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Growing Trafalgar Ales, Meads & Distillery
Lawrence A. Plummer; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B19M018-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn February 2018, the co-owners of Trafalgar Ales, Meads & Distillery, based in Oakville, Ontario, were eager to take on a wide range of new opportunities. In the 18 months since their purchase of the brewery, the two co-owners had devoted great efforts to transforming the company, creating and launching several new and successful beer brands. Contract brewing was de-emphasized, and the layout of the brewery was reset. The owners became involved ...Starting at €8.20
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Sunshine Fresh: Choosing a Business Location
Lawrence A. Plummer; Simon ParkerCase IVEY-9B17M073-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn July 2014, the president and co-owner of Sunshine Fresh Inc. (Sunshine), a food service manufacturing company in Totowa, New Jersey, needed to make a decision about the best location for the company’s new West Coast expansion. Sunshine had built a strong reputation on the U.S. East Coast for high-quality refrigerated kosher pickles. Among Sunshine’s most valued clients were several casinos located in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and headquartere...Starting at €8.20
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Forked River Brewing Co.: Craft Beer Entrepreneurship in an Evolving Industry
Max Stallkamp; Lawrence A. Plummer; Andreas SchotterCase IVEY-9B16M102-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyOn January 4, 2016, the co-founders of Forked River Brewing Company (Forked River), a small brewery in London, Ontario, revisited the company’s original business plan from 2012. Over the course of only four years, the founders went from home brewing enthusiasts to owners of a striving, award-winning craft brewery. Forked River beers were now offered in pubs, restaurants, and retail stores across the province of Ontario. In the past year alone, Fo...Starting at €8.20
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The Golden Triangle: Back in Business (A), Teaching Note
Kerr, William R.; Fuller, Joseph B.; Raman, Manjari; Maruyama, DonaldTeaching Note HBS-819066-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 818089.Starting at €0.00
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Hot Chicken Takeover
Kerr, William R.; Raman, Manjari; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-819078-EEntrepreneurshipBy December 2018, entrepreneur Joe DeLoss's fried chicken company, Hot Chicken Takeover, has opened three restaurants in Columbus, Ohio using an unconventional employment model that helps people with criminal records get back on their feet. DeLoss is proud of the supportive employment environment he has cultivated, but wonders how to scale it beyond Columbus.Starting at €8.20
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Hot Chicken Takeover, Teaching Note
Kerr, William R.; Raman, Manjari; Hull, OliviaTeaching Note HBS-820021-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note to case 819078Starting at €0.00
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Cowbell Brewing Co.: Building a Destination Brewery
Lawrence A. Plummer; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B20M029-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn late May 2018, Grant Sparling, chief development officer at Cowbell Brewing Co. (Cowbell), a high-growth destination brewery located in rural Blyth, Ontario, was considering the company’s long-term growth strategy. Whereas most craft breweries started in leased commercial space, Cowbell opened its doors in the summer of 2017 with a state-of-the-art brewing facility, packaging operation, bar, and restaurant, all housed in an iconic barn-style b...Starting at €8.20
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Huemen: The Creation of a Male Beauty Brand
Lawrence A. Plummer; Umar ElBablyCase IVEY-9B20M069-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyHuemen was a new men’s cosmetics start-up founded in mid-2018 by two business students. In 2018, the market for men’s makeup was in its infancy. Stigmas and stereotypes dominated ideas about men investing in their appearance, but the founders believed thaStarting at €8.20
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CEWD: Closing the Skills Gap
Kerr, William R.; Norris, Michael; Raman, ManjariCase HBS-818081-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2018, Ann Randazzo, executive director of the Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) is assessing the organization's performance since its 2006 founding. Founded to address an imminent retirement bubble of middle skills workers in the utilities industry, CEWD had since expanded its mission to focus on workforce development initiatives to improve the skills and diversity of the industry's workforce. The group was an example of an indust...Starting at €8.20
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The Golden Triangle: Back in Business (A)
Fuller, Joseph B.; Kerr, William R.; Raman, Manjari; Maruyama, DonaldCase HBS-818089-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20