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Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Embedding Sustainability: Refreshing First Coffee at Darden
Brownlee, E. Richard II; Elias, Allison; Davis, Charles; Margolis, BenCase DARDEN-ENT-0199-EEntrepreneurshipThe associate director of the sustainability programs at the Darden School of Business was well aware that much of Darden’s solid waste was made up of the disposable cups used for its daily First Coffee event and that somehow First Coffee needed to be refreshed. There had to be a better way to serve coffee and tea to a community of individuals without using disposable cups.Starting at €8.20
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Southern Bancorp, Inc.: Reviving the Rural Economy through Financial Products and Community Involvement
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Glinska, GosiaCase DARDEN-ENT-0203-EEntrepreneurshipThe case features Southern Bancorp, Inc. ("Southern"), a family of community development financial institutions (CDFIs) consisting of Southern Bancorp Bank, one of the largest and most profitable community development banks in the United States, and Southern Bancorp Community Partners, a nonprofit affiliate. Although the bank was expected to be profitable, the entire organization put community, not the financial interests of its shareholders, fir...Starting at €8.20
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World Wildlife Fund and The Coca-Cola Company: A Global Partnership for Freshwater Conservation
Brownlee, E. Richard II; Elias, AllisonCase DARDEN-ENT-0204-EEntrepreneurshipThis case is used in Darden's "Economics of Water" course elective. Suzanne Apple, senior vice president of private sector engagement at World Wildlife Fund-United States (WWF), was preparing for an important meeting with her counterpart at The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC). The two companies had formed a tremendously successful partnership several years earlier that focused on freshwater conservation and other environmental issues. With the original ...Starting at €8.20
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GreenThumb’s Lawn and Design (B)
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Goldberg, RebeccaCase DARDEN-ENT-0211-EEntrepreneurshipBusiness partners Parker and Miles have just launched their local landscaping company, GreenThumb Lawn and Design (GreenThumb). Their meetings with potential customers have resulted in multiple job offers varying by geographic location, services required, pricing, and the potential for follow-on business. The partners must now decide whether to accept all the work offered given their business strategy, estimated operating expenses, workload, and ...Starting at €5.74
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Hanging Gardens (A): Growing a Venture from an Acorn of an Idea
Venkataraman, S.; Craddock, JennyCase DARDEN-ENT-0213-EEntrepreneurshipThis is a four-part case series. In 2012, Leigh Nicholson, a self-employed IT consultant with a successful career that had spanned South Africa, Dubai, and London under her belt, joined forces with three friends to form Hanging Gardens, a cottage business that sold homemade hanging plant holders in their local suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, on the weekends. After spending the summer introducing customers to the products at the weekly market, Ni...Starting at €8.20
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Hanging Gardens (B): Weeding Out the Wrong Partners
Venkataraman, S.; Craddock, JennyCase DARDEN-ENT-0214-EEntrepreneurshipThis is a four-part case series. In 2012, Leigh Nicholson, a self-employed IT consultant with a successful career that had spanned South Africa, Dubai, and London under her belt, joined forces with three friends to form Hanging Gardens, a cottage business that sold homemade hanging plant holders in their local suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, on the weekends. After spending the summer introducing customers to the products at the weekly market, Ni...Starting at €5.74
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Hanging Gardens (D): Tending to New Services
Venkataraman, S.; Craddock, JennyCase DARDEN-ENT-0216-EEntrepreneurshipThis is a four-part case series. In 2012, Leigh Nicholson, a self-employed IT consultant with a successful career that had spanned South Africa, Dubai, and London under her belt, joined forces with three friends to form Hanging Gardens, a cottage business that sold homemade hanging plant holders in their local suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, on the weekends. After spending the summer introducing customers to the products at the weekly market, Ni...Starting at €5.74
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Dollar Tree and Saunders Karp Negotiation Exercise - Teaching Note
Fairchild, Gregory B.Teaching Note DARDEN-ENT-0035TN-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for product ENT-0035Starting at €0.00
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John "Rooster" Clagett: Visual Training Solutions Group, Inc. (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Fairchild, Gregory B.Teaching Note DARDEN-ENT-0059TN-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for product ENT-0059Starting at €0.00
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Students Helping Honduras - Teaching Note
Hess, Edward D.Teaching Note DARDEN-ENT-0105TN-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for product ENT-0105Starting at €0.00