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Summary
Summary
The Ivey Casebooks Series is a co-publishing partnership between SAGE Publications and the Richard Ivey School of Business at The University of Western Ontario. Due to their popularity more than 60 countries, approximately 200 new cases are added to the Ivey School of Business library each year. Each of the casebooks comes equipped with instructor resources on CD-ROM available upon request. These affordable collections will not only help students connect to real-world situations, but will benefit corporations seeking continued education in the field as well. Cases in Entrepreneurship: The Venture Creation Process is the first book to be based upon a cognitive framework of entrepreneurship. These cases are compatible with courses in Entrepreneurship, and New Venture Management at the undergraduate and MBA level in schools of business. The instructor′s resources on CD-ROM includes detailed 6-10 page casenotes for each case, preparation questions for students to review before class, discussion questions, and suggested further readings.This Casebook has been organized based on the following concepts: Searching for ideas Screening those ideas for business opportunity Planning how to exploit the opportunity Financing the opportunity Setting up / Starting up the business Growing the business Harvesting the value created in the business
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Table of Contents
Introduction to the Ivey Casebook SeriesPaul W. Beamish |
Preface |
Introduction: The Venture Creation Process |
1 Searching for Venture Opportunities |
Leveraging Wal-Mart, eBay and USPS |
Barrie Charity Bingo |
Takahiko Naraki, the Three Million Yen Entrepreneur |
Cascadia Water Corporation |
Russki Adventures |
2 Screening Venture Opportunities |
Kalista's Fine Chocolate |
Siam Canadian Foods Co., Ltd. |
Asiasports: Hockey Night in Hong Kong |
Crystal Corporation of the Philippines |
Sequel to Success: The Follow-Up To Abatis Systems |
3 Planning and Financing the Venture |
Frontier Adventure Racing: Pack Lightly, Go Like Hell, Never Give Up |
Borders Hotel Corp. |
SimEx Inc. |
Extreme Packet Devices (A) |
Diabetogen |
Alpha Personal Dental Care Systems |
4 Venture Setup |
PolicePrep |
Ben & Jerry's - Japan |
Textron Ltd. |
Tapp Technologies Inc. (A) |
Blinds To Go - Wanted: People to Lead Explosive Growth (A) |
5 Venture Start-Up |
DCF Innovations: Goalie Pad Covers (A) |
Catfish Creek Canoe Company |
WaveRider Communications, Inc.: Selling Wireless Internet Access Equipment |
Omega Paw Inc. |
6 Ongoing Venture Operations and Growth |
Extreme CCTV |
VanCity Savings Credit Union: Corporate Venturing Into Uncharted Waters |
Krave's Candy Co. Clodhoppers (A) |
Trojan Technologies Inc.: Organizational Structuring for Growth and Customer Service |
Mainstreet Equity Corp. (A) |
7 Venture Analytics: Beyond Venture Creation |
Creemore Springs Brewery: Branding Without Advertising |
Fernando Rego and the Fitter |
Drawn and Quarterly |
InnoMedia Logic Inc. |
Quadra Logic Technologies Inc. (A) |
References |
About the Editors |