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FICO Score - Teaching Note
Eades; Kenneth M.; Fairchild; Gregory B.; Maiden; Stephen E.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1909TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1909Starting at €0.00
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“For Where Your Septic Tank Is, There Your Heart Will Be Also”: Enterprise Cascadia and The Hood Canal Septic Loan Program
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Race, NatalieCase DARDEN-ENT-0180-EEntrepreneurshipJan Markham’s team was currently considering Enterprise Cascadia as a potential awardee for her foundation’s Community Investment Excellence Awards program. The program had been established to recognize and aid in the growth of community development financial institutions that achieved excellence in each of six areas: vision, use of funds, leadership, innovation, financial strength and performance, and impact and policy. Markham’s task was to det...Starting at €8.20
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Macro Questions for Microfinance: ACCION New York and ACCION USA
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Thomas, Jackie; Race, NatalieCase DARDEN-ENT-0181-EEntrepreneurshipThe new president and CEO of ACCION New York, a community development loan fund, was considering leading her organization in a combination with an affiliate organization, ACCION USA, and that morning, she would be conducting a meeting to discuss how to present the combination question to the directors at Friday’s board meeting.Starting at €8.20
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NCFCU: Serving the "Sinks" in the City by the Bay
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Race, Natalie; Jia, RuoCase DARDEN-ENT-0186-EEntrepreneurshipThe CEO and manager of Northeast Community Federal Credit Union for over 20 years, Lily Lo was familiar with the financial needs of low-income people in the Bay Area, but the credit union’s future was not as clear: She was considering whether to add another branch in the SOMA neighborhood.Starting at €8.20
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Arbor Days: Trumann Landscaping and ACCION USA
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Race, NatalieCase DARDEN-ENT-0188-EEntrepreneurshipACCION USA was a nonprofit organization that began operations in 1991 to provide financing to small businesses that did not have access to traditional sources of credit. In this case, Sarah Gomez, a risk analyst and senior consultant for AUSA, has to evaluate a potential client: Trumann Landscaping.Starting at €8.20
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FICO Score
Eades; Kenneth M.; Fairchild; Gregory B.; Maiden; Stephen E.Case DARDEN-F-1909-EFinanceThis case teaches students the importance of maintaining a strong FICO score by illustrating the consequences of paying bills late or not at all. The protagonist is David Molina; a waiter at a struggling Italian restaurant located down the block from where he lives. Money is tight for Molina right now—his limited income means he lives paycheck to paycheck. However; Molina knows things will be looking up for him soon because he recently accepted a...Starting at €8.20
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Letting the Sun In: Redeveloping a Derelict Office Building in Chicago
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Smith, Robert N.; Race, NatalieCase DARDEN-ENT-0156-EEntrepreneurshipObtaining community development bank support for renovating a derelict city-owned building in Chicago's South Side was just part of the challenge. Despite being seasoned residential real estate investors, a couple must nonetheless overcome many hurdles: Obtaining bank financing, participating in extensive city project review and approval, meeting elaborate labor requirements, and attaining Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) cert...Starting at €8.20
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Boston Community Capital and The Solar Energy Advantage: Let There Be Light
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Race, Natalie; Bothwell, JamieCase DARDEN-ENT-0175-EEntrepreneurshipDick Jones had just received a voice mail from Jigar Shah at SunEdison, a solar energy services firm, informing him that his venture-financed firm would not be able to partner on the solar project they had been discussing the last few months - a plan to bring the benefits of clean, renewable energy to low-income families in Boston. A third-party solar power purchase agreement would have allowed low-income housing developments to lock in their ele...Starting at €8.20
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On the Ropes: Knock Out! Panties
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Race, Natalie; Joyce, MalloryCase DARDEN-ENT-0187-EEntrepreneurshipThis case traces the thought process and decisions Knock out! Panties founder Angela Newnam must make in establishing her company.Starting at €8.20
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Leading with an Enterprise Perspective: The 9 Cs Model
Weiss; Elliott N.; Yemen; Gerry; Maiden; Stephen E.Technical Note DARDEN-OM-1601-EService and Operations ManagementWhile managers of both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations often focus on their area of specific expertise; true success comes only from taking a complete enterprise perspective. Organizations must focus on global; not local; optimization across all functional areas; not just one. In this note; we present a model based on nine interrelated areas that when jointly considered will increase the likelihood of enterprise success. This note pre...Starting at €8.20