Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Health Care Center for the Homeless: Changing with the Times
Mary Conway Dato-on; Eileen Weisenbach KellerCase IVEY-9B10A032-EMarketingBakari Burns, CEO of the Health Care Center for the Homeless (HCCH) in Orlando, Florida, was faced with the daunting task of rebranding the organization. He knew that the organization experienced difficulty with recognition and marketplace distinction, primarily due to the public’s misconceptions about the relationship between HCCH and the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida. An external consulting team offered several recommendations f...Starting at €8.20
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Sweet Leaf Bath Co.
Melissa JeanCase IVEY-9B13A044-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingSweet Leaf Bath Co. is a small, family-operated bath and body products company specializing in fairtrade, environmentally conscious products. The company progressed from initially selling its high-quality, unique products at craft shows and exhibitions to limited sales through local retailers. Through these sales channels, Sweet Leaf’s founding partners learned more about the bath and body industry and the international issues surrounding the sou...Starting at €8.20
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Summer Swim Academy: Expansion Options - Teaching Note
Melissa JeanTeaching Note IVEY-8B17B022-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product 9B17B022.Starting at €0.00
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Ten Thousand Villages of Cincinnati: The First Year and Beyond
Mary Conway Dato-onCase IVEY-9B10A008-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingTen Thousand Villages (TTV) is a nonprofit fair trade retail organization with a store located in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the store's opening and first two years of operations (2002-2004), Karen, the chair of the board of directors, and Cheryl, the store manager, struggle to develop a customer-focused plan to ensure sales increases for their unique operation. Marketing issues ranging from store location selection to inventory selection and promo...Starting at €8.20
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The Miswak Company
Melissa Jean; Jonathan DrewnowskyCase IVEY-9B16B006-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipTwo undergraduate business students wanted to assess the feasibility of starting a business that would sell an all-natural and completely biodegradable alternative toothbrush — the Miswak. A total of $50,000 had already been secured for the initial investment; however, the young partners wondered whether this investment would be sufficient to sustain the cash flows of the business for its first three years of operations and, if not, how much addi...Starting at €8.20
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Summer Swim Academy: Expansion Options
Melissa JeanCase IVEY-9B17B022-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipIn October 2016, the founder of Summer Swim Academy—a provider of swimming lessons and lifeguarding services to families in Burlington, Ontario—was reflecting on the organization’s second full season of operations. The founder had been providing services in Burlington for the past six years and had been operating the business formally under the Summer Swim Academy brand for the past two years. She wanted to evaluate the possibility of expanding h...Starting at €8.20
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Daya Counselling Centre: Response to Funding Cuts - Teaching Note
Melissa JeanTeaching Note IVEY-8B20B003-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product 9B20B003.Starting at €0.00
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Daya Counselling Centre: Response to Funding Cuts
Melissa JeanCase IVEY-9B20B003-EAccounting and ControlIn early October 2018, the executive director of Daya Counselling Centre had just learned that the Ontario Works program, one of the centre’s major funded-referral programs, was planning a significant change. The executive director was concerned about theStarting at €8.20
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Lake Eola Charter School: Securing the Brand Through Environmental Analysis
Mary Conway Dato-on; Eileen Weisenbach KellerCase IVEY-9B10M070-EMarketing, StrategyIn late 2009, the principal of the Lake Eola Charter School (LECS) in downtown Orlando, Florida completed a course on nonprofit branding at the Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership Center at a local college. She was energized and ready to apply the information she had learned to evaluate the school's competitive position and to determine its level of mission fulfillment and progress toward goals. Well-suited for running a school, with a doctorate ...Starting at €8.20
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Fundación Bringas Hahgenbeck (FBH): Serving the Needs of Mexican Senior Citizens
Mary Conway Dato-onCase IVEY-9B14A005-EMarketing, StrategyThe director of the Fundación Bringas Haghenback (FBH), a non-profit community service organization in Mexico City, was preparing to present alternative market strategies to the board of directors for the three senior citizen homes run by the foundation. She hired a consulting team to research the services and marketing of each home as well as the external environment. She knew the demographic shifts in the Mexican population projected a drastic ...Starting at €8.20