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Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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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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Invesco Ltd.: Asset Management in Transition - Teaching Note
Allayannis; George (Yiorgos); Fernstrom; AaronTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1856TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1856Starting at €0.00
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A Global Fintech Overview
Allayannis; George (Yiorgos); Becker; Joseph M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1860-EFinanceThis technical note discusses the various financial services segments in which technology solutions have been used to solve problems; including lending; payments; wealth/investment management; insurance; and regulation. For each of the segments; the note identifies key issues facing the segment; why and how fintech might provide an answer to the challenges faced; and the potential difficulties fintech may experience in doing so. For example; in l...Starting at €8.20
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Invesco Ltd.: Asset Management in Transition
Allayannis; George (Yiorgos); Fernstrom; AaronCase DARDEN-F-1856-EFinanceThis case is used in Darden's second-year "Financial Institutions and Capital Markets;" elective. Using Invesco Ltd. (Invesco) as an example; the case examines the strategic challenges facing the asset management industry. Marty Flanagan; Invesco's CEO; must position Invesco to compete in an industry undergoing systemic change; including active and passive products and flows; lower levels of organic growth; fee compression; softening revenues and...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