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Case
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1985
(Revised from original version)
Ruth M. Owades
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Howard H. Stevenson, Richard O. von Werssowetz and Robert W. Kent
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Abstract
Ruth Owades developed a concept for a new mail order venture offering gardening products. Her current employer turned down the idea, so with permission to try it independently, she has begun the process of raising funds and preparing for a separate operation. She still has many uncertainties, but with a deadline approaching to meet the single selling season, she must decide to leave her job or give up the idea.
Keywords: Business Startups;
Decisions;
Entrepreneurship;
Borrowing and Debt;
Resignation and Termination;
Operations;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Citation:
Stevenson, Howard H., Richard O. von Werssowetz, and Robert W. Kent. "Ruth M. Owades." Harvard Business School Case 383-051, February 1985. (Revised from original November 1982 version.)