a Guatemalan university and, finally, the implications and impact of this collaboration. It was necessary to form a multidisciplinary group to develop the project, given that it united the tech...Starting at €8.20
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Concentrix Nicaragua: Expanding its Service Footprint in a Non-Traditional Location (B)
Rodríguez Redondo, Carlos; Torres Cóndor, JoséCase INCAE-31336_E-EStrategyEn abril de 2017, Javier Hugentobler recibió una propuesta para aceptar un nuevo cliente para la subsidiaria de Concentrix en Nicaragua, en un área de tecnología, la cual es nueva para la operación nicaraguense. La propuesta incluía un cliente muy importante, una empresa llamada FT100, en referencia a una de las 100 mayores empresas del mundo según el ranquin del Financial Times, en un área de tecnología, la cual no había sido desarrollada en Ni...Starting at €5.74
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Biofuels and Circular Economy in Developing Countries: Technology Transfer in Guatemala
Velásquez Ceballos, Teresa; Figueredo, Alvaro; Arriola Ordónez, Estefanía; García Caffaro, Isabella; Coma, PabloCase INCAE-31369_E-EDecision AnalysisIn this case study, a project to develop biodiesel as an alternative energy source in a Guatemalan university was chosen as an example of how technology transfer between academia and industry is not only possible, but can also make a real impact. The leading actor, an academic who developed a succesful biofuel production plant is faced with a decision whether he should continue the project as academic or leave it open to scale up with an industri...Starting at €8.20