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Johnson, Marc

Hiring at Huckle Buckle Beanstalk: Not All Fun and Games

Fairchild, Gregory B.; Johnson, Marc

ENT-0192 | Published May 04, 2012 | 6 pages. Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

David Brown is the owner of Huckle Buckle Beanstalk, a small high-end toy store in Staunton, Virginia. Brown has recently fired his store manager, Jeff Gibson, for theft—a decision that affected the r... Read More

Selling a New Old Idea: Virginia Business Ventures

Fairchild, Gregory B.; Johnson, Marc

ENT-0193 | Published May 04, 2012 | 9 pages. Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

Elizabeth Franks, CEO of Virginia Business Ventures Inc. (VBV), has a week until her July 2010 board meeting. VBV just completed a six-month marketing and advertising campaign for a new product line a... Read More

Coalfields Coffee: Where to Go?

Fairchild, Gregory B.; Johnson, Marc

ENT-0184 | Published February 08, 2012 | 23 pages. Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

Gary and Renee Harris are a husband-and-wife team of entrepreneurs who are planning on opening a coffee shop in southwest Virginia. Gary has worked in food service and Renee has been a business manage... Read More

The Bottom Line at CC's Gourmet Kitchen

Fairchild, Gregory B.; Johnson, Marc

ENT-0185 | Published February 08, 2012 | 5 pages. Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

Using computer spreadsheets to track the finances for his restaurant—CC's Gourmet Kitchen—was one of Carl Coleman's least favorite things to do. This had been especially true at the end of each month ... Read More