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Syracuse University

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2012

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3d – Personalized Statues Business Plan: Istatue, Junjie Li May 2012

3d – Personalized Statues Business Plan: Istatue, Junjie Li

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Opportunity Statement

As people in our current society are becoming more fashionable and self-expressive, the demand of products that can enhance uniqueness and demonstrate personality is increasing drastically. iStatue, with the introduction of 3D Personalized Statues, will provide a unique product with quality and satisfaction to its customers.

Business Concept & Product

iStatue will challenge market leaders Build-a Bear Workshop and American Girl with a personalized toy to satisfy customers’ unique needs. The sculpture is a personalized toy in which the face head of the statues are made based on the picture of customers and customers control over which the …


Capitalization Structure: The Effects Of Leverage On Growth Prospects, Laura Cawley, Roers Janku May 2012

Capitalization Structure: The Effects Of Leverage On Growth Prospects, Laura Cawley, Roers Janku

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In this paper we quantitatively analyzed capital structure to lead to an understanding of the effects of debt within capital structure. Utilizing EBITDA growth as a proxy for the effects of leverage, we quantitatively analyzed the impact of the capitalization decision. Through the use of a model we analyzed 180 companies to come to conclusions about the EBITDA growth rate necessary as determined by leverage.