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Home Essentials: Building a Global Service Business with Local Operations
Applegate, Lynda M.; Kerr, William R.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-811078-EEntrepreneurshipChris Exline founded Home Essentials, a furniture rental business targeted toward expatriates, in Singapore but rapidly moved the base of operations to Hong Kong. The company was highly successful in Singapore and Hong Kong and then pursued rapid global expansion. Lacking frameworks for deciding upon countries to enter and services to deliver in each country, Exline used gut instinct. Lacking control systems and information, he failed to identify...Starting at €8.20
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INNOVA-MEX's Bid for ENKONTROL
Nanda, Ramana; Kerr, William R.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-812008-EEntrepreneurshipIn their second year, two Mexican HBS MBAs joined forces to start a search fund based in Mexico City. They had raised money to acquire an existing private company in Mexico with an initial enterprise value between $5 million and $15 million. Just seven months after raising the fund, they were about to close a deal on a target company, but the seller wants to renegotiate.Starting at €8.20
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INNOVA-MEX's Bid for ENKONTROL, Teaching Note
Kerr, William R.; Nanda, RamanaTeaching Note HBS-813087-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for 812008Starting at €0.00
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AVA.ph: Growing a Filipino E-Commerce Company
Kerr, William R.; Motte-Munoz, HenryCase HBS-813188-EEntrepreneurshipAVA is a three-year old e-commerce company in the Philippines. From its early start mimicking the Gilt Groupe concept of online flash sales, the company has grown into a broader e-commerce platform for local fashion commerce. Oliver Segovia needs to evaluate where AVA should go next and answer some complicated personal questions. The case considers issues related to e-commerce platforms, diaspora-based international exchanges, business location c...Starting at €8.20
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AVA.ph: Growing a Filipino E-Commerce Company, Teaching Note
Kerr, William R.; Rossano, PenelopeTeaching Note HBS-814122-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 813188.Starting at €0.00
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TalentCorp Malaysia and the Returning Expert Programme
Kerr, William R.; Li, Danielle; Wagner, Mathis; Brownell, AlexisCase HBS-817092-EEntrepreneurshipTalentCorp Malaysia runs the "Returning Expert Programme" (REP), a government program designed to encourage Malaysian professionals abroad to return home through use of various incentives. The REP is intended to combat the "brain drain," caused by highly educated professionals moving away to take advantage of better career opportunities by offering returnees benefits such as tax breaks and permanent residency for family members. In 2011, TalentCo...Starting at €8.20
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INNOVA-MEX's Bid for ENKONTROL (Spanish Version)
Nanda, Ramana; Kerr, William R.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-812S09EntrepreneurshipEn su segundo año, dos mexicana HBS MBA se unieron para iniciar un fondo de búsqueda basada en la Ciudad de México. Se habían recaudado dinero para adquirir una empresa privada existente en México, con un valor de empresa inicial entre $ 5 millones y $ 15 millones. A sólo siete meses después de elevar el fondo, que estaban a punto de cerrar un acuerdo sobre una empresa objeto, pero el vendedor quiere renegociar.Starting at €8.20
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TalentCorp Malaysia and the Returning Expert Programme, Teaching Note
Kerr, William R.; Brownell, AlexisTeaching Note HBS-817147-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 817092.Starting at €0.00