April 6, 2001
Suggested Case Studies
Course Number: 42.491
Course Title: Entrepreneurialist Culture- How to Bootstrap Yourself to Success in the 21st Century
Note On Ethics-
When you are doing a case study (or even a b. plan) and you quote someone who has agreed to be a confidential source for you, it is your duty to protect that person's identity. This is a serious matter; you should not reveal your sources to anyone; not your best friend, not your spouse or significant other, not your professor, no one. (The only exceptions are by court order or if someone's life is in danger.)
1. Non Linerar Creations (Randy Woods)
2. Buystream.com (Randy Woods)
3. Nabu Networks (John Kelly)
4. Jetform (John Kelly)
5. Reid-Edison (John Kelly)
6. Ottawa Business Journal (David Luxton)
7. Silicon Valley North (Tony Patterson)
8. Palladium Campus and Palladium Lands (Cyril Leeder)
9. Business Objects (Ward Yaternick)
10. OLAP@Work (Ward Yaternick)
11. Sci Fi Channel/Space, the Imagination Station (Bruce Firestone)
12. Grocery Express (Bruce Firestone)
13. New Ottawa Water Park (Federico Carmosino)
14. Friendship Windmill (John Westeinde)
15. Corel Linux (Michael Cowpland)
16. Domains.ca or Momentous.ca (Rob Hall)
17. Allan Mann Insurance (Allan Mann)
18. Corel Centre (Cyril Leeder)
19. Ottawa Senators (Cyril Leeder)
20. Ottawasenators.com (Bruce Firestone)
21. National Hockey League Television (Bruce Firestone)
22. Rentalex Tool and Equipment (Bruce Firestone)
23. Domicile Development (John Doran)
24. DCR Phoenix Homes (Cukoo Kochar)
25. Minto Construction (Roger Greenberg)
26. Inbusinesssolutions.com Inc.- formerly NewSys (David Luxton)
27. Manchester Development Corporation (Bruce Firestone)
28. Hickling Corporation (Verne Chant)
29. Transitus Communications- Transitus Photos and Transitus Wind Down (Bruce Firestone)
30. Istari Electronics- Wayne Gretzky Starflyer, Bell Control, Burger Wars, Bananas (Bruce Firestone)
31. Terrace Croporate Centres (Greg Graham)
32. Presidential Executive Travel Apartments (Greg Graham)
33. Ottawa Real Estate News.com (Fred Carmosino)
34. Blue Heron Storage Corporation (Bruce Firestone)
35. Manchester Development Corporation (Bruce Firestone)
36. digital guard (Al Pilcher)
37. Kunstadt Sports and Kunstadt Virtual Sports Store (Eric and Ron Kunstadt)
38. Ottawa 67s- Marketing Turnaround (Jeff Hunt, Owner)
38. Other case studies may be undertaken with the prior approval of the lecturer.
Note: Only one team of students will be allowed to study each company. Where more than one group selects the same topic, lots will be drawn.