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YAM teaCafé
Makarem N.; Nueno, PedroCase E-53-EEntrepreneurshipBusiness plan for starting a chain of tea cafés in the United Kingdom, first in central London and later spreading to greater London and other cities.Starting at €8.20
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ApproTEC Kenya: Technologies to Fight Poverty and Create Wealth (Spanish Version)
Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-510S15MarketingApproTEC markets a range of technologies to improve the income of subsistence farmers and other small-scale entrepreneurs in East Africa. Having achieved considerable success in its first eight years, the two founders/entrepreneurs are seeking ways to scale the impact of its operations across Eastern and Southern Africa. The question is, what should they do to accomplish this? Includes color exhibits.Starting at €8.20
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Why Entrepreneurs Don't Scale (Spanish version)
Hamm, JohnArticle HBS-R0212JEntrepreneurshipIt's well known that many executives who excel at starting businesses or projects fizzle out--in other words, they fail to "scale"--as their ventures grow. But the reasons have remained fuzzy. In this article, leadership coach John Hamm identifies four management tendencies that work for small-company or business-unit leaders but become Achilles' heels as those individuals try to run larger organizations. The first tendency is loyalty to comrades...Starting at €8.20
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Kubi Wireless (A)
Ghosh, Anindya; Malaspina, K.; Cassidy, D.; Nueno, PedroCase E-41-EEntrepreneurshipKubi Wireless wants to established Wireless Area Networking technology to offer business travellers easy to use and cost effective high speed wireless Internet Access.Starting at €8.20
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DVM Capital AG
Nueno, PedroCase E-58-EEntrepreneurshipDVM Capital AG is a newly created company selling private banking services to the Turkish community in Germany. In March 2003 the company's board of directors is considering a choice between two growth options: rapidly expand the branch network in order to attract large numbers of small investors, or concentrate on providing a higher level of service to a smaller number of high-potential customers.Starting at €8.20
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Käthe Kruse: An all-inclusive brand for kids
Fité, Rosa María; Nueno, PedroCase E-60-EEntrepreneurshipIn 1989 two entrepreneurs acquired Käthe Kruse GmbH, a company best known for its collectible dolls. Their concern was how to create the maximum possible value for the company. Since then they had grown the company by focusing more on play dolls and gradually introducing new product lines. As of 2003 Käthe Kruse sold almost 2000 references. All the products conformed to the original Käthe Kruse philosophy, which was used to differentiate the comp...Starting at €8.20
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Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (A)
Velamuri, RamaCase E-62-EEntrepreneurshipThe case outlines the difficulties faced by Strive Masiyiwa in his quest to operate a mobile telecommunications network in Zimbabwe. He refuses to indulge in corrupt practices to get the license to operate the network. He fights the government in the High Court and Supreme Court when it places obstacles in his path. The case highlights the support he receives from many people who are attracted by his ethical values.Starting at €8.20
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Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (B)
Velamuri, RamaCase E-63-EEntrepreneurshipThe case documents the events after the Zimbabwean government is ordered by the High Court to issue a license to Econet to set up a mobile telecommunications network. Econet achieves market leadership based largely on 1) the goodwill accumulated with stakeholders over the previous five years during which it has fought a bitter battle with the government for a license; and 2) a series of innovations it introduces.Starting at €5.74
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Entropy International. Enabling businesses to make a contribution to sustainable development
Seelos, Christian; Mair, JohannaCase DG-1454-EStrategyThis case documents the circumstances of managing the growth phase of a start-up company. Entropy International faces the unique challenges and opportunities of social entrepreneurship but also entrepreneurship in general. Founded by a visionary environmental activist in 1996 as an environmental consulting boutique in the United Kingdom, Entropy grew with the emerging needs of large multinational corporations to publicly report on and minimize th...Starting at €8.20
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Committee for Democracy in Information Technology (CDI)
Vergés S.; Mair, JohannaCase DG-1453-EStrategyThis is the first of a case series on Social Entrepreneurship written in collaboration with the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. The Comite para Democratizaçao da Informática (CDI) was a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded by Rodrigo Baggio in Brazil in 1995. Its mission was to set up schools to teach computer skills to low-income communities so that slum residents could begin to move into the mainstream of society and...Starting at €8.20