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Author Carrick, Jon, author

Title EarthLight : scaling up a social venture / Jon Carrick
Published London : SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals, 2019

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Description 1 online resource
Series SAGE Knowledge. Cases
SAGE research methods. Cases
SAGE Knowledge. Cases
SAGE research methods. Cases
Summary Eric Kenton is a young entrepreneur who was moved by his experience of poverty in developing countries to come up with an alternative to toxic and dangerous kerosene lamps and candles used by the poor for lighting. He developed and founded EarthLight, the name of both his company and the solar-powered lamps it sells. Fueled by his mission and early social media exposure, customers and investors fell in love with the cause, propelling EarthLight to very early success. Overburdened with order-fulfillment, and receiving offers left and right, Kenton is now faced with the prospect of scaling up--and soon. With his strategy in place, Kenton needed to select the best financing option for his social venture.Through the experiences of Eric Kenton, the case allows the reader to assess between the various options: partner with a social venture capital firm, seek financing from a traditional venture capital firm, or continue to bootstrap the business
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Kenton, Eric
EarthLight
Small business -- Finance -- Case studies
Entrepreneurship -- Case studies
Venture capital -- Case studies
Entrepreneurship
Small business -- Finance
Venture capital
Genre/Form Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781526498298
1526498294