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Race, Natalie

Boston Community Capital and The Solar Energy Advantage: Let There Be Light

Fairchild, Gregory B.; Race, Natalie; Bothwell, Jamie

ENT-0175 | Published February 27, 2012 | 15 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

Dick Jones had just received a voice mail from Jigar Shah at SunEdison, a solar energy services firm, informing him that his venture-financed firm would not be able to partner on the solar project the... Read More

NCFCU: Serving the "Sinks" in the City by the Bay

Fairchild, Gregory B.; Race, Natalie; Jia, Ruo

ENT-0186 | Published February 10, 2012 | 22 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

The CEO and manager of Northeast Community Federal Credit Union for over 20 years, Lily Lo was familiar with the financial needs of low-income people in the Bay Area, but the credit union's future was... Read More

On the Ropes: Knock Out! Panties

Fairchild, Gregory B.; Race, Natalie; Joyce, Mallory

ENT-0187 | Published January 09, 2012 | 10 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

This case traces the thought process and decisions Knock out! Panties founder Angela Newnam must make in establishing her company. Read More

Arbor Days: Trumann Landscaping and ACCION USA

Fairchild, Gregory B.; Race, Natalie

ENT-0188 | Published January 09, 2012 | 17 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

ACCION USA was a nonprofit organization that began operations in 1991 to provide financing to small businesses that did not have access to traditional sources of credit. In this case, Sarah Gomez, a r... Read More

Macro Questions for Microfinance: ACCION New York and ACCION USA

Fairchild, Gregory B.; Thomas, Jackie; Race, Natalie

ENT-0181 | Published January 04, 2012 | 10 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

The new president and CEO of ACCION New York, a community development loan fund, was considering leading her organization in a combination with an affiliate organization, ACCION USA, and that morning,... Read More

Letting the Sun In: Redeveloping a Derelict Office Building in Chicago

Fairchild, Gregory B.; Smith, Robert N.; Race, Natalie

ENT-0156 | Published November 23, 2010 | 20 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

Obtaining community development bank support for renovating a derelict city-owned building in Chicago's South Side was just part of the challenge. Despite being seasoned residential real estate invest... Read More