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West Paw Design: B Corp Certification and Growth
Edward Gamble; Peter W. Moroz; Simon Parker; Jackie Art; Kelli GoodyCase IVEY-9B16M193-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2016, the founder and chief executive officer of West Paw Design (WPD) was faced with a growth dilemma: how could he align WPD’s socially responsible ethos with his desire to expand business activities in the growing pet products market? Based in Bozeman, Montana, WPD developed, manufactured, and distributed pet products. The company was a certified “B Corporation,” meaning its social and environmental credentials had been verified by an exter...Starting at €8.20
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The Mark News
Simon Parker; Mitchell PrawCase IVEY-9B10M056-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe founder of a new online news site, The Mark, has launched his venture at a time of unprecedented turmoil in the newspaper industry. While he believes that his advertizing-based business model is the future face of the industry, he is yet to attract much of a readership. The founder must now decide what strategies are needed to establish his business in the competitive Canadian news landscape.Starting at €8.20
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MusicJuice.net: The Challenges of Starting Up a New Internet Venture
Simon Parker; Rocky LiuCase IVEY-9B10A013-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyMusicJuice.net is a new website designed to bring together musicians and a fan-base in order to raise finance for new bands. It enables musicians to bypass the large established record companies and their high royalty takes, while giving fans direct contact and involvement with exciting new acts. It is an example of a venture idea transported from one country (the Netherlands) and applied in a new and larger geographical setting (North America). ...Starting at €8.20
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SACD
Simon ParkerCase IVEY-9B11M027-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyGiel Bessels is one of the three founders of a Dutch classical music record label called PentaTone Music BV, which releases all of its recordings on a high-resolution audio format called Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD). Now a decade old, PentaTone has survived the commercial failure of SACD’s launch in 1999 and the adverse market characterized by a continually shrinking demand for classical music recordings. However, the founders wish to build th...Starting at €8.20