Entrepreneurship: Case Studies

Case studies are usually short articles describing real-world business examples that illustrate a particular problem or principle in detail. There are many cases available online for free or for a fee, and you can also search the library catalogue and selected databases below.

Looking for something specific?

Search CLIO for entrepreneurship case studies, enter Entrepreneurship--Case studies in the search field and select "Subject" from the dropdown menu.

Search Business Source Complete for a company or topic and select "Case study" under "Document type."

• Columbia Caseworks:  A selection of Columbia Entrepreneurship Cases
• Case Centre:  A distributor of over 50,000 cases on a variety of business topics including entrepreneurship produced by various institutions. Some electronic and some paper cases are free and others are sold for a fee, with free teaching materials.
• Harvard Business School Cases:  Educators can register for free access to cases and teaching materials; others are charged a fee. Narrow topic to "Entrepreneurship" to see relevant cases. Note: Some older Harvard Cases are available via Business Source Complete
• MIT Sloan School of Management:  Entrepreneurship cases are available for free, including teaching notes. Educators are asked to register.