Cases in Entrepreneurship : The Venture Creation Process

Cases in Entrepreneurship is the first book to be based upon a cognitive framework of entrepreneurship. 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 Table of Contents Introduction to the Ivey Casebook Series PAUL W BEAMISH Preface Introduction: The Venture Creation Process 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 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 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 VENTURE SETUP: PolicePrep Ben & Jerry`s - Japan Textron Ltd. Tapp Technologies Inc. (A) Blinds To Go - Wanted: People to Lead Explosive Growth (A) VENTURE START-UP: DCF Innovations: Goalie Pad Covers (A) Catfish Creek Canoe Company WaveRide