Reference No: COMM0028Pages: 18Published on: 28, December, 2021
Abstract: Nadia Chauhan, Chief Marketing Officer at Parle Agro set her vision in 2017 to become the dominant player in the beverages segment and to double the turnover to INR 10,000 Cr. by 2022. She had been prompted by the success of the company over the last five years when Parle Agro had doubled ... More
Reference No: CIIE0010Pages: 26Published on: 1, January, 2018
Abstract: The case tells the story of a first generation entrepreneur, Dhirendra Singh, and his struggle for 15 years to establish a mango pulp based beverage marketing company without any external support and funding. The case highlights the travails that Dhirendra goes through in marketing an undifferentiated product such as mango drink ... More
Reference No: BP0420Pages: 21Published on: 8, January, 2018
Abstract: Rajan Overseas was founded by Rajan Makhija in the year 2014. It was into export of handloom products like rugs, throws, etc. Makhija wanted the company to grow from INR 7.6 crores to 100 crores in the next five years. However, the plan hit a roadblock as one of the largest customer of ... More
Reference No: CIIE0037Pages: 28Published on: 23, September, 2025
Abstract: Rajat Goel and Dr Ajay Sharma had set up the Eye-Q chain of eye care hospitals in the year 2007. Despite best efforts, their initial assumptions about scaling a healthcare business proved overly optimistic. The reality of high establishment costs, resistance from doctors and low patient trust in smaller cities forced ... More
Reference No: PSG0071Pages: 60Published on: 25, March, 1996
Abstract: This case focuses on the strategic management issues of a medium sized shipping company head-quartered in London with other operating locations in Cyprus and Bombay. The case highlights issues in managing a global business. It also brings forth issues in entrepreneurship, showing the drive of a non-resident Indian who started ... More
Reference No: STR0463Pages: 18Published on: 17, November, 2021
Abstract: Procam International, set up by brothers Anil and Vivek Singh, has been working in the field of sports management in India for over two decades. Procam was the first organiser of large-scale long-distance running events in India, including the 2004 Mumbai Marathon. It conducts the following major events across four cities:
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Reference No: ECO0022Pages: 10Published on: 1, January, 1964
Abstract: This case an interview account of an industrialist belonging to the cotton textiles industry giving on account of his strength and weaknesses. This case, together with "Kasturbhai lalbhai and the Cotton Textiles industry" is used for the purpose of familiarizing the student with the variety of factors responsible for the ... More
Reference No: CIIE0021Pages: 16Published on: 15, October, 2020
Abstract: This case describes the evolution of MHFC, a player in the Indian informal housing sector. As a new entrant offering micro home loans to the financially excluded lower income families of urban India in 2008, MHFC had grown to an annual number of 18,000 loans worth INR 8 billion with an average ticket ... More
Reference No: F&A0575Pages: 23Published on: 23, February, 2024
Abstract: In October 2020, Chara Technologies Pvt Ltd approached IIMA Ventures, a leading start-up incubator in India, for seed funding of INR 50–60 million. Bhaktha Keshavachar and Ravi Prasad had founded Chara Technologies with the aim of producing a new electric motor that would be free of permanent magnets and would be built ... More
Reference No: CIIE0025(A)Pages: 14Published on: 3, December, 2021
Abstract: This case describes the entrepreneurial journey of two college friends — Anchal Taatya and Abhiram Nukalapati. While studying at IIM Ahmedabad, they saw an opportunity for aggregating credit card discounts and launched a pilot in February 2019 under the name Circles. Circles helped discount seekers and credit cardholders to connect and make ... More
Reference No: CIIE0025(B)Pages: 8Published on: 3, December, 2021
Abstract: This case describes the entrepreneurial journey of two college friends — Anchal Taatya and Abhiram Nukalapati. While studying at IIM Ahmedabad, they saw an opportunity for aggregating credit card discounts and launched a pilot in February 2019 under the name Circles. Circles helped discount seekers and credit card holders to connect and ... More
Reference No: OB0240(B)Pages: 7Published on: 16, February, 2021
Abstract: The case is a continuation of the part (A) of the case and focusses on the expansion of Mime restaurants to other cities. After establishing Mirchi & Mime and Madeira & Mime in Mumbai, the parent company, Squaremeal Foods Private Limited (SFPL), opened another Mirchi & Mime outlet in the city of Indore. ... More
Reference No: CIIE0030Pages: 19Published on: 26, February, 2025
Abstract: Dozee was established in 2015 by Mudit Dandwate and Gaurav Parchani, when they were both 31 years old. Dandwate and Parchani quit high-paying, high-tech jobs to begin working on ideas for a health tech start-up in India. Building on the concept of ballistocardiography and using software that incorporated Artificial Intelligence and Machine ... More
Reference No: CIIE0031Pages: 21Published on: 10, January, 2025
Abstract: Binks was founded in 2019 by Aamna Khan and Raj Vardhan, as a platform that enabled customised tailoring solutions for Indian wear. With the objective of catering to Indian customers, Binks hoped to capture a share of the country’s USD 60 billion women's apparel market. Its primary customers were working women ... More
Reference No: MAR0510Pages: 24Published on: 7, November, 2019
Abstract: Agrawal’s 420, a cottage industry started in 1962 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, setup several companies by 2016. Papad business revenues were at INR 70 crores plus. The reasons for setting up the company, its guiding values, facing intensive competitive rivalry, journey of growth, manual manufacturing process, mechanising the process, product portfolio and development, ... More