Adobo Connection

This case highlights how a fast food chain can maintain their company’s growth momentum, and potentially grow abroad.

Amanda and Kristen: Mented Cosmetics

The case highlights the two co-founders of a black-owned beauty startup and the unmet needs within the beauty industry, examining the entrepreneurial opportunities that come from identifying an under served market, specifically within the black community.

Clothing Chris and Chrissie

This case highlights how the case protagonist considers her options on how to grow her e-commerce clothing site.

Corey Thomas and the IPO

This case highlights whether it is the right time to take a 15-year old startup public, as it stood poised to capitalize on what appears to be the next frontier for digital technology markets - cyber security.

Doug Cook: Feldco Window Company

This case highlights how the case protagonist reflects on a growth plan to take his business to the next level.

Earl Gordon - Eastern Circle

This case highlights an African-American entrepreneur through the process of sourcing a potential acquisition, valuing a company, and securing the funding to purchase the company, deciding if he should close the deal and which financing term sheet to accept.

Eve Hall: The African American Investment Fund in Milwaukee

This case highlights the lending options that a minority chamber of commerce considers when seeking to maximum value to their constituency, the challenges minority small business owners and entrepreneurs face, the role of non-financial institutions / community-based organizations in addressing those challenges, and the financial tools available to lenders and borrowers in this segment.

Gilbert Lumber Company

This case highlights the reasons for rising bank borrowing, estimate the amount of borrowing needed, and assess the attractiveness of the loan to the bank, allowing readers to practice ratio analysis, financial forecasting, and evaluating financing alternatives.

Jackie Taylor: The Black Ensemble Theater

This case highlights the decision on whether to build a new theater complex during an economic downturn as construction costs rise, or wait it out. Debt is unappealing, but a new facility is essential to the company's future.

Joel L. Dawson: Eta Devices

This case highlights a new technology developed to improve the efficiency of radio transmitter devices.

Rev. Georgiette Morgan-Thomas & The American Hat Factory

This case highlights how to identify cost management strategies that allow a small business to grow out of potential bankruptcy and into quarter-over-quarter profitability while competing in an increasingly competitive business environment but also [a company] that holds a value on its ethics, quality of product and its loyal management of employees.

The Stories Behind The Numbers

In this exercise, readers examine an income statement to valuate the company presented, decide whether or not to buy, and if buying, how much to pay.

United Housing - Otis Gates

This case highlights how the case protagonist evaluate his firm's total value and decides whether their social-good mission is helping or harming their bottom line.

Valerie Daniels-Carter: High Growth Entrepreneurship via Franchising

This case highlights the history of franchising, franchise options, and how to do a financial analysis of franchise opportunities.