Category: Case Study
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Investment Case Study: Increasing Valuation with a Strategic Investor
🧭 Dojo Compass Module: Entrepreneurship, Market Execution and Scaling Focus Area: Entrepreneurship and Scaling Key Issue Mediterranea Olive Foods was a successful olive oil producer based in Southern Europe. The company had built a strong premium brand, developed relationships with high-quality olive growers, and established an efficient bottling and distribution operation. It had also developed…
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Investment Case Study: Bridging a Valuation Gap Through Risk Sharing
🧭 Dojo Compass Module: Entrepreneurship, Market Execution and Scaling Focus Area: Entrepreneurship and Scaling Key Issue Andina Industrial Technologies was a 140-person industrial services company headquartered in Latin America. The company had developed a strong position in a specialized industrial market and had grown substantially over the previous five years. Its founders believed that the…
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Scaling Case Study: Using Big Data to Build a More Resilient Business
🧭 Dojo Compass Module: Entrepreneurship, Market Execution and Scaling Focus Area: Entrepreneurship and Scaling Key Issue Atlas Construction Services was a 120-person construction and infrastructure services company operating primarily in one region. The company had grown steadily through a combination of organic growth and occasional acquisitions. The construction SME market was highly fragmented. Thousands of…
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Strategy Case Study: Turning Around a Business by Building a Living Business Plan
🧭 Dojo Compass Module: Finance, Risk Management and Long-Term Resilience Focus Area: Capital Raising Key Issue Northstar Components was a 90-person manufacturer of specialized components used by industrial equipment companies. For many years, the company had been successful. It had a strong engineering team, long-standing relationships with demanding customers, highly experienced production employees, and a…
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Capital Raising Case Study: Using a Commercial Triangle to Unlock Growth Capital
🧭 Dojo Compass Module: Finance, Risk Management and Long-Term Resilience Focus Area: Capital Raising Key Issue TerraHarvest Foods was a 120-person agricultural producer and processor supplying specialty food ingredients to food manufacturers and distributors. The company had developed a strong position in its domestic market and had identified a significant international growth opportunity. Several large…
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Financial Management Case Study: Using Brand Valuation as a Management Diagnostic
🧭 Dojo Compass Module: Finance, Risk Management and Long-Term Resilience Focus Area: Financial Management Key Issue Riverton Industrial Supply was a 75-person specialty distributor serving manufacturers across three countries. The company had been profitable for more than a decade. It had strong customer relationships, experienced employees, and a reputation for dependable service. Management generally thought…
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Risk Management Case Study: Capturing Value Through Cross-Border Risk Arbitrage
🧭 Dojo Compass Module: Entrepreneurship and Scaling; Finance, Risk Management and Long-Term Resilience Focus Area: Entrepreneurship and Scaling; Risk Management Key Issue Atlas International was a European industrial products company looking to expand its presence in Latin America. Management had identified an attractive acquisition target, Andina Industrial, a well-established manufacturer and distributor with operations in…
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AI Transformation Case Study: Maximizing Human Value-Add in AI-Supported Workflows
🧭 Dojo Compass Module: Finance, Risk Management and Long-Term Resilience Focus Area: Technology, AI and Future Readiness Key Issue Orion Services was an ambitious SME that had successfully introduced AI into a growing number of its internal workflows. Employees used AI to prepare research, draft documents, analyze information, summarize meetings, develop customer materials, and support…
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AI Transformation Case Study: Creating Metrics for AI-Supported Workflows
🧭 Dojo Compass Module: Finance, Risk Management and Long-Term Resilience Focus Area: Technology, AI and Future Readiness Key Issue BrightPath Services was a growing SME that had enthusiastically adopted artificial intelligence across multiple parts of its business. Employees used AI to draft documents, summarize information, analyze data, prepare customer communications, conduct research, support software development,…
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AI Transformation Case Study: Creating an AI Risk Management Framework
🧭 Dojo Compass Module: Finance, Risk Management and Long-Term Resilience Focus Area: Technology, AI and Future Readiness Key Issue Westbridge Group was a successful mid-sized company operating across several business units. Like many SMEs, the company had begun experimenting with artificial intelligence as employees discovered new tools and identified potential applications in their daily work.…